Near East

In the article, "The Lower Paleolithic of the Near East" by Ofer Bar-Yosef discussed during the Plio-Pleistocene the Near East formed a safe terrestrial bridge for animals to cross over through Africa, Asia, and Europe (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). The Near East will continue to be considered as the only evidence for the hominids migration into other regions outside of Africa (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). The successful adaptation of hominids into Western Asia resulted into their mobility at even greater distance into southeast Asia (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). Therefore, detecting the earliest sites in the Near East that identify the pathway of Homo erectus inhabitants into Eurasia is significant (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). With that being said, these sites…

The history of mathematics in the near consisted of three distinct divisions of time. The mid-third millennium is when there became evidence for knowledge of symmetry and geometry. Then continuing on into the later third millennium the establishment of accounting for time and labor became prevalent as well as the use of the sexagesimal place value system. The first systematic accounting techniques were developed in the southern Iraq city of Uruk as a result of a growth in the size of the city by…

In the study of the history of the Ancient Near East, the year 1200 B.C. marks a profound and unexpected shift in the balance of power among the various empires of the region. For the previous 2,000 years, the region of the world bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and by Egypt to its west, caressed by the mountains of Cappadocia and Armenia and the River Araxes to its north, rebuffed by the deserts of Arabia to its south, and blessed with the rivers Tigris and Euphrates and their many tributaries…

Throughout the course of human history, the use and influence of language have long stood at the forefront of how societies operate. The Ancient Near East represents no exception to this reality. Given the widespread emergence of state societies in the region, the development of language and complimentary writing systems served as integral to societal sustainability and progression. While many languages used throughout the era have been thoroughly uncovered and systematically deciphered, one…

This chapter discusses how people in the ancient Near East lived their day to day lives. Walton begins by fully explaining divination. According to John Walton, “Divination produced the only divine revelation known in the ancient Near East. Through its mechanisms, the ancients believed not that they could know the deity, but that they could get a glimpse of the designs and will of the deity.” Walton splits divination into two categories labeled “inspired” and “deductive”. Inspired divination…

10 interesting things you didn’t know about sand cats Sand cats are small cats with big eyes, big ears and tiny noses. One might assume this adorable species for beautiful kitten because of the small size, but sand cats are just as wild as big cats. Here are the 10 things you might not know about Sand cats. 1. Sand cats live in burrows: They use either abandoned fox or porcupines burrows or dig themselves. Usually the burrow is about 1- 1.5 meters, single entrance and they dug in slightly…

the fact of stating Judah had conquered his prey and no one rises to challenge him. A Common Image in the Ancient Near East It’s hard to determine where using the image of a lion first derived. An abundance of images and literature uses a lion or lion imagery. Some of the earliest pieces of art that we have from the ancient Near East contain lions (The Battlefield Palette and the Uruk Stele). It is important to realize there were countless differing uses of the lion in the ancient Near East.…

The Ancient Near East: Power and Social Order in the Early Middle East The Mesopotamia was a region located in what is now known as Iraq and part of Turkey and Syria. It is between the two major rivers called the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia means, "the land between rivers" in ancient Greek. The residents who live in the Northern area could grown wheat and raise cattle; the Southern areas are rich in soil for farming. There were a lot civilizations during this time such as the…

religion and different gods. Like the Near East society they had many gods that they turned too in times of trial and even happiness to help them and make different choices for them; they had myths to make trials easier. The Hebrew society had one god that they worshipped and spoke with in dealings with man, and they cherished life and what god gave them. These societies sound opposite of one another, but they have very many similarities. First, The Near East society was a very romantic and…

Greek in the Near East, and Roman culture during the Principate. Each preceding civilisation had a major impact on the social, economical, and political shape of the former cultures. Sumerians laid the foundation of the social, economical and political framework of Mesopotamia. They developed vital things that would continue to be used hundreds of years after their demise. For example, they created a system of writing called cuneiform. This was vital because it gave Sumerians the ability chart…