Near East

The discovery of beer is linked to the first civilizations through the crops that are used to make it, grains. The book, “A History of the World in 6 Glasses” says, “grain soaked in water, so that it starts to sprout, tastes sweet” (page 14). The sweetness of the grain likely improved the quality of living for many of these newly settled people. It also advanced their society by creating a new desire for technology. The grain could replace sugar which put it in high demand. This pushed the…

In this book, author Gwendolyn Leick, an anthropologist and Assyriologist, describes the ancient history of Mesopotamia by way of ten cities: Eridu, Uruk, Shuruppak, Akkad, Ur, Nippur, Sippar, Ashur, Nineveh, and Babylon. The cities are given separate chapters which are arranged roughly chronologically over an immense time span, from the beginnings of Eridu in the fifth millennium BCE to the end of Babylonian culture in the first centuries of the Common Era. The chapter are further divided by…

Exploring ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt Do you ever wish you could go back in time to an era when cultures and lifestyles were different? Somewhere that you could immerse yourself into that cultures art, literature, and philosophy. Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt are two regions that have a lot of history and significant cultural developments over time. Both civilizations shared similarities including written traditions, polytheistic religions, and having agricultural societies.…

Also they were different in their way of govern their civilization. Ancient Egypt had a highly centralized government. Its efficient bureaucracy and the high position of the pharaohs meant that rulers wielded enormous power over the entire country. In contrast, the governments of ancient Mesopotamia were more regional in character, as each city had its own government and these included elements of what we now call democracy. The Kings emerged as civilization developed, but elected assemblies…

The game, Discover Babylon, teaches people about the many different characteristics of civilizations in Ancient Mesopotamia. The major characteristics include cities, religion, writing, government, social structure, and art. Each of these characteristics were demonstrated through the game. These characteristics are what make up a civilization. Ancient Mesopotamia was located within the Fertile crescent, in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Civilizations from Ancient Mesopotamia invented…

No one will ever be absolutely sure what the first civilization on Earth was. As far as the human race knows, the first civilization was Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia was brought to civilization by the Sumerian race around 5000 B.C. Mesopotamians tended to live off the land and their animals, which they had domesticated from the wild. It is the cradle of civilization because of it’s developed writing style, also known as cuneiform. Mesopotamia was known for its knowledgeable people, such as Thales of…

Ancient Egypt – A Civilization of Mysteries Egypt has been one of the most impenetrable, spectacular civilizations in human history. Egypt’s footprints are immense on later cultures such as Greek, and Roman. Undoubtedly, Egyptian concepts and perspectives is still impactful, and reflective in modern society, from art, architecture, mathematics, philosophy, and politics, to name a few. Ancient Egyptian civilization spanned for more than 3000 years, with several periods and transitions (Calvert).…

Compare and contrast the great societies of Egypt, Greece and Rome. How are these cultures similar in relation to health? How are they different? What health practices are still being used today? In these great societies and many others, medical information was passed down from generation to generation and the populace generally looked to some type of physician or medicine man for medical guidance, treatments, and cures. In, Egypt the role was filled by a priests who worked with spells…

There are great civilizations, or nations, or even empires, but Egypt was clearly the best ancient civilization. The agriculture was good due to the fertile soil, and that was because of the Nile River. The Nile was the only reason the Egypt was one nation because it unified both Upper and Lower Egypt. Egypt accomplished many architectural feats like the pyramids, which are still there today. They also had some pretty big and evolved temples. Egypt is still a country and still around today.…

Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley were two successful and productive empires. These two societies had distinct cultures but have certain likeness to them . These traits are useful in explaining the differences and similarities in these two cultures. Mesopotamian civilization was split into various city states, meaning having a political unit made up of a city and the surrounding lands. With the city-state, Mesopotamia each had its own laws and priest/kings, however, the people had no power.…