Tigris

The Book of Tobit, named after its principal character, combines Jewish piety and morality with folklore in a fascinating story that has enjoyed wide popularity in both Jewish and Christian circles. Prayers, psalms, and words of wisdom, as well as the skillfully constructed story itself, provide valuable insights into the faith and the religious milieu of its unknown author. The book was probably written early in the second century B.C.; it is not known where. Tobit, a devout and wealthy…

these massive stone structures. The first form of architectural work in stone was the ziggurat, a cylinder seal that the ancient Mesopotamia used to designate personal property or as a signature on documents. (Joyce, Lecture 12) Located in between the Tigris and the Euphrates an area called Sumer held the first cities of Mesopotamia. The people thrived off the location utilizing the rivers for trade and resources. Uruk could also take credit for recognizing the importance of the individual in…

constructed through religion, aided the establishment of interrelations between the gods and humans. Successively, the predetermined roles of both the divine and mortals further developed the complex societies that burgeoned in the flood plains of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile rivers while synchronically infusing a doctrine of hegemony over those under subjugation by the deities. The flourishing landmass of the Mesopotamian river basin became the gateway for civilization…

According to Zubaida (2003), the Middle East is situated in parts of Western Asia spreading from the eastern Mediterranean coastline of Turkey and Syria, through the leave to Iraq and Arabia, and toward the East through Iran to the Caspian, the Caucasus, and the Black Sea. Into Africa, it incorporates Egypt, and, by a few records, Arab North Africa. This zone involves mountains, deserts, rich fields watered by amazing streams, and seacoasts. Climatically, the Middle East ranges from the…

Geography plays a crucial role in molding the economic livelihoods, cultural practices and daily way of life. Availability of natural resources, topology, and climatic conditions in a region can greatly affect the way of life of people in an area. It is important to note that architecture and most importantly settlements in a region are greatly depended on geography. Many ancient cultures including but not limited to Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are a perfect examples of how physical geography…

rivers, the Nile River in Egypt protected its inhabitants. As well as, it unified a 750 length that gave the pharaoh an undefeatable attitude, which might explain why they did not feel the need to record their laws. Whereas, Mesopotamia had two rivers, Tigris and the Euphrates, which were shorter and unstable. Constant attacks led to the quick changes in their cultures that adapted to their previous customs, which could have led to the creation of Hammurabi’s Code to preserve the laws of 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 engaged in trade routes as far away as India (Mark). The long-distance trade, achieved…

the longest river in the world. Their steady seasons made agriculture extremely easy and the Greek Historian Herodotus even referred to Egypt as “the gift of the Nile” . The first known Mesopotamian civilizations revolved around the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers around 3000 B.C.E. These people developed stone tools to assist in agriculture and thus brought about a new technological age, the Neolithic or “neio stone age” . All aspects of their life revolved around things directly or indirectly to…

Time has always been a huge part of human life. Time impacted people’s lives starting centuries ago. It would determine at what time their day should start and the time their day should end. Different areas of the world trying to find different method of how people just determine how time should be. Time is apart of their everyday life and many people like the Mayans, also people who used ancient calendars, and people who would refer to the Gregorian calendar. In the article “Ancient Calendars…

Archaeologists have investigated several significant evidences of the origins of ancient civilizations for the areas we call old world and new world. For the word of “old world,” it is meant the civilization around the near east, Mesopotamia and Egypt. On the other hand, the new world refers to the civilization of Mesoamerica, such as, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Both civilizations might be characterized their societies into more complexity in early period. They captured similarities and differences…