of an Assyrian sovereign‚ probably Sargon. In fact‚ the stone head of Sargon contains certain cultural elements that represent royalty and authority like the patterned beard and braided long hair. Although this sculpture is only mere fragment of the actual sculpture‚ the head of the Akkadian ruler presents the viewer with great meaning in elements‚ content‚ and cultural significance. The fragment of the sculpture illustrates the head of the Assyrian leader Sargon. This piece is approximately 10 3/8
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I. History Review through 600 CE A. Nomads: Follow the Food 1. Satisfy basic needs: shelter and food a. No cities‚ didn’t know how to farm 2. Foraging societies (hunter-gatherer clans): hunt and gather b. Small group of people traveled from point to point based on the climate availability of plants and animals in an area c. Limitations: i. Capacity of their surroundings ii. Inability to store food long-term
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The History of Absolutism Absolutism is an ideology‚ a set of think which one leader‚ usually a monarch‚ centralize the power using divine rights‚ claiming the monarch is chosen by god. When absolutism is being discussed‚ the European absolute countries in history is often taken as examples. Yet‚ it is a wonder whether absolutism has appeared in earlier eras in human history or not. It will be intriguing to investigate how absolutism survived through history and how it is still influencing countries
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provide gods |n/a |Development of city | |One | | |city-states. Cities would band |laws to make public |with all they needed; food‚ | |states. Sargon forms| | | | |together when the region was |the customary rules. |clothing‚ etc. Polytheistic‚| |world’s first empire| | |
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a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones to evolutionize writing and discover a way to irrigate crops by building canals from the rivers. Akkad – Temple: Shamash‚ God of the Sun Coastal city near the gulf to the south. Akkad is a port city as well as afishing village located in the south
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Bull‚ also called Lamassu. This high relief struck me because of its power. It is able to command attention through its size‚ position‚ and strangeness. Its scale is massive at almost fourteen feet tall. It is placed at the entrance of the Citadel of Sargon II‚ demanding attention and setting the mood. It carries a strangeness with its five legs‚ bull body‚ human head‚ and bird wings. When I first saw this piece‚ I felt a fear arise in me‚ especially after visualizing what it must be like to see it up
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The authors of this book approach Inanna as the most predominant deity of Sumer‚ as her influence on Sumer culture was quite vast. In addition‚ her identity was retained when Sumer and Akkad were unified under a single political entity (Wolkstein and Kramer 1983‚ xv). Religious texts – like myths‚ poetry‚ and hymns – were less about procedure‚ and more about the stories of the deities themselves. This book‚ containing such primary sources needed for my essay topic‚ provides many cited images of the
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Alaina Meyer History 1005 Assignment One Hammurabi’s code was a set of laws developed in Sargon to keep order within the city. In the time period men were powerful and treated like superiors over women. Hammurabi’s code favored men‚ but gave rights to women which differed from many societies in this time. Women were treated with respect and did not have to fight for rights. Women were acknowledged as an important attributes to the city but men were still favored in the law. This had a lot to do
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WORLD HISTORY I EXAM REVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE EARLIEST HUMAN SOCIETIES PALEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000 BC Old Stone Age; earliest people Hunting and gathering food‚ vitamins‚ and minerals Buffalo‚ deer‚ herd animals that could be tracked Stayed next to rivers so they could follow the animas as they migrated (nomadic) Small societies Around 50-150 Support of environment Large enough for biological diversity Communication by sound (ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves
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Iraq. The rivers in question are the Tigris and the Euphrates. These rise in the southern part of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and flow south into the Persian Gulf. Southern Mesopotamia was first called Sumer; middle Mesopotamia was first called Akkad and later‚ Babylonia; northern Mesopotamia was later called Assyria. Mesopotamia is correctly nicknamed “the Cradle of Civilization‚” for it was there that civilization first arose. The Mesopotamians were the first to invent writing and perhaps wheeled
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