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I'm writing a topic for my World History class and the topic is:
âCompare and contrast the achievements of TWO Mesopotamian civilizations.â
I need two Mesopotamian societies. Would Sumeria and Babylonia work? Any facts I can use with my essay?
Answer
Yes.
*Sumer* - Records only go back to 2900 BC, it was first settled between 4500 and 4000 BC, though.
Culture:
Pottery was plentiful, and the forms of the vases, bowls and dishes were manifold; there were jars for honey, butter, oil and wine, which was probably made from dates. (Honey, butter, oil and wine jars were sealed)
Spears, bows, arrows and daggers were used in war.
Sumerians grew barley, chickpeas, lentils, wheat, dates, onions, garlic, lettuce, leeks and mustard. Sumerians caught many fish and hunted fowl and gazelle.
Sumerians used oxen as their primary beasts of burden and donkeys as their primary transport animal.
Tablets were used for writing purposes, copper was hammered into plates, while necklaces or collars were made of gold.
From 2600 BC onwards, the Sumerians wrote multiplication tables on clay tablets and dealt with geometrical exercises and division problems.
Time was marked in lunar months.
Sumerian writing is the oldest example of writing on earth. Although hieroglyphs were first used, symbols were later made to represent syllables. Triangular reeds were used to write on moist clay.
Anu as the full time god, equivalent to "heaven" the word "an" in Sumerian means "sky" and his consort Ki, means "Earth".
Enki is the god of beneficence, ruler of the freshwater depths beneath the earth, a healer and friend to humanity who in Sumerian was thought to have given humans the arts and sciences, the industries and manners of civilization.
Enlil, lord of the ghost-land, in the north at the temple of Nippur. His gifts to mankind were said to be the spells and incantations that the spirits of good or evil were compelled to obey.
Inanna, the morning (eastern) and evening (western) star, at the temple (shared with An) at Uruk.
The sun-god Utu at Ur.
The moon god Nanna at Sippar.
*Babylonia* - was first mentioned in 2334- 2279 BC.
They had medicine (Creams, bandages, and pills), knew Astronomy, knew how to cut gems,
The zodiac was a Babylonian invention of great antiquity; and eclipses of the sun and moon could be foretold.
The Babylonian system of mathematics was sexagesimal, or a base 60 numeral system. From this we derive the modern day usage of 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 360 (60 x 6) degrees in a circle.
The Babylonians were able to make great advances in mathematics for two reasons. First, the number 60 has many divisors (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30), making calculations easier. Additionally, unlike the Egyptians, the Babylonians had a true place-value system, where digits written in the left column represented larger values (much as in our base-ten system: 734 = 7Ã100 + 3Ã10 + 4Ã1).
Babylonian philosophy embodied certain philosophies of life ethics, in the forms of dialectic, dialogs, epic poetry, folklore, hymns, lyrics, prose, and proverbs.
Facts:
Sumerians used the wheel, cuneiform, arithmetic and geometry, irrigation systems, Sumerian boats, lunisolar calendar, bronze, leather, saws, chisels, hammers, braces, bits, nails, pins, rings, hoes, axes, knives, lancepoints, arrowheads, swords, glue, daggers, waterskins, bags, harnesses, armor, quivers, war chariots, scabbards, boots, sandals, harpoons, and beer.
Yes.
*Sumer* - Records only go back to 2900 BC, it was first settled between 4500 and 4000 BC, though.
Culture:
Pottery was plentiful, and the forms of the vases, bowls and dishes were manifold; there were jars for honey, butter, oil and wine, which was probably made from dates. (Honey, butter, oil and wine jars were sealed)
Spears, bows, arrows and daggers were used in war.
Sumerians grew barley, chickpeas, lentils, wheat, dates, onions, garlic, lettuce, leeks and mustard. Sumerians caught many fish and hunted fowl and gazelle.
Sumerians used oxen as their primary beasts of burden and donkeys as their primary transport animal.
Tablets were used for writing purposes, copper was hammered into plates, while necklaces or collars were made of gold.
From 2600 BC onwards, the Sumerians wrote multiplication tables on clay tablets and dealt with geometrical exercises and division problems.
Time was marked in lunar months.
Sumerian writing is the oldest example of writing on earth. Although hieroglyphs were first used, symbols were later made to represent syllables. Triangular reeds were used to write on moist clay.
Anu as the full time god, equivalent to "heaven" the word "an" in Sumerian means "sky" and his consort Ki, means "Earth".
Enki is the god of beneficence, ruler of the freshwater depths beneath the earth, a healer and friend to humanity who in Sumerian was thought to have given humans the arts and sciences, the industries and manners of civilization.
Enlil, lord of the ghost-land, in the north at the temple of Nippur. His gifts to mankind were said to be the spells and incantations that the spirits of good or evil were compelled to obey.
