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Sumerian Jewelry: The Origin of Mesopotamian’s Most Valued Jewelry
Sumer is also known as the cradle of civilization. It originated in the ancient lands of Mesopotamia, an area well known for its fine workmanship f...
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Sumerian Inventions That You Are Still Probably Using Today
Sumerian inventions changed the course of history and enabled humankind to build the first true civilization. The Sumerian civilization flourished ...
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Why Did the Mesopotamians Create Irrigation Systems: Here’s the Truth
We understand the importance of irrigation systems in Mesopotamia due to the continued existence of the ancient accounts for why the Mesopotamians ...
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Battle of Kadesh: The World’s First Recorded Peace Treaty
The Battle of Kadesh, also known as the Battle of Qadesh, took place near the present Lebanon-Syria border and was a battle between the armies of t...
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Horemheb: The Military King Who Reigned Ancient Egypt
Horemheb or Haremhab ruled Egypt as the last king of the 18th dynasty with a clear vision to restore the nation. He reigned from 1319 BC to 1292 BC...
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Ramses I: The Rise of a Pharaoh from the Working Class
Ramses I came from a nonroyal lineage, but he became the first pharaoh of the 19th dynasty. Historians commented that his regime served as a bridge...
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Sumer Social Class: Navigating Ancient Hierarchy
Sumer was the first major civilization to emerge in ancient Mesopotamia, reaching its peak sometime in the late 5th or early 4th millennium B.C, la...
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Mesopotamia Daily Life: The Making of a New Civilization
With the advent of large cities, Mesopotamian daily life was influenced by the economic status and political positions of the ancient people. They ...
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Mesopotamian Political Structure: A Mythopolitical Landscape
The Mesopotamian political structure is the earliest form of democracy that we know today. With this, the ancient Mesopotamians undoubtedly gave us...
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What Type of Government Did Mesopotamia Have? An In-depth Look
Technically, the gods were the principal rulers in the ancient Mesopotamian government system, but what about who ruled on earth? Kings ruled the r...
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Why Were Priests Powerful in Mesopotamian Society?
Why was a Mesopotamian priest so powerful in Mesopotamian society? Anyone who studies history knows that religion was a powerful institution in eve...
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Slavery in Mesopotamia: An Awful Ancient Play of Power
The accounts of slavery in Mesopotamia are a woeful series of events. From mutilations to murders and rapes, the masters were lawfully entitled to ...
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