Essays on Ancient World

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by the king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar. The gardens were built in 600 B.C. They were built near River Euphrates in the modern Iraq. Exclusive art was involved in the construction as the gardens had been built 75 feet above the ground on a big brick terrace that was square in shape. The brick had been designed in a steps-like theater (Laliberte et al 35). King Nebuchadnezzar had designed the towering gardens with the aim of pleasing his lover. The art was meant to be romantic to Amytis following her admiration for the ...

Introduction

The White Temple, Uruk at Iraq circa 3200 B.C.E., and the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, circa 2630 B.C.E. execute the basis for architectural comparisons. Despite the ancient origins of each respective architectural building, several components of the designs such as composition and style, will attempt to inform a cogent analysis and discussion herein. Each structure holds a particular meaning or function in its architectural design. A brief overview of history of the White Temple at Uruk, Iraq, will reveal that the citizens of this ancient dwelling eventually abandoned the region until approximately 300 AD, due to a ...

Technology is a living being. It is evolving as time goes. In the beginning, during the Mesopotamia evolution, the type of technology was only regarded as unconnected technologies. The technology is increasingly mutating and maturing to become more complicated. A certain aspect of growth is not ignorable. The technological advancement has changed from the previously fixed physical outputs to those that can manipulate, combine and configure and for new products. It is not only becoming the part of the production. It is becoming the core of the manufacturing process. It is the focal point the current generation industry. It ...

The Greek Federation & The Persian Empire is a fascinating topic. The history involves a lot of dramatic scenes beginning from the time Cyrus the Great conquered the Ionian region to the end times which was marked by a peace treaty. The topic also has an extensive area of resources one can research from. According to my vast research on the topic from different sources, ranging from history books to online research, the website I used has accurate information. The information provided is also very broad and detailed. The site is reliable because of its educational value, and it also ...

Introduction

The Minoan Civilization was the forerunner of the ancient Greek culture which emerged from the island of Crete. The island of Crete was isolated from the rest of the Greek mainland by the Sea of Crete to the north and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The island with its mountainous rugged terrain and white sand coastal areas proved to be a great spot for international affairs and trade routes especially for the European, Africa, and Asia Minor merchants. Because of its isolated landscape, many scholars have proposed the existence of cultural interactions between Cretan civilization and those ...

The questions of birth control have always troubled mankind. The search for methods of contraception and abortion by doctors doing started in the ancient world. Throughout the history of mankind abortion is one of the oldest problems of medical ethics, philosophy, law and theology. The mention of abortion is found in ancient Chinese writing more than 4,600 years ago. There is evidence that the ancient inhabitants of Australia tore the membranes to cause miscarriage. Moreover, the women of East Africa caused an abortion with special wooden sticks. This paper is dedicated to clarification of the methods of birth ...

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The Ancient world was a time when humans were still attempting to figure out how the earth worked, why that natural world worked the way it did, and how to communicate effectively. The ancient world is one way to define that time period before the middle ages after Christianity began to take over most of Europe, North Africa, and parts of China. The ancient world is a time in the history of humanity that is viewed through many different lenses, depending on who is viewing it and for what purpose. Christianity is certainly a pivot point between the ...

1. Hippocrates Hippocrates made immense contributions in the world of medicine in the ancient world. The Greek physician lived between (460-377 BCE).Hippocrates is often referred to as the "father of medicine" due to his notable contributions to the medical world. Some of his accomplishments include detailed observation of diseases and an understanding of how diet, body processes, and environment affect health. According to Veatch (2012), Hippocrates was born in Greece on the Island of Cos from a family of doctors. He taught at the highly regarded medical school Cos Island before traveling to the Middle East and other ...

The ancient was once a thriving civilization and their great achievements were recorded in the history and thus became a legend. Yet, many historians and archaeologists still try to study the ruins on their previous locations. Here are the following architectures that had been considered as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The first edifice from the list was the handsome marble temple dedicated to Artemis also known as Diana in the Roman mythology. Artemis was the Greek and Roman goddess of hunting and the moon. Both the Romans and the Greeks worship her as their ...

1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the ancient wonders, which had been constructed in Babylonia’s capital city, Babylon, situated in the Persian Gulf of the present-day Iraq. King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled Babylon for over 43 years, built the gardens for his wife, Amyitis in seventh century B.C. . The gardens were 400 feet in length and width, with a height of over 80 feet. The gardens consist of arched terraces placed one above another, which rest upon huge cube-shaped pillars. The terraces are not only hollow, but filled with earth to ...

Essay Prompt: Write an essay that addresses the rise of Islam, and ascertain/determine why Islam became a major world religion.  Be sure to incorporate where necessary, specific terminology, as distributed in my previous email to each of you, to demonstrate your command and knowledge of the Islamic religion. Islam has become a major world religion. Unfortunately, Islam has been painted as a religion that hoards terrorists. This could not be further than the truth. In fact, Islam is one of the largest world religions that convers more than just the Middle East. Islam is as in the regions of ...

What are the factors that led to the remarkable little change of the official attitudes towards usury in the late middle ages and the early years of the Renaissance? Although usury was considered as a sin against humanity, it was being exercised during the commercial revolution in Europe since it was acknowledged that interest was essential for the business. Geisst argues, "It was only when money began to be understood as a legitimate method of facilitating a trade that it could be universally accepted and interest understood as a method of facilitating business" (70). In addition, the rising commercialism ...

In modern times, the everyday usage of the term “materialism” has a very different meaning compared to how ancient Greek philosophers like Plato, Socrates and Aristotle would have used it. When contemporary people speak of a materialistic person, they are most likely thinking of someone who places very high value on money and material possessions, and is perhaps also selfish, greedy and narcissistic. They care more about things than they do about other people, or about ethics, relationships and the larger society. A materialist like this is the product of a modern consumer society, which of course was very different from ...

Christianity was not a popular religion than it is today. In fact, historians and theology scholars debate regarding the true nature of the Christian religion. Originally, they concluded it as a sect of Judaism1 since Jesus Christ was born a Jew. As a religious leader, He was charismatic, performed many miracles, and defended the poor as well as the oppressed. Through cultural diffusion2, the new religion gained a small but loyal group of followers such as the twelve apostles who would eventually travel the Roman Empire to preach His teachings and spread the awareness of the public to the Christian religion. History proves that ...

When one looks at the history of mankind, it is found that dog is one of the few animals that enjoys a special place. There are several pieces of evidence of domesticated dogs in the past in the many cultures throughout the ancient world. Ever since the ancient times, the dogs have always enjoyed a special bond with people. These were the first animals that were domesticated by the humans and have always played an important role in ancient cultures and mythology. There are many gods that have been depicted as dogs in the ancient mythologies and art. As a pet, the ...

Ancient Mesopotamians led a brutal existence, rocked by a long history of war over the control of fertile river valleys, which in light of the arid land that surrounded the region, meant life and death. The socioeconomic structure that emerged, in part out of necessity, ensured that women assumed domestic roles, but over time, these translated into massive gender inequalities. This paper asserts that women in ancient times as well as today belong to a lower class and have not been acknowledged for their contributions to the building of those societies and have not been treated equally then or today in Mesopotamia ...

(I) Introduction A. Motivation of writing a paper on Roman aqueduct and sewage system.

B. Organizational overview of paper

C. Thesis Statement (II) Why Sewage and Aqueduct System was required - Why Sewage system was required. - Why Aqueduct System was required. (III) Sewage and Aqueduct Construction - How Roman sewage system was built. - How Roman aqueduct System was built. (IV) Engineer Aspects of the System - Water level segregation and Filtration System. - Water Transport System. - Water Arches and Underground water system. - Central Sewage System (V) Possible problems ...

INTRODUCTION

War is one of the ugliest and damaging of all human behaviors. Many atrocities are committed against enemies in times of war. However, while most people do not encourage war, they may endorse it under certain circumstances. Many see warfare as an inevitability in a diverse world; a necessary evil. People of all genders, races, ages and religions have participated in warfare throughout the ages. Christianity has been involved in its share of warfare since its earliest origins 2000 years ago (Charles, 1-2). Of course, there are many Christian denominations, and they sometimes do not see eye-to-eye is where “good” Christians ...

Introduction

History is an important aspect for any one’s life as history matters a lot. In the past, many conquerors and kings marked their names due to their achievements, power, bravery, and glory. As a result, it is important to uncover the history and learn more about people such as Alexander III of Macedonia referred to as “Alexander the great” known as the most genius and intellectual military leader. Alexander takes the credit of conquering various territories that extend from Greece to Egypt. In addition to that, being a king of Macedonia he also conquered the entire from Balkans to modern day ...

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Introduction The Greek mythology entails an interpretations and understanding of the origin and the significance of the things that they relate with in relation to ancient architecture. Thus, the Greek mythology covers all the aspects of their lives in relation to the places they live in, figures, creatures and their heroes. The first part of the Greek’s is a rhetoric question that needs an answer while the second part provides an answer for the same question asked (Malacrino, 2010). Conversely, the Greek mythology serves as a turning live to their way of living their myths touches their way of life ...

