Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. ... In Egypt, in the Book of the Dead, a man couldn't proceed into the after life unless he was found innocent of any wrong doing on Earth. ... Hammurabi showed responsibility by saying "If a builder has built a house for a man, and has not made his work sound, and the house he built has fallen, and caused the death of the man's son, the builder's son shall be put to death." ... One of the lines of the Book of the...

• Word Count: 2846
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

There music was nothing likes that of the Christian music, they would use chants and hums for there sound. ... The Quran: The Quran is the holy book of Islam written by the followers of Muhammad after his death. ...

• Word Count: 1861
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The main goal of this book is not to explain how the West rose to power but rather how the less developed parts of the world such as China, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Turkey, understood and responded to this new power. ...

• Word Count: 2216
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate