Mesopotamia

Southern Mesopotamia is mostly a marshy, wide, and flat area. Most settlers settled by the river for the fertile soil and easy irrigation. There were not many natural resources in the southern part of Mesopotamia so the rivers were a primary source of survival. In the northern part of Mesopotamia is mainly cliffs and flat timbered areas. The settlers of this area used all the natural resources including…

Mesopotamia “Land of rivers” is the name of the Euphrates- Tigris river system. The Mesopotamian religion was the first recorded religion. Their religion was Polytheistic and Enlil, the god of air, was believed to be the most powerful god. For religious worship, Mesopotamians sang and danced in their homes and market places to songs originally written for the gods. A cultural expression and social activity ancient Mesopotamians participated in was monthly rituals and festivals where they…

the making of these columns, but also dealing culture and nature of the land the column was made. The use of columns can be found in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan, Greece, and Rome. The Egyptians were the first civilization to have columns. They looked like a bundled reeds. Later on the cylinders in Egypt became more and more cylinder-like, yet always…

particularly interesting or surprising? The major river zones covered were the Nile, Mesopotamia, Indus, and Yellow and Yangzi. these zones were singled out due to the special influences they would have on the course of history. The Nile is a singular river that had a regular and predictable flood season enabling a signal system to develop. This culture had a…

Iraq is a country that has seen both beauty and turmoil over its extensive time period. Mesopotamia is referred as the ‘cradle of civilization’ because of the growth of the city and the interest in writing. Mesopotamia was located in today’s Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. This time of development, while it left a lasting impression on the world, was only short lived. The twentieth century was the beginning of the end of Iraq’s movement towards full development. Two years after World War I, Iraq…

Ancient Mesopotamia was located at modern day Iraq and Syria between the Tigris and Euphrates river. Mesopotamia is where a lot of new places and idea were derived from. For example, some of the Mesopotamian artistic expressions include being the firsts to introduce writing, the arch, the wheel, and cities. The Mesopotamians believed that religion controlled most of the things in their life. This caused them to believe in multiple gods such as a sun god, moon gods, river gods, fire gods and many…

APOCALYPTIC SYMBOL PROFILE Symbol: The Lion of Judah First occurrence in Scripture: Genesis 49:9 In Genesis 49, we have Jacob’s final words to his sons. In verse 9, as he turns his attention to Judah, we see Jacob refer to him as a young lion. In this passage we derive the term Lion of Judah, used to symbolize someone that will eventually grow to rule over the rest of the Family. There seems to be a drawing from some military imagery in the fact of stating Judah had conquered his prey and no…

The Epic of Gilgamesh, the ancient work which is called the earliest true work of literature, approximately circulating the Near East from as early as 1000 B.C.E portrays the exciting tale of a ruthless ruler named Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh cruelly ruled over the city of Uruk and faced many trials from the loss of a loved one, to a long path of self-revaluation, and truly finding the meaning of life. This ancient work gives us insight on Mesopotamian culture and history, as well as allowing us to…

Stephan Pokam October 24 2016 Ecological Paper Throughout chapter 1 Crosby develops many arguments concerning the Neolithic revolution. The arguments include reasons as to why old world regions of the world suffered from the revolution that had occurred in new world countries. Crosby also states how many aspects of new world civilizations arose across Europe and Asia, most profoundly in the Middle East. Moreover, in this paper, I will introduce you to many of Crosby’s illuminating statements…

Some of the earliest known evidence of sailing comes from what is today known as the Middle East. The Mesopotamians were no strangers to the movement of goods across great land distances, but they also developed great port cities. Ur was one of the Mesopotamian cities that not only grew, but thrived, at its strategic location where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers enter the Persian Gulf. Located in such a prime location, Ur became a massive epicenter for commerce in the ancient times and was…