Near East

The Babylonians were one of the first civilizations to develop a language and began to write down discoveries and stories of their people. Among these writings is the record of their observations of the night sky. Throughout the Babylonian history, the population select one person to specialize in writing down the observations. These chosen ones were named Scribes. This was an extremely important role to play in their society and performed the task of charting the movement of the stars and…

Religion was one of the four main emerging characteristics in early civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. The people were not forced to believe in specific doctrine but allowed their environment to shape and form their beliefs and deities. Religious leaders and Monumental building structures are just a few aspects of these early civilizations that contain many similar and yet different qualities that we will soon delve into, however, if one were to travel back in time to view these ancient…

Food in ancient Egypt has some similarities to food in modern-day America. Ancient Egyptians ate a variety of foods, and their preparations were unique to their civilization. Food in ancient Egypt is very different from food in modern day America. While there are more difference than there are similarities, there are a few things that modern American food and ancient Egyptian food have in common. Food in ancient Egypt reveals an interesting portion of ancient Egyptian culture. Ancient Egypt…

civilizations have existed; shaping modern existence through elements such as culture and politics as we know it. Civilization began to appear approximately 5,500 years ago in the river valleys of the Nile (North Africa) and the Tigris-Euphrates (the Middle East); the first civilization there was known as Mesopotamia. Slightly later, civilizations blossomed in the Indus Valley (present-day India/Pakistan, 2400 BCE) and in the Yellow River Valley in China…

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 made in his book. Crosby first delves into the supercontinent of Pangea and how the breaking up of this huge land mass led to the spread out of Homo…

One of the greatest impacts Mesopotamia had in the world involves their language. The Akkadian language that the Mesopotamians used is actually related to the current Hebrew and Arabic language. The Akkadian language that they used impacted and influenced the creation of some words in the two languages. This makes a big impact on the world because the Hebrew and Arabic languages are used in many religions and some countries. These two languages have lasted until our present day which means that…

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIAN-EGYPTIAN-CHINESE CIVILIZATION Egypt, India (Indus River Valley, Harappa,Vedic, Janapada, Maurya), China (Shang dynasty) are past breaktough urbaneness that started off the civilizations. These civilizations appear to have developed in response to their environment and in reaction to their human need for survival and security. The first human civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and China all developed around rivers; as such they were called…

Technology is the greatest creation that mankind has ever known. As a nation of developing humans, mankind has invented technology to facilitate life itself. The history of it has quickly improved and expanded since the Iron days. Today in modern society, robots do not perform all tasks of a human being, however they do aid in ways that humans cannot. Rewinding to the era of World War I, Ray Bradbury introduces the idea of a possible human extinction due to advanced technology. In 1950, he wrote…

Ancient civilizations have great influences on the development of Western Civilization. In this essay I am going to deliver to the reader an understanding of two illustrious civilizations that have left defining legacies for their respective regions. The first civilization being introduced to the reader is the Egyptian, which research found has been dated back during Pyramid Age. The second being the Vedic-Aryan Civilization. I discovered a great deal of information through research on how h of…

The time surrounding 3000 B.C.E. marked an extremely important period in the history of humanity. During this era, the earth’s population began to move from the small farming villages characteristic of the Neolithic period towards forming full-fledged civilizations (Duiker, 9). These initial civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, and early China developed in fertile river valleys with abundant arable land. Over the next 3000 years, both the area surrounding the Mediterranean and Chinese…