Some argue that the Ancient Egyptians must have been Black Africans, while others state that cannot be true, at least in terms of physical appearance, Combined with the peculiarity of Egyptian culture, from this emerges [...]
Its visions of beauty, relations, and a sense of life created the basis of the current people's mentality. In both these ancient states, same-sex relations were a part of their culture and resulted from the [...]
The Colosseum was a symbol of victory for Christians over pagans, and the reason behind it preserving it is because of the martyrs who died in it.
The fact that according to most of the myths, Rome started from fratricide seems to be quite relevant as the city's history is famously filled with civil conflicts and wars.
Furthermore, the Romans were influenced by the Etruscans, a neighboring tribe to the northwest of Rome, who were allied with and then conquering the newly formed city-state.
Athens and Sparta were two critical poleis of the Archaic Age of Greece; they were inherently similar but different in many ways.
The victory of Abbasids over the Umayyads to claim the leadership of Muslims globally was accompanied by the move of the Empire's capital from Syria to Iraq.
The Knowledge gained of Roman mode of warfare as well as military tactics through serving within the Roman Army by the Babarians, was the major cause of the fall of the Roman Empire.
The Byzantium Empire succeeded the Roman Empire in terms of the monarchical government and a complex system of bureaucracy. During the VIIth and the VIIIth centuries, the model of government was evolving, reversing to the [...]
This was due to the need to know the past in order to understand the present and be able to predict the future as an effort to satisfy human curiosity through knowledge The socioeconomic practices [...]
One of the greatest legacies of Greek civilization is their contribution to the development of arts and sciences. Christianity and its pacifism are also said to have killed the militantism of the Romans.
The author was intended to show and describe in detail the ancient facts of state formation beginning with Aeneas and then Romulus and Remus and other dominant figures in the historical framework of ancient times.
To the advantage of Egyptians in the ancient times, the floods carried with them silt, fertile soils, and minerals which when the flood receded lift rich thick mud that the people grew crops during October [...]
These characteristics of the environment, in turn, dictated the manner of city-state emergence and structure in Ubaid and Uruk. According to Mieroop, the emergence of the city-state in Mesopotamia was due to the diversity of [...]
Western countries have experienced such disasters in the past, and according to the mandate of heaven, this is a sign of unjust rule.
Jihad is based on the belief that there is one single state Islamic state and Muslims have the duty to expand the territory of the state and bring as many people under the rule of [...]
This made the climate and soil more adaptable to plant growth and farming as some of the wild variants of barley and fruit began to grow in the region on their own.
The part of the first chapter of "Gardner's Art Through the Ages" dwells upon the history of Ancient Egypt from the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt to the period of the New Kingdom.
The central characteristics of the Egyptian state and religion were anchored on the monarchy. In a nutshell, the Egyptian myth demonstrated the wouldeath' of the older creation and the advent of the new creation.
The records gathered from the offices of pharaohs helped to comprehend the importance of a gender issue in Ancient Egypt. The power of the pharaoh was impressive and could change history.
In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate the extent to which Ancient Egypt became Greek and the extent to which it remained the same during and after the rule by Ancient Greece.
The occupation of the Nile Valley by the Romans in 31 BC marked the beginning of change in the culture of the Egyptians.
Some said that religion is in the way of the medicine and stops it from evolving and changing while others stated that medicine undermines the sanctity of human life and goes against the natural way [...]
In addition, Egyptians believed that both animals and the human soul were inseparable from the rest of the body. The Egyptians felt that such practices were important in the well being of every individual in [...]
The Spartans were the key leaders of the Peloponnesians, and they fought the Athenians because of bitterness. According to Thucydides, this was the major cause of the war between the Athenians and the Peloponnesians.
Hence, the myth concerning the emergence of the Olympic Games involves Zeus. The Olympic Games owed their integrity and significance to religion.
The book "fall of the roman empire" states that the fall of the Roman Empire was a due to a collapse in the military and army.
He criticized the government for tyranny and as a result, he is considered the father of democracy in Greek Sacred disease refers to epilepsy.
Athens developed a democratic form of government that allowed the citizens to participate in the drafting of the constitution and the governance of their city-states.
