Page 1 Babylon, the Babylonian word for Bab-ilium which means the 'gate of god'), is one of the most important cities of the world. ... Babylon was not a very sophisticated capital but grew during the Third Dynasty of Ur. ... At the center of a great and rich trading empire, the people of Babylon had access to exotic goods and manufactured items from throughout the world. ... (www.geocities.com) In conc...
The Middle East country I visited for 7 days was Iraq. Although research and articles did not suggest that Americans go there, I took a plane that landed in Baghdad, which is the capital of Iraq. Once I arrived I took a taxi to a home in the city. I stayed with a family. This was arranged through an...
His goal consisted of using money from the country's oil industry to make Iraq a modern version of Babylon. Babylon is and ancient capital of the mighty Babylonian Empire, which had been centered in Iraq. Saddam has even rebuilt sections of Babylon's ruins to be a symbol of Iraq's glory and power. (" The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). ...
Throughout the world, the United States taking action against the now former Iraqi regime has been a heated topic. Should we pull out now because we have no business being there? Not at all, force against the Iraqi regime was the only way to solve the problem. The problem was the Iraqi regime vio...
1. Cuneiform - Cuneiform is defined as a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that consisted of wedge-shaped impressions made by a reed stylus on clay tablets. The earliest use of cuneiform writing dates back to early Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C.E. Sumerian writing ranged from concrete objec...