Historians have also been inquired by the question of human’s origin and development of his existence on the Earth. There exist different theories covering this question but every group of scientists tries to prove the verity of their hypothesis using really interesting and exciting evidence. And the authors taking into consideration the urgency of the topic wrote thousands of books. One of such books is written by an American world historian, geographer and professor at the Temple University Howard Spodek. His book “World’s history” (2010) describes the most possible precise data of the human’s origin, ...

This is the hardest thing that a friend can ever be called to do. I was up the entire night thinking of the best words to speak of our beloved Xerxes. However, I will share with you the life stages and major achievements of my friend and your king Xerxes. He was a man passionate about life and extensively determined to make change in his environment. As a king, he won a clear path for peace in our society. He possessed true values of leadership. My friend Xerxes was born in 519 BC in Persia. He was a child to Atossa, the ...

During the ancient period there were a lot of empires. These empires were extensive that included a huge territory and population, and were extremely wealthy. All empires have expanded through conquest of neighboring states, but not all of them lasted a long time. Some of the empires collapsed in less than a few decades after their creation, while others have existed for centuries as a hegemon of the ancient world. So how does it happen that the Roman Empire and the Han Empire lasted for centuries, and the empire of Alexander the Great and Mauryan Empire of Ashoka have collapsed almost immediately after the ...

In the wake of the second world war and with the entry into what would come to be known as the “nuclear age”, the world knew that nothing would be the same in the second half of the 20th century. Arguably, nobody felt the dawn of the nuclear age greater than Japan following the devastation and chaos caused by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. First-hand accounts of the bombings were frightening; people screaming, fleeing, desperate to find cover, while a blinding light and a sudden blazing heat suddenly filled the air, followed swiftly by an ominous roar, a steady rumble would follow, ...

Time of inception of Islam – was a period of intense social and political struggle, of the rapid destruction of the primitive society and the formation of early class society in the Arabian Peninsula, a time when struggle between the two world empires – the Byzantine Empire and Iran – escalated. The rise of Islam is connected both with the influence and development of monotheistic religions – Judaism and Christianity, and the evolution of the religious consciousness of the population of Arabia, with specific forms of Arabian syncretistic monotheism. Population few Middle East cities survived only with a help of maintenance of the caravan routes ...

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The history of Demonology is an evolving explanation of two Christian theological understandings. The first is one is that the world was created good by God who is all-good and there is pain in the world. Cancer, war, natural disasters, poverty and other woes and evils are is difficult to reconcile with a cosmos created by an all-good God who created the world and agents within it out of love. That evil entered early on with the fall of Adam and Eve. This first understanding concerns human life and endeavor while bound up within the temporal confines of time within ...

Introduction

The Bayeux tapestry is a name derived from a French name Tapisserie de Bayeux for an embroidered cloth which is normally assumes to be an actual tapestry. This clothe has a measurement of about 70 meters long which illustrates the events leading to the Norman conquest of England that entails the famous William, Duke of Normandy. As a mode of rumor that was created in the in the eighteenth century, the Bayeux Tapestry was known to be the work of the Conqueror’s queen (Bruce, 2). As the rumors were, there is no type of evidence existing whether internal or external. The ...

Introduction

Major contributions from the ancient world helped in the development and achievement of many milestones in today’s contemporary world. Technology used in prehistoric times was a profound accomplishment especially due to the wisdom inculcated by ancient scientists and engineers in making work easy and achievable. Their contributions aided in channeling efforts toward attaining realizable goals through mechanization and efficiency. The Roman Empire is credited with their impeccable exploits in architecture, engineering, mathematics and the sciences. As time progresses, ancient technology has been embraced and advanced to accommodate the changing trends in technological advancement. This paper will delve into the ...

Reflections on the impact of mythology in the fields of art and architecture as motivated by the study of a specific work of art– Setting and purpose of this work of art, the connection between this work of art and mythology, the myth generating its creation, personal impact of this work of art and following thoughts on mythology’s impact on artistic creation [The author’s name]

Abstract

This paper will present you with the personal reflections caused by the discussions in class as far as the impact of mythologies and specific myths on art and architecture are concerned. In ...

Introduction

There is a civilization in human history that inspires wonder and admiration among its descendants, evokes envy and the desire to imitate - and that is Roman Empire. Roman Empire This collocation almost invariably conjures images of power and grandeur, of mighty armies and fearsome gladiators, of marble cities and far-flung roads. And it is not surprising, because few countries have left in the history of world civilization such a bright trail and bequeathed to the posterity a cultural heritage of such enormous size and of its greatest importance. The significance of the Roman Empire is truly prominent taking into account the ...

