both hunting societies and more recent cultures where birds were domesticated. The chicken was probably domesticated for its eggs from jungle fowl native to tropical and subtropical Southeast Asia and India before 7500 BCE. Chickens were brought to Sumer and Egypt by 1500 BCE‚ and arrived in Greece around 800 BCE‚ where the quail had been the primary source of eggs.[5] In Thebes‚ Egypt‚ the tomb of Haremhab‚ built about 1420 BCE‚ shows a depiction of a man carrying bowls of ostrich eggs and other large
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Women (Rome VS China) In the past‚ women have been generally regarded as inferior to men. This can been seen through the way women were treated in society‚ having little rights and freedom‚ and subjected to the whims and fancy of their husbands. They were regarded as not only mentally inferior to men but also physically inferior. In addition‚ they were seen as evil and a master of seduction. In Greek mythology‚ for instance‚ it was said that a woman named Pandora‚ brought disaster and suffering
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its ornaments‚ and potteries around it which depicted the burial custom of Harappans. The culture of the Indus Valley Civilization was mainly a urban culture with increased surplus of agricultural production and commerce‚which included trade with Sumer which in southern Mesopotamia. Both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are generally characterized as having "differentiated living quarters‚ flat-roofed brick houses‚ and fortified administrative or religious
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allowed it to enjoy a high decree of unity‚ stability‚ and cultural continuity over a period of over 3‚000 years." The harsh climate protected the Egyptians like a natural barrier‚ which is good because the were spared the harch attacks the people of Sumer endured. The negative aspect of this would be that this limited their contact with other people. Egypt was a united kingdom ruled by pharoahs. Another place affectected by agriculture was the cities along the Indus. This was around 2500 B.C.
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river system‚ corresponding to modern-day Iraq and to a lesser extent northeastern Syria‚ southeastern Turkey and smaller parts of southwestern Iran. Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization in the West‚ Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian‚Babylonian and Assyrian empires‚ all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age‚ it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrianand Neo-Babylonian empires. The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians)
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one by the slow unification of many city states and the other by the almost direct formation of a unified nation state. Early in its history Mesopotamia was a dozen or so independent city states in the southern TigrisEuphrates region and this was known as Sumer. Each City state was ruled by its own king‚ but eventually they were all conquered and unified by stronger forces from the north such as the Akkadians‚ Babylonians and Assyrians. On the other hand‚ in Egypt‚ they went basically straight from ag
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(using pop-up and banner ads for Scope and Tide) and on its own Web sites. By 2000‚ it had 72 active sites‚ mostly one site for each product (e.g.‚ pampers.com‚ tide.com‚ and crest.com). Several of the sites were general (e.g.‚ pantene.com‚ where con¬sumers can get personalized hair consultations; and reflect.com‚ where consumers can get customized beauty products). Today‚ P&G is considered by many (e.g.‚ Bulik 2000) to be "pushing the envelope on the Web" by experimenting with many Web projects‚ mostly
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Yearly/predictable flooding and harvesting- agriculturally wealthy 3. Intricate network of irrigation ditches and were isolated by cataracts‚ deserts‚ and the Mediterranean Sea 4. Worshiped as a god – giver of life(river enhanced life) EGYPT’S GOVERNMENT Unlike Sumer‚ no independent city-states in Egypt The Pharaoh– the ruler of Egypt they were considered gods; served both political and religious roles Vizier- highest official in pharaoh’s bureaucracy and made sure governors did their jobs and made sure that everything
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Harappa A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa’s final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC. Shown within Pakistan Location Sahiwal District‚ Punjab‚ Pakistan Coordinates 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E Type Settlement Area 150 ha (370 acres) History Periods Harappan 1 to Harappan 5 Cultures Indus Valley Civilization Site notes Condition Ruined Ownership Public Public access Yes Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab‚ Pakistan‚ about 24 km
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University of Phoenix Material Ancient World Worksheet Complete the matrix section and the question section on the worksheet for each week. For each culture‚ identify the starting and ending dates of the culture‚ the structure of government‚ the role of the city government‚ and type of law created by the culture. Describe how the culture viewed the relationship between gods and people and how it defined citizenship. List the major events the culture experienced. The purpose of the matrix
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