Essays and Research Papers on Other Ancient Civ.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of this issue. The communities of Ancient Egypt from the 1st to the 18th dynasties were highly defined by an emerging sense of public representations of religion. Prior to the 1st dynasty, approximately 4000 B. C., religion was not an imperative component of the public administration ...

A 7 page paper which examines how culture and religion influenced the development of science in ancient Greece and the ancient Islamic empire. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the contributions made by Hebrew religion and culture to western civilization as seen through the book “Western Civilization” by Jackson J. Spielvogel. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper begins by describing Egypt's strategic geographic location and the seven distinct periods in the history of ancient Egypt. The second period, the Old Kingdom is emphasized in this paper. The Upper and Lower Egypt is described along with the unification of the two Egypts and the significance of that event. The ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the different issues involved in the search for the Arab identity in today’s world. The search for the Arab identity involves a wide search which originally spans the vast area from Morocco to the Arab Gulf and eventually incorporates the entire world including the Western world. Bibliography lists 10 ...

This 4 page paper evaluates two regions of the world: Africa and the Americas as compared with the Islamic and Asian regions. A general overview is provided but specific information about the culture and religion is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper presents a hypothetical debate between three different ancient people who each practice a different religion. Confucianism, Brahmanism and Judaism are studied. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 11 page paper provides an overview of this ancient Egyptian queen who is well known for her interests in cosmetics. Her influence on society in terms of culture, politics, religion and women's roles is discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A paper which compares the cultures of ancient Greece, Egypt and Mesoamerica, with reference to religion, cosmology, art, and social and political structures. Bibliography lists 4 sources

5 pages in length. An insightful research paper on the importance of The Neolithic Age-- the period just before the dawn of Egyptian Civilization -- which is known to have given birth to modern humanity, art, architecture, religion etc; Because there are so few written records of this era, we know so little about this ...

A 6 page research paper on the extent of the oldest 'secular' legal code in history. The writer briefly touches on the Babylonian civilization, King Hammurabi, and discusses the intricacies of the code in regards to crime, medicine, and business. The paper states that the code was the prede cessor to Greek code, ...

This 7 page paper constructs the life of a character named Eleni, who is a young woman in ancient Greek society. This paper delves into all aspects of her life, illustrating how life in this time period would have been for such a young women. Issues addressed include marriage, food, dress, social activities, ...

This 7 page research paper looks at the 'prisons' of ancient biblical lands - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, lands of the New and Old Testament. Rather than physical structures to keep people incarcerated, 'prisons' were primarily slavery, banishment, or death. Bibliography lists ten sources.

A 3 page essay examining some of the similarities of these ancient civilizations, as well as their most significant differences. Bibliography lists three sources.

A 5 page paper on ancient warfare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper on the ancient Egyptians. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In three pages this paper examines how contraception was practiced in these ancient civilizations. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

5 pages. A series of questions based on World Civilization to 1500. Covers many of the most ancient civilizations in Asia, India and Egypt. Some of the topics include the impact of nomads upon civilization, description of some of the text of the Mundaka-Upanishad as well as descriptions of some of ...

A 6 page discussion of the cultural interaction which characterized these ancient times. This interaction allowed ancient Egypt to not only shape surrounding cultures but also to be shaped by them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the meaning of civilization in terms of how it comes to be and what it means when ancient people came together to form political, social, and economic systems and alliances. Ancient Egypt is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which looks at various aspects of ancient cultures, with regard to the transition to the Bronze Age period, and reasons why aspects of some ancient cultures have survived into the present-day and others have not.

Edward Chiera is an archeologist. His area of study can be said to focus on the ancient Babylonian culture and, specifically, the manner and subjects of the records made by the ancient Babylonians. This 5 page paper provides a limited summary of his book, They Wrote On Clay, as well as a critique of Chera's methods. No ...

A 5 page paper discussing the ancient Egyptians' view of life, death and renewal. For all that is known about ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs, unanswered questions still remain, and in great numbers. Unlike many cultures with highly specific beliefs of events and conditions in the afterlife, however, the Egyptians appear to have far fewer inconsistencies. ...

A nine page paper which considers various aspects of ancient civilisations, including the transition from the Neolithic to the early Bronze period, the differences between the Egyptian and Indus cultures, and the relevance of ancient Greek thought to the modern intellectual world.

This 10 page paper presents an overview of ancient Egypt beginning with the location and amount of territory belonging to Egypt in ancient times. Other topics include the importance of the Nile River, agriculture and taxes farmers paid, the Scribes and writing and the position Scribes held in the society, trade, wars, religion and gods, ...