The most featured activities were discovery of clothes through the use of the spinning jenny, the domestication of animals, and the discovery of plantation farming.
What is of fact from the two articles is that Greek civilization came about as a result of contact between the Indo-European Language and cultural influence from Egyptian and Semitic languages.
Therefore, the Hammurabi's code of laws made people in the ancient Mediterranean to be responsible for their actions, the owners, the thieves, the merchants and judges among others were all responsible for their actions.
Due to race infiltration in Egypt, majority of the black people were under-educated and denied the facts that spelled out the true history of Ancient Egypt, achievements of the black population, and their original works [...]
The construction of Pyramids in Egypt started with the third dynasty under the rule of Netjerikhet Djoser, the 2nd King of Egypt.
Nubia is a place located alongside river Nile and extends from the southern part of Aswan to the town of Dabba.
The national Unity, which portrayed peace among the Egyptian people, was maintained by a central government that had supreme powers and was controlled by the Pharaoh, the only ruler at the time.
The early Greek and Roman cultures were passed down and still influence the modern way of life. Greek's colonization of the Mediterranean region was in the form of extension of the isolated city states.
The Pipiltin were referred to as the nobles in the Aztec society. Macehualtin were the vast majority of the commoners in the Mexica Empire.
However, the king did not control all aspects of the kingdom: some branches were controlled by the elites, for example, the Chief of the Scribes.
One argument suggests that after surrendering to the Spartans, Greece lost most of its political and military power, primarily accumulated in Athens.
One of the essential functions of the Pharaoh was the connection with the cosmos. The Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom were the heydays of the divine status of kings.
Modern historians identify four key factors that changed the worldview in the first millennium BC and contributed to the emergence of the early empires, Neo-Assyrian and Persian.
These methods were in the type of magical chants and charms, potions, and devices, and they were all utilized to avoid conception.
The period started with the first attacks in the 8th century and ended in the 11th, as the Scandinavians were assimilated into Christianity and the broader European culture.
This led to the death of many young people in the nation which resulted in one of the failures for them to reach the standards of the Romans of establishing an empire.
The first characteristics of the nobility appeared to be described from the period of Roman Greece, when the Roman Empire won the battle of Corinth and made the capital Byzantium city.
As to Toltecs, they lived in the northern part of Mexico and also contributed to the formation of the Mayan and Aztec cultures.
Meanwhile, smaller states such as Israel, Phoenicians, and early Egyptians were attempting to survive and maintain their historical lands and identities in the midst of conquering empires.
The importance of water for Babylonian infrastructure, thus, became leading, influencing the lives of peasants through the necessity of irrigation and the lives of city-dwellers through the integration of water canals into the city's infrastructure.
This paper will describe the Roman civilization, some important moments in its history, and how it interacted with Islamic civilization. Some of the most important parts of Roman history are related to the changes in [...]
As Polybius states himself, he is so interested in the Roman Government because he wants to explain to his readers how "almost the whole world fell under the rule of one power, that of Rome".
His works mainly reflect on the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Emperor Augustus in 14 AD to 70 AD, which was known as the Year of the Initial War between the [...]
The death of Alexander the Great shook the empire, beginning the process of the division and undoing of his legacy as many of the conquered regions saw opportunities to relinquish the Hellenistic rule.
The attempt to figure out the role that women played in Ptolemaic courts uncovered a radical transition regarding the significance of women from Ptolemy I, the first Ptolemaic king, to the beginning of the reign [...]
As the family is rich, the floor mosaics should be an integral part of the villa demonstrating the wealth of the family.
One of the great ancient civilizations known to man is that of the Mayan people. As such, this calendar was the center of the life and culture of the Mayan people.
It is noteworthy that the area had been rather deserted prior to that period but the change of the conditions population of the peninsula increased.
To understand whether Herodotus provides the reliable considerations about the aspects of the Scythians life and society, it is necessary to analyze the narrative of Herodotus with references to the discussion of the archaeological evidence [...]
Regional conflicts and confrontations between the south and the north of the region, absence of a distinct political center and dynastic unions and rivalries were the basis of the increasing social division in these areas.
