While visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art I was struck by a piece by the title of Fragment of a Painted Assyrian Relief. This piece‚ made by the Akkadian culture during the Mesopotamia Era‚ is approximately 10 3/8 x 5. 1 ¾ inch in size. This fine‚ yet very ancient‚ work is crafted out of limestone. Fine‚ durable‚ brown stone and red pigment‚ it is especially found in Northern Iraq. Having a short written record‚ this relief sculpture once formed part of a much larger composition‚ and it
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The Pyramids of Egypt On the rocky plateau of Giza‚ rise three great pyramids‚ each built during the lifetime of a pharaoh. Together‚ these pyramids constitute the most celebrated group of monuments in the world. While the pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty (2615-2500 BC)‚ the first pyramid was actually built in Saqqara during the reign of King Zoser of the Third Dynasty. This first pyramid was a step pyramid meaning that the sides were not filled to make an even surface
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In Al-Sayed’s article‚ repetition is widely used as the writer is a non-native of English. For instance‚ "building materials" is repeated around seven times in paragraphs: 1‚ 3‚ 7‚ 11‚ 16‚ 17‚ as it is the name and the topic of the article. What is more‚ the verb ’open’ is repeated along with ’crossings’ in paragraph 4‚ 7‚ 17‚ 19 revealing the importance of this action in the ’reconstruction’ which is repeated for nine times. Moreover‚ ’peace’ is repeated seven times for its importance to Gaza‚ as
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Through their observations and analyses‚ David Sims and Kristin Monroe shed a light on the state and role of labour in the respective functioning of Greater Cairo and Beirut. Focusing on the figure of the motor scooter deliverer‚ Monroe analyses the various levels of interaction between the Syrian immigrant worker and Beirut‚ notably drawing on the concept of mobility. On a broader note‚ Sims dedicated a chapter of his work to the elaboration of a comprehensive portrait of labour in Cairo. In fact
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Life in Ancient Sumer - Cassandra Johanson People in Ancient Sumer had to work hard for their rights and to be part of the society. Ancient Sumerians were very religious‚ God was the centre of their lives and everything was based around their religions. They also had many laws‚ given to the ancient king by the Sun God Shamash. They were a very practical and advanced society‚ they learnt how to live in their surroundings and created a large civilization. The Sumerians were a very religious civilization
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Rituals The Aztec religion was prominently based around pleasing their gods. The Aztecs believed that everything they did or created was for the gods. As a result a lot of their rituals were performed in order to please their gods. Sacrifices were important so the Aztecs both individually and throughout the community as they believed that human sacrifices were a repayment to the gods. This ritual was performed daily by Aztec priests. They believed that if this ritual was not performed‚ the sun
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The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed into successful civilizations because they effectively utilized their surroundings. Rivers being the main geographic feature that led to successful development. From there on they went on to make many innovations to their traditional technology and techniques. These ancient cultures were also able to develop effective ways of governing their civilizations. Religion through cultural diffusion‚ brought together the city-states and empires created
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(750–1258) Under the Abbasid caliphate‚ which succeeded the Umayyads in 750‚ the topic of Islamic political and cultural life shifted eastward from Syria to Iraq‚ where Baghdad‚ the circular City of Peace‚ was founded as the new capital. The Abbasids later built another city north of Baghdad‚ called Samarra meaning “He who sees it rejoices”‚ which replaced the capital for about 40 years. Three centuries of Abbasid rule were a golden age in which Baghdad and Samarra’ functioned as the cultural capitals
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Rivers played a big role in why civilizations were able to grow so large because it could provide people with a way of transportation‚ water to drink‚ and irrigate their crops. The Chinese first started to settle the land about 1.7 billion years ago near the Yun Nan Province in the south near the Yangtze River. Yun Nan has a warm climate to grow crops‚ and the river gave them water to drink and gave them a way to irrigate their crops. Fish also were an abundant food supply. As they prospered‚
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The first code of laws In a land far‚ far away‚ in a place called Mesopotamia‚ The people were scattered and never worked together until‚ Hammurabi came and changed everything. Hammurabi is known for his code of laws. A code of laws is a collection of written laws and rules. He made these laws because the gods told him to. Hammurabi was known for one big reason. He made the first code of laws that brought the city states together. First‚ he started writing the laws in 1792 B.C.E and he finished
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