Those four empires were Assyria, Akkadia, Sumer and Babylonia. The four of those empires were in the lands of what today is known as Iraq. When it comes to religion, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences. In the Egyptian culture religion was included in everything they did. Life revolved around religion to them, because life was seen as
Neo-Assyria was a powerful empire that ruled from 911-611 BCE. The Neo-Assyrians ruled harshly. They used deportations, propagandas, forced labor, and a strict hierarchy to control and expand their empire. Neo-Assyria was divided into two parts and each were ruled differently.
In Africa during the Post-Classical era, 600-1450 CE, the Saharan was no longer a barren wasteland hardly suitable for travel, but, an essential part of both North African and Sub-Saharan West African societies. Camels and caravans allowed for quicker and more effective traveling. With trading becoming increasingly popular in this area, it provided the resources to build new and larger political structures. During this era, Africa’s economy began to change and the western part of Sub-Saharan was no different. With the Trans-Saharan trade routes ability to increase with the help of wealthier Islamic states, it allowed for the spread of religious and political ideas such as larger empires and the Islamic faith in which both greatly influenced
The archeology of the modern city of Aksum/ Axum is a bit different from what we consider Ancient Aksum. “The modern city of Aksum is located in the northeastern portion of what is now Ethiopia, on the horn of Africa. It lies high on a plateau 7200 feet above sea level, and in its heyday, its region of influence included both sides of the Red Sea. Trade through Adulis connected eastward to India as well, providing Aksum and its rulers a profitable connection between Rome and the east”
Ancient history civilization did not leaves us much aside from great legends and tales that transcends through time. Carthage was one of these great city-states. It was situated in North Africa and claimed to have been founded around 813 BCE by Queen Elisa, also known in history as Dido. She, along with other Phoenicians, fled the city of Tyre once Macedonians took over. By driving away Natives such as the Lydians and the Numidians away from the tunisian region, the phoenicians started a small trading port and grew to become one the most powerful cities of the Mediterranean before Rome rose over them as the new Empire.(Cartwright, 2018).
9. Ai Khanoum Fact: Ai Khanoum, now modern Afghanistan, was a garrison town of the Bactrian Empire that lay along the Oxus River. Contrary to other Hellenistic cities, Ai Khonoum had avoided mass destruction, and it must have served as an administrative center in the Bactrian Empire. Ai Khanoum included Greek architecture, such as a palace, a theater, and temples with marble columns.
In premature Greek geography, the Meroitic kingdom was known as Ethiopia. The domain of Kushite with the capital in Meroe stayed until the 4th century AD. C., when it deteriorated and disintegrated due to internal insurgence. When it was the 1st century AD, the capital of Kushite had been trapped by the Beja Dynasty, very bad guys who tried to revive the empire. The Kushite capital was in due course bagged and burnt to the ground by the Kingdom of Axum.
For the period 500 BCE to 1200 CE, the societies of Africa and the societies of Americas both developed primarily in isolation. The geography of these regions and environmental variations created great distance between the emerging civilizations within the two continents. For example, In Africa the civilization of Axum, located on the horn of Africa, emerged with ties to Arabia. The proximity to the Red Sea linked Axum with Egypt and subsequently Christianity.
The empire was founded in 550 B.C.E. by Cyrus the Great, who was known for establishing some of the policies that made his empire successful. For example, he allowed the empire’s mixed population’s cultural and religious freedom. This made revolts infrequent and gave its many nationalities a stake in the empire’s continued existence; the Old Testament declared Cyrus the “Anointed of God.”
Civilizations in Africa and the Americas had very different experiences concerning trade, government and economic opportunities. Axum, emerging at around 50 CE, and Meroe, flourishing in 300 BCE, both appearing on the eastern half of Africa, had connections to the Eurasian empires and large domesticated animals to use in their specialized, imperial economies, while civilizations such as Maya, materializing cultural achievements in 250 CE, and Teotihuacan, developing in 150 BCE, had very little acculturation and no pastoral opportunities. Although Meroe, Axum, Maya and Teotihuacan had several differences including Meroe and Axum’s single, imperial monarch and extensive trading connections in comparison to Maya and Teotihuacan’s elite centered
The Maurya empire and the ancient African civilization of Ethiopia were both located near major waterways, which played an important role in their prosperity and success. However, they also both had governments which differently affected the way their people lived. Overall, we understand how both Ethiopia and the Maurya empire used their location to their advantage, but both their rulers set up different governments which influenced the lives of their
Africa before 1500 ce was a time where many events happened that changed the civilization of Africa forever. Africa invented trades, cultures, traditions, and so many other things that affected Africa in many ways. There is a huge timeline that explains all the events that happen in Africa, what year they happen, and why they happen in the first place. Africa along with other certain continents had major events happened before 1500 ce. Since I chose Africa I will be explaining what was Africa before 1500 ce.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were two early human civilizations that lived during the bronze age in harsh desert environments located not far from each other. Both civilizations were built around rivers that they depended on for survival. There is evidence that these rivers had great influence on both the societies politics and culture. Egypt was built around the very strong and reliable Nile River. Ancient Mesopotamia was established in the fertile crescent between the less reliable Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Addis Ababa University BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS A senior essay Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for BA degree in Economics The economic contribution of technologies developed by governmental institution: the case of Metal Engineering Corporation in Ethiopia. By: Nebiat Belew Email: bnebiat@gmail.com Advisor: Instructor Dereje Yohannes June, 2015 Addis Ababa Dedicated to Belew Gashaw (shambel) February, 1942 – June, 2015 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Let me start by thanking GOD Almighty for making me strong for the hard times I have gone through.
Civilization (or rather western civilization) has done its bit in making Africans forget where they come from. Its common sight today to see people prefer sandwiches and omelets to our local dishes. You're called barbaric fro dressing in a hunting regalia, armed with your bow and arrow, relegating the historical precedence and prestige that came with it. It's amazing that Africans and "Unafricanning" themselves and "Europeaning" themselves while the Europeans are "Africanning" and "Uneuropeaning" themselves. Africa is a land rich in culture and tradition.