Some of the ancient trading activities included the exchange of food crops which led to development of agriculture in various territories."Ideas also spread and developed through trading activities". At this time many people were concerned [...]
Agriculture was one of the very prominent activities that the Maya people engaged in.the ancient agricultural feature of the community still can be found in many available archaeological records; these records stretch from the old [...]
Demarest affirms that the Maya Civilization was located on the eastern part of the modern day Mesoamerica. The confines of the Maya Civilization are, thus, contentious since they changed with the movement of cultural behaviours [...]
Though the manner of the presentation the historical data by Thucydides is affected by his Athenian background, his attempts to make his works objective allow the modern historians to evaluate the validity of the arguments [...]
According to Bagnall, the major cause of the war as accounted by Thucydides was the indiscriminate expansion of Athenian power. The honor was for his contribution to the cautious policy that the Spartans employed during [...]
The cultures of the people greatly influenced the works of art during the Roman Empire and this was is evident in their sculptures.
The archeological site is located in Yucatan Peninsula and presents one of the most famous archeological sites in Mexico, "Chichen Itza has been considered one of the most important sites in the north portion of [...]
The discussion should turn to the bottom of what Thucydides has to say about the nature of war and how one might learn from his writings.
The circumstances around the changing political situation and the tone of Pericles' speeches may indicate several essential factors, such as the tactical actions of the army and the position of a leader in society.
While the former discusses the dangers and consequences of tyranny, the latter chronicles the ambitious reforms of a Spartan king. The writer warns against the dangers of a single ruler having absolute power and the [...]
The study of Stonehenge and the Great Wall as two of the most important archaeological sites is a crucial aspect to which this paper is devoted.
All of these landmarks of civilization were shown to be unique to the region and not derivative of the Yellow River civilization.
Both Assyrians and Persians differ significantly in their approaches to invasions, with the former murdering their enemies and the latter valuing human lives and religion. The kings of Persia, in contrast, were renowned for their [...]
This work focuses on the principles of building aqueducts, the materials utilized in the process, the key uses, and the specifics of the repair.
However, due to a lack of provisions, the Goths rose and drove the Romans out from the Greuthungi battlefield. Overexpansion was a primary factor in the decline of Rome and other great civilizations.
Any democracy which, at least formally, is based on the power of the majority, equality of citizens, protection of their rights and freedoms, a system of separation of powers, and electability of authorities implies a [...]
The Hebrews used a stunningly symmetrical image of Yahweh, the king in heaven, and David, the king on earth. Even when kings no longer have any relevance to modernity, the images of God as king [...]
The social ideals of the ancient Nile Valley cosmology and religion differ from those inherent in the cosmologies and theologies of Western civilization.
According to some sources, the reasons behind the inequality in wealth and power in ancient empires is not mere monopolies. In Rome alone, the capital of the empire, the population throughout the first and second [...]
The felling of forests could lead to the swamping of territories and later to the shift in the species composition of trees.
Now, Mesopotamia is understood mainly as a valley in the lower reaches of these rivers, and lands are added to it east of the Tigris and west of the Euphrates.
The main topic of the article is the study of the characteristics of various ethnic groups and social organizations in the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
The most significant public structures in the city were gathered around the temple in the city's center, which served as the power headquarters.
Among the sources of ancient Rome stand out the civil conflict between Catilina and Cicero; the depiction of everyday life and cultural values in the poems of Catullus; Caesar's work Gallic wars; Virgil's poem Aeneid.
In the era of the Qin Dynasty, the social division was based on the criteria of wealth and usefulness to the state.
The ORBIS website provides an opportunity to explore the Roman world and its road and river networks. As can be seen, the map of the Roman world reveals its interconnectedness, and people had various options [...]
The concept of a single Greek civilization arose during the time of the Romans, who called all the tribes in the west of the Balkan Peninsula Greeks; The Greeks themselves called their country Hellas and [...]
Furthermore, the remnants of the greatness of Ancient Egypt's ruler were preserved in the great pyramids, still present in the modern world.
Successes in the military operations facilitated the development of the African province and fortified the influence of the Roman Empire's culture and religion.
Children with deformities were also considered a threat to the economy, and they would drain the family if the child were sick from the deformation.
