Mesopotamia‚ “the Land between Rivers‚” was one of the greatest and the oldest ancient civilizations of the world. This civilization flourished around 3000 B.C. on the piece of fertile land‚ now known as Iraq‚ between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Before 1792 B.C.‚ the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia were not united and constantly clashed in turmoil and warfare. In 1792 B.C.‚ King Hammurabi conquered and merged the neighboring city states of ancient Mesopotamia‚ creating a Babylonian
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markings were made on it‚ eventually someone realized that all you had to do was mark on the clay what was in the envelope and you discard the tokens altogether. With this major development we get the first writing on clay tablets. In Ancient Mesopotamia the most readily available material for writing on was clay. When writing on clay first arose‚ the scribe would try to make an artistic representation of what he was referring to. This is a logical first step in writing as if you wanted to record
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The Art of the Ancient Near East HIS 2100.01 April 6‚ 2012 The Art of the Ancient Near East Ancient sources are key to researchers and archeologists today to discovery the history of the ancient world. Such artistic resources include architecture‚ sculptures‚ writing‚ pictures‚ reliefs‚ pottery‚ and much more. The source that will be focused on in this topic of art in the ancient Near East are reliefs found within the region. There are many forms and styles in which reliefs were made. Though
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In Mesopotamia‚ around 1750 B.C. citizens followed a stern law code called The Code of Hammurabi. Hammurabi‚ a powerful conqueror of 1792-1750 BCE‚ created these laws in the hopes of promoting justice through them. He wanted to “promote the welfare of the people” and “to cause justice and destroy the wicked and the evil” (pg. 13) This law code shows that in early Babylonian society‚ they thought the best punishment was an “eye for an eye”. By setting such law codes‚ they made the punishment so harsh
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After the fall of the third dynasty of Ur‚ King Hammurabi came to power in ancient Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC. As an influential ruler‚ he accomplished many things‚ including the reunification of Mesopotamia. His interest in state affairs and his opinion of himself as a "shepard to his people" most likely led to his greatest contribution to Mesopotamian life‚ the Code of Hammurabi. The 282 laws mainly focus on responsibilities of public officials‚ standards for agriculture and commerce‚ expectations
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powerful and almighty Gilgamesh could not escape immortality. Gilgamesh‚ who defied the gods and tried to beat them at their own games‚ could not escape the God’s wrath. This story could possibly of been a way for the powerful to put the people of Mesopotamia in check. In order to keep the people in check and to trust the nobles and the kings‚ this story was to influence them into to questioning their power. Another
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and the Hittites. The treaty was created in 1269 BCE by Ramesses II and the king of the Hittites‚ Hattusilis. The whole entire treaty was not found but 2 parts of it. The tablet was written in The Akkadian language which was spoken in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was found in the capital of Hittite in Turkey in 1906. At the moment the tablet is in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey. The Egyptian-Hittite Treaty was a solution to a problem that had been going on for quite some time. According
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Agricultural Revolution 29) Human made objects such as tools and jewelry are known as? Artifacts 30) What inventions aided villagers in developing successful farming and trading practices? Wheel‚ Sail‚ Plow‚ and irrigation 31) In Greek‚ “Mesopotamia‚” the lands in the Fertile Crescent that face the Mediterranean Sea‚ translates as what? Land between the rivers 32) What percentage of China’s land is suitable for farming? 10% 33) What was the name of the Babylonian leader that developed
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The Olmec civilization thrived from c. 1500 BC to 400 BC‚ in the modern day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Due to lack of archaeological evidence‚ the Olmec’s origin of ethnic identity is unknown. There is such a lack of knowledge that researchers still are unaware of the name this group of people referred to themselves as. The title Olmec comes from‚ ‘Olmec-Xicalanca‚ which is the name of the multi-lingual traders of the Conquest Era‚ from the same region‚ and the name has stuck through
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Gudea was a ruler of Mesopotamia and focused his efforts on rebuilding the temples of Lagash; he was also rather vain in insisting that statues in his likeness were created and placed throughout the remodeled temples. This particular statue is crafted from Diorite and shows him
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