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    Mesopotamia (3100BC-540BC) 1. Social structure: The priest held high status and initially governed the city-state 2. Organized Government: the government was theocracy which means that the government ran by religion; also the government was a monarchy which means there is the king rule’s the land. 3. Religion: polytheism which means that they belief in more than one god. 4. Scientific & Cultural Achievements: invented the wheel which they used to make pottery and vehicles‚ also invented the

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    Alexander Salazar Prof. Bailey Humanities 2011/70T Egypt vs. Mesopotamia Essay October 8‚ 2012 Mesopotamia The founding of the western civilization attributes its beginnings not solely on one civilization or culture‚ but several. Other civilizations have impacted the concept of the western civilization more than others. Mesopotamia has affected the western civilization more than the Egyptian culture had through their writing system‚ legal system‚ and their architecture and discoveries. Any

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    Thesis: Women in Ancient Egypt had numerous amounts of roles during Ancient History. What was the Role of a Woman in Ancient Egypt? I. Legal Rights of an Egyptian Woman A. Equal with men 1. Right to possess property and dispose of it 2. Often added threats and curses against people who tried to violate their rights B. Divorce 1. A letter describing how a man announced his intention to divorce his wife. 2. Women kept their own

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    assisted to the growth and birth of civilizations. A specific civilization was Mesopotamia‚ the name derived from the fact that it was surrounded by two rivers‚ the Euphrates and Tigris River. They had a well-organized and social-scaled society. The river valleys as a fact helped the civilization to exceed; they began in the Ubaid Period and were located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ where modern-day Iraq is. Mesopotamia was a civilization ruled by different kings during different time periods

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    Geography and the development/diffusion of human society- World history- MesopotamiaMesopotamia is Greek for “land between the rivers.” • The land is supplied by water from both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. • Land is mostly flat‚ but borders mountains. • Similar to the Nile River‚ both rivers would flood yearly and cause the crops of the land to be much more plentiful than in surrounding areas. However‚ these rivers are much stronger than the Nile which would create a much worse flooding

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    Mesopotamia‚ an ancient Greek term meaning “the land between rivers”‚ is considered to be the cradle of civilization because this is where we find the origins of agriculture‚ written language‚ and cities. It was known as the land between two rivers‚ the Tigris to the north and the Euphrates to the south. Rains were seasonal in this area‚ which meant that the land flooded in the winter and spring and water was scarce at other times. Farming in the region depended on irrigation from the Tigris and

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    Women in Ancient Egypt and Greece By Morgan L. Harvey Throughout history women have faced many struggles in gaining equality with men. Freedoms and boundaries have been dependent upon the time period‚ rulers‚ religions and civilization. Ancient Greek women and Ancient Egyptian women were both equal to men as far as the law was concerned in certain areas; however‚ their equalities were different in the sense that Greek women were married out of necessity and viewed as property while Egyptian

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    member of the royal family. It is thought that she may have been a cousin or younger sister of Nefertiti. Nefertari lived in Egypt from the year 1295-1255 BC and during her lifetime she had at least five children. One of which was Ramses first child. According to Egyptian tradition‚ Ramses II most likely practiced Polygamy. This would allow him to marry numerous women at the same time. However‚ Nefertari was known as the “King’s Principal Wife”. This meant she had the highest status among the

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    Geography impacts many regions‚ but my main focuses are on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have similarities‚ but despite that‚ they also have differences. The culture‚ religion‚ and land of both regions have been impacted by geography‚ and the differences and comparasions of both will explain more of their regions background and how they were impacted over the years. First and foremost‚ Ancient Egypt has two pieces of land called the ´black land´ and the ´red land´.

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    MESOPOTAMIA EDUCATION Sumerians trained boys in art. The students were mostly sons from upper-class families – sons of priests‚ temple and palace officials‚ military officers‚ sea captains and scribes. Girls and those who can’t afford the fees were not enrolled. They used clay tablets to write and practice their cuneiform writing. Clay tablets became their books. Those who learned the art were assigned to work as scribes in the temples‚ courts‚ or as merchants. RELIGION Sumerians worshipped

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