To begin with, the earliest period of Greek history was the Bronze, and it is characterized by the usage and production of essential tools and the formation of two civilizations, which further contributed to the [...]
In ancient Greece, the body was the material means of constructing and transmitting social values; the body's visual representation exemplified the moral codes of the time.
Both Mesopotamian and Egyptian rulers employed art as one of the methods to reinforce their ideology and remain in the cultural memory.
The rectal speculum was one of the most significant surgical devices in Greco-Roman medicine. In terms of the historical background of the instrument's employment, it's important to remember that the spread of Christianity began during [...]
The Romans rose from a backwater colony to being the dominant city on the Italian peninsula due to the superiority of the political institutions of this state in comparison to others.
To be more particular, Egyptians used hieroglyphics as captions for their art to elaborate on the meaning and the idea of the piece; hence, they "complete and elaborate on the scenes".
From the lecture, I discovered that the word democracy partly originates from the word demes which means the small division of the bigger sections that Athens was divided into during the ancient time.
The work of the famous and great Ancient Greek mathematicians has played a vital role in permeating every aspect, section, and part of life, especially from the sector of sending the rockets into space, accounting, [...]
The Nova documentary film entitled "Riddles of the Sphinx" discusses the building of the Great Sphinx, the largest statue in Egypt.
The Matsaba of Mereruka is a great example of the Old Kingdom tomb and its purpose of ensuring a prosperous afterlife for the buried one. The first mention of the king of the afterlife was [...]
The tomb of Mereruka at Saqqara is one of the most famous monuments, which is the tomb of the non-royal person.
One notable difference between Caesar's and Plutarch's descriptions of the siege of Alesia is how the authors list the numbers of the Gauls.
Moreover, the king was considered the incarnation of the god Horus and "the central figure in the world view of the ancient Egyptians".
The passages will be examined and evaluated better understand the social and cultural history of the period and learn more about the social order in Ancient Greece. It can be asserted that the issue of [...]
The icon is defined as a representation of a sacred image or other piece of religious art work which serves an object of devotion.
Nevertheless, technological developments in the ancient civilizations were compelled by some factors that either led to the formation of new technologies or improvements of the existent ones. A factor that led to the creation of [...]
The brightest period of this ethnic group's development is the time of the Oyo Empire which impacted the Nigerian culture and today remains the largest and most influential state.
Currently, the Nile Delta is one of the most populated areas of Egypt, but this was not always the case. The use of the Delta contributed to the active development of the economy in Ancient [...]
The Ottoman Empire had the ground for boasting. It was an Islamic empire that was called “the largest and the most influential of the Muslim empires of the Modern period”.
Whilst the Colosseum and the Pantheon symbolized the greatness and power of The Roman Empire, the roadways outlined how tremendous and resourceful it was.
2 The dual attitude towards magic in Ancient Greece is deeply rooted in those people's focus on knowledge and the use of the scientific method that was born during that period.
The Battle of Talas in 751 between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang Dynasty for control of Central Asia was the turning point initiating mass conversion into Islam in the region.
People of Pompeii were very concerned about their city and its significance for them. There were several riots of Pompeian people against, first, Greeks, then Romans.
Thus, it was important for the people of Ancient Greece, Rome, and China to have faith and praise the gods they chose.
With this insight into the fall of the Roman empire, we realize that there's still a cultural line between ancient Rome and the contemporary world.
The continuing growth of confederations and federations throughout African history was interrupted by the invasion of the West. Ancient Egypt in the pharaonic times is immensely enlightening in the reconstruction of the African past.
Through his work on arithmetic, Arabic numerals were introduced to the west which was based on the numeral system of the Hindus and Arabic.
The essay summarizes the several answers to the question above starting from the origins said to be classical Greece and Rome to middle ages all the way to world wars and the Gulf wars.
This period is considered the heyday of creativity when ancient humans created the first complex tools out of stone and other materials.
Another element that can be taken into focus as regards the distinguishing peculiarities of the Roman Domus is the use of arches and vaults for the construction of spacious buildings.
That was the home to the earliest culture of the black people in Africa. It is claimed in the article that the first rulers of Egypt were black.