Mesopotamia

Discovering the Beauty of Uruk Through Sex and Death Ancient Mesopotamian art has, for almost as long as humans can remember, been a way of understanding the ancient civilizations. Some of the earliest inhabitants of the world, the Sumerians, crafted vases and statues depicting their culture and rituals, as well as their relationships with the gods. The Warka Vase of Uruk pictures Sumerians giving offerings to the gods. These sacrifices were greatly important during the Sumerian era, as they…

Myth Analysis Paper: The Enuma elish In ancient societies, enduring stories that transcended reality (now called myths) served as a mechanism of transmitting cultural values, the promulgation of religion, and maintaining political control over the general population. Creation myths like the epic poem of Babylonia, Enuma elish served not only to humble the human ruler, but also marked the start of the New Year with an extended 11-day festival falling on the equinox (the day of equal balance of…

Final Exam In our study of World History this semester would you say that the ‘ancient’ or past civilizations that we have looked at are drastically different than the societies in which we live today ? Throughout history, a plethora of civilizations ranging through time from ancient to modern, have displayed traits that allow them to be deemed similar or contrasting from other societies. However, the civilizations that have been discussed in class this semester are not so dissimilar than the…

Salahuddin Al-Ayubi - warlords who admired. Salahuddin al-Ayubi was born in 532 AH 1138 AD in Tarkit that part of the West Bank of the River Tigris, located between Mosul and Baghdad. His father, a governor named Najm bin Shadhin is the nephew of Sultan Nurudin Zenggi, Kurdistan descent who came from Azerbaijan. Aside from being a warlord, he was also a preacher and leader of the non-Muslim leaders of the Arab nation. During his lifetime, he was in a tent more war than live in the palace with…

2013). In The Epic of Gilgamesh the hero, Gilgamesh, goes through many changes in his character and lifestyle throughout the story in order to find his purpose in his society. Uruk was one of the most famous and most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia. It was founded around 4500 BCE and was the first “true” city created (Mark 2011). Uruk was…

The Babylon Empire, one of the most prosperous and long lasting empires of Ancient Mesopotamia, a fertile region due to its location in correspondence to important rivers, such as the Nile and Tigris River, in what is now modern Iraq. For any good civilization to be great, like the ancient Babylon empire, it will need a good law code. A law code is a set of rules all citizens of a society must follow. A law code is necessary because it makes sure that criminals will always receive their…

statures around 2500 BC and Among the indigenous individuals of antiquated India, the Indus valley development emerges especially propelled a great. Specialists say that the Indus Valley progress is significantly further developed that ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia or anyplace else in the Western Asia. The Indus Valley extends for many miles. It had numerous urban communities, which incorporated the two biggest urban…

worshipped regularly. Back in early prehistoric times, dating back from 3500 to 300 BCE, the divine gods and humans of Mesopotamia and Egypt had very close relationships where gods and upper level rulers were highly respected. The personalities of the gods in both these regions are very similar in that they are feared, orderly, and care greatly for the human life they created. In Mesopotamia, there existed only one god to their people and this god was feared amongst humanity. In the eyes of…

Mesopotamia women started out equal to men, but as time pasted and Mesopotamia moved into a patriarchal society the man became more powerful. Men and women in most ancient societies were not equal to men, nor did they have many rights. Women were powerless. The man was the ruler and the woman was the slave. A strict definition was given of Mesopotamia women. Women were property. Women were not individuals; they were a belonging to the man of the house. A woman was seen as the father’s daughter…

Long ago, in the area now known as Iraq and in the area now known as Egypt, were two different ancient civilizations. In now modern-day Iraq, the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia ruled the land surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. In now modern-day Egypt, Ancient Egypt ruled the area surrounding the nile river in northeastern Africa. While these two civilizations are two separate entities entirely, they share many similarities. But the many similarities are accompanied by a number of…