World History Homework One Answers - Student Eight
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1.What do you hope to accomplish with this course?
I hope to understand how culture and religion evolved over time and if we still today act and think the same way as our ancestors did years ago. I also would like to expand my knowledge on how the form of art and writing has always been a way for man to express himself.
2. Look at the estimated dates in the three tables. Pick any one that you dispute, or are most interested in, and discuss it briefly. It is said that around 3300 B.C. the Great Flood occurred. What fascinates me is that about just 400 years after Adam and Eve were exiled from the Garden of Eden man became so evil that God caused a Great Flood to kill all the evil people in the world that they might not contaminate the good and that the human race has another chance to start again. In just 400 to 500 years the human race became to evil to obtain Godâs mercy. It shows how man will tend to become lazy and forget about God and only do things that would benefit themselves. I would think that after Adam and Eve were deprived of all the joys of the Garden of Eden they would have been very scared that God may punish them even more and they would warn their descendants of the power of God.
3. Write about any aspect of Hammurabi's Code, such as its similarity or differences with the Ten Commandments, or its role in making the society (which society was it?) a success. Hammurabiâs Code is very similar to the Ten Commandments since it teaches that what ever you do to someone the same thing will be done to you is related to the Golden Rule âDo onto others as you want them to do to you.â Hammurabiâs Code was fair and it made you think twice before you do anything. I think the code helped make the society more safe and just for everyone. I think it was important that the rule was strict because if it was lenient none would care to obey it and the society would become chaotic.
4. List the major ancient empires from the lecture in approximate chronological order, and identify which one you like best, and why. Assyrian Empire, Chaldean Empire, and Persian Empire are the major ancient empires in chronological order. The Chaldean Empire was formed after the Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians in 612 B.C. King Nebuchadnezzar helped direct the Chaldeans to built a powerful and wealthy nation but after he died in 539 B.C. they were conquered by the Persians soon after. It interested me that constantly at that time in history when a successful king or ruler died his empire would be captured by a neighboring kingdom.
5. Current Events Question: What controversy today can be traced back in origin to something in this week's lecture, such as current Middle East conflicts?
The controversy between the Islamic and the Jewish cultures originate from the two sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Abraham had Ishmael with one of his wifeâs slave-girl since his wife Sarah was not believed to be able to have a child. Later on Isaac had another son with Sarah, who was believed to be his half-sister, named Isaac. When Sarah gave birth to Isaac Abraham banished Ishmael and his mother into the desert where they miraculously lived with Godâs protection. I think there might have been a conflict on which son should get the inheritance. The Islamic and Jewish cultures probably great despise each other since Abraham had treated his first-born and his mother in such a disrespectful way and had given all his inheritance to his second son instead of Ishmael.
6. Describe the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt, and mention what you like most about the culture or achievements of ancient Egypt. Old Kingdom: The dynasty that lasted between 2700 B.C. TO 2200B.C. In this time period the Egyptians built many significant structures including the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx. Middle Kingdom: a period that lasted from 2100-1800 B.C. in which the Egyptians created a new form of government which did not give the pharaoh absolute power. New Kingdom: The dynasty that lasted from 1570-1080 B.C. In the beginning of this period of time the Egyptians were very successful in concurring many other territories but towards the end Ancient Egypt began to fall apart and it soon was invaded and captured.
I am fascinated by the pyramids that the genius Egyptian architects constructed without the wheel. What also interested me that women were not considered lowly or unintelligent and that they could own land or a business. I think it helped that there were some women pharaohs at that time to prove that women are also great thinkers and can be wonderful rulers.