“America is the Rome of the modern age.”

Comparing the ancient Roman Empire and the United States of America, a lot of similarities between the two world political and economic power houses are evident. America today can without doubt be referred to as the modern Rome. It is necessary though to take a look back to analyze the ancient Roman Empire, its political, social and economic systems and compare them to America in the modern world. The Roman Empire was the autocratic kingdom that rose after the roman Republic was destabilized by a series of mutinies from within the republic. Julius Caesar was the autocratic leader who ruled this ...

They worshiped the perfect physic. They achieved the highest pinnacle of architecture and set a standard that people are still following today. They perfected the portrayal of the human figure. Even in their politics they tried for perfection. Yes, the Greeks were idealists. They had a general ideal: an ideal of perfect balance, harmony, and order to create the perfect lifestyle and the perfect art forms. How did the ancient Greeks seek after perfection in all aspects of their civilization? Did they achieve their lofty goals? The Ancient Greeks had a general ideal: an ideal of perfect balance , harmony, and order ...

Introduction

Alexandria was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. The city was the largest in contemporary Egypt and deserved to be the capital of the nation which it remained for a long time. This paper thoroughly discusses city of Alexandria in the view of urban planning and several other related aspects of the subject matter. Urban planning is an effective tool to achieve a number of social as well as economic objectives in modern world. In earlier times, it used be equally important for the military purposes. Aristotle extensively talks about urban planning in his book, ‘Politics’. ...

Roman Aqueducts: Synthesis of Form and Function

Rome’s aqueducts have long been a subject of debate over what constitutes architecture and what amounts to engineering. Howard Crosby Butler’s article on aqueducts as monuments examines the nature of architecture itself. Butler writes that “architecture is distinctively the ‘art of design’ or of composition, and the term may be applied to structures which, though they may have no claim to beauty of detail, give evidencethat their builders had a care for appearances, andan effect of dignity”1 While aqueduct design may indeed belong in the category of form versus function, there are those who have insisted that Rome’ ...

In the 5th Century BC, the classical Greek city-states were at their apex of power and glory, with Athens and Sparta as the two strongest powers. Greece was not a united nation at this time, even during the wars against the two Persian invasions of Darius and Xerxes, which had ended in total defeat of the would-be conquerors at the naval battle of Salamis and the land battles of Marathon and Plataea. After this time, the Athenian and Spartan empires clashed over which state would be hegemonic, and essentially fought each other to exhaustion and bankruptcy over thirty years during ...

In its first three centuries, Christianity began to separate from Judaism while also selectively incorporating the Jewish Scriptures and laws that it regarded as most useful, as is clear from the Didache. There were Gnostic Christians who were prepared to reject Judaism completely, along with the books of the Bible that finally became known as the Old Testament in the 4th Century. They regarded the Genesis Creator of the Hebrew Bible as a false and evil God and also denied the humanity and Jewish heritage of Jesus and his earliest followers. Orthodox Christianity did not accept the Gnostic argument that ...

Introduction

The legacy of the Roman empire means the combination of cultural attributes, religion, and believes as well as the technological advancements that came as a result of the ancient mighty Roman empire that have been passed to the present civilizations in western Europe and across the world1. In my view, the most obvious influence of the Roman Empire that is visible today is the language Latin. Even though Latin is an extinct language, its influences in the contemporary are enormous. Latin language did not only influence culture but also science in the present world. Even as the Roman Empire collapsed, ...

Lionel Casson is a renowned classicist and a Professor Emeritus of Classics, New York University. Besides Libraries in the Accent World, he has also written other books such as Ships and Seamship in the Ancient World as well as various other books on the history of the ancient maritime and ancient travel. However, it can be argued that tracking the emergence of the ancient libraries, in Libraries in the Accent World, was quite a tall order for him. This is evidenced in aspects of broken connections in the book, for instance, in recounting the emergence of the Museum at Alexandria.

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A vigorous and appealing narrative history, presenting the ordinary regular threads in the traditions that gave birth to ours. It is the first level in a daring latest series that narrates the stories of all the grassroots of the world, attaching historic occurrences from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of china. While still weighing the distinctiveness of every region, Susan Wise Bauer gives both extensive capacity and vibrant attention to the personal lives that provide flesh to theoretical declaration regarding human history. A number of maps give an obvious geography of grand occurrences, whereas the timelines ...