Essays on Mesopotamia

In the Eighteenth Dynasty (1492-1479 B.C.E), Thutmose’s son died at an early age. Since this was so unexpected, they believed it would result in a catastrophe. However, this unfortunate death began one of the most memorable and exceptional reigns in all of Egyptian history. The role of Pharaoh was passed on to his sister and...

The connection between Buddhism and animal life is inseparable, especially in Vedic age India. Buddhist values were reflected through sculpture, carvings, and architecture in two major civilizations: The Indus Valley Civilization and the Mauryan Empire. Buddhists believed that morality and nature are connected; that one’s natural resources are linked to one’s morals, which is why...

Hatshepsut broke tradition in a predominantly male dominated world and became a master of politics and dynastic visionary, eventually crowning herself as ‘King’ of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty. Her contribution to the ancient society during her matriarchal reign of nearly 22 years has undergone much scrutiny and opinionated observations over the course of time....

 A female acting like a man? Whom could this mysterious person be? Are they trying to escape something deadly? No, it is just a Yoda of the past! Don’t need to be scared. This person was Egypt’s one and only of its kind, Hatshepsut. She had a regular lifestyle in the royal lane. With many...

Over the course of many centuries, Mythology has passionate many generations with their rich diversity of characters and adventurous lives that may have existed in ancient times, and fed the imaginations of many people. Countless places are lost but their stories sill remain in our heads, Since that from a very young age we start...

The role of literature is to create a reflection and a mirror of society. Writers write with the idea of revealing how things are done in society and how various individuals are positioned. On reading and understanding the author’s work, readers will realize the position of various people at a particular time in history. In...

Early Civilizations poise curiosity when analyzing their culture and understanding their way of life. The Epic of Gilgamesh, gives its audience an inside perspective on early western civilization. Uruk, located in modern day Iraq, resides between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. (Folk Lure) Immense Ziggurats, high walls, and great military compliment the focus on Uruk’s...

The transformative Journey, it is a cycle that tells a tale about an individual’s story and how they become a hero. For example, “The epic of Gilgamesh” and “The Song of Roland”. They all share and differ a form of transportive journeys. Most start in the ordinary world and eventually lead to the unknown world....

There have been many great and thriving civilizations through out history. What makes them even greater is the impact they have on the future generations of the world and how they have impacted other civilizations. Egypt has had many successes in technology, architecture, communication and economy. The Egyptians, when creating a written language decided to...

From the 4th millennium BCE, Ancient Egyptians formed one of the greatest classical civilizations. Why? Because while Europe countries were stuck in the Stone Age phase, Egyptians advanced themselves in building palaces, studying mathematics and learning to write on papyrus papers. Egypt or Ancient Egypt was divided into three kingdoms: Old kingdom (c.2700-2200), Middle Kingdom...