Inanna, the morning (eastern) and evening (western) star, at the temple (shared with An) at Uruk.
The sun-god Utu at Ur.
The moon god Nanna at Sippar.
*Babylonia* - was first mentioned in 2334- 2279 BC.
They had medicine (Creams, bandages, and pills), knew Astronomy, knew how to cut gems,
The zodiac was a Babylonian invention of great antiquity; and eclipses of the sun and moon could be foretold.
The Babylonian system of mathematics was sexagesimal, or a base 60 numeral system. From this we derive the modern day usage of 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 360 (60 x 6) degrees in a circle.
The Babylonians were able to make great advances in mathematics for two reasons. First, the number 60 has many divisors (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30), making calculations easier. Additionally, unlike the Egyptians, the Babylonians had a true place-value system, where digits written in the left column represented larger values (much as in our base-ten system: 734 = 7Ã100 + 3Ã10 + 4Ã1).
Babylonian philosophy embodied certain philosophies of life ethics, in the forms of dialectic, dialogs, epic poetry, folklore, hymns, lyrics, prose, and proverbs.
Facts:
Sumerians used the wheel, cuneiform, arithmetic and geometry, irrigation systems, Sumerian boats, lunisolar calendar, bronze, leather, saws, chisels, hammers, braces, bits, nails, pins, rings, hoes, axes, knives, lancepoints, arrowheads, swords, glue, daggers, waterskins, bags, harnesses, armor, quivers, war chariots, scabbards, boots, sandals, harpoons, and beer.
surviving todays modern society?
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my teacher has died some time ago. my martial art buddys have all gone away when i was sent overseas. (U.,S.Army soldier) after coming back ive got no-one to train with. what kind of training can i do to increase my speed everyday? or speed and accuracy training hitting small targets? what can i practice on my own? would anyone have a training layout or exercise i can do on my own? just preparing for the day if i happen to meet the "street-version" of bob sapp, oscar dela hoya, mike tyson, ect.ect. the thug version of these guys are out there. there is always someone better than you ive learned. many thats not famous or well known. i feel in my gut my time will come to defend myself. dreamed all my life about that one guy i fight to save my life. if anyone has a great method of increasing my speed and accuracy,pls share the knowledge. ill practice everyday. seems all ive learned from gung-fu, muay thai is just not enough. wing chun would love to learn.but need realistic training. thanx
Answer
Martial arts is more about building character than defending your life in confrontation. If you live in a bad area, deal with bad people all day long than work on striking, stamina, grappling, throws and leverages. You need a wide array of weapons if you hope to defend any guy looking to hurt you or worse.
The best solution to a fight is walk away. You only fight if your life is on the line or someone you love is in danger.
There is no single best answer to your question and not one excercise regimen that can prepare you to defend your life against all comers. But you can choose to prepare.
Fighting or conflict in general is a thinking man's game, use your mind before your muscle.
I would advise you to look into MMA if you want to win a fight. Keep practicing and be in shape. Street fights are short and almost always end violently and quickly. Usually the first guy to land a punch/kick wins. You may also wish to check out Kung Fu San Soo or a similar street effective training system that gets you in quickly and ends confrontations. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is extremely effective for ground fighting and one on one confrontation but stay off the ground in multi attacker scenarios unless you like boot marks on your face. ;-)
If you meet a tough as nails fighter like Tyson or the Golden Boy ask him for his autopgrah not a knock out punch. Smile, as if you can be of assistance, get to root of the matter and avoid the fight. You don't want to put him in the hospital and I'm certain he doesn't want to end up there.
Stay safe.
KK
Martial arts is more about building character than defending your life in confrontation. If you live in a bad area, deal with bad people all day long than work on striking, stamina, grappling, throws and leverages. You need a wide array of weapons if you hope to defend any guy looking to hurt you or worse.
The best solution to a fight is walk away. You only fight if your life is on the line or someone you love is in danger.
There is no single best answer to your question and not one excercise regimen that can prepare you to defend your life against all comers. But you can choose to prepare.
Fighting or conflict in general is a thinking man's game, use your mind before your muscle.
I would advise you to look into MMA if you want to win a fight. Keep practicing and be in shape. Street fights are short and almost always end violently and quickly. Usually the first guy to land a punch/kick wins. You may also wish to check out Kung Fu San Soo or a similar street effective training system that gets you in quickly and ends confrontations. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is extremely effective for ground fighting and one on one confrontation but stay off the ground in multi attacker scenarios unless you like boot marks on your face. ;-)
If you meet a tough as nails fighter like Tyson or the Golden Boy ask him for his autopgrah not a knock out punch. Smile, as if you can be of assistance, get to root of the matter and avoid the fight. You don't want to put him in the hospital and I'm certain he doesn't want to end up there.
Stay safe.
KK
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