Ancient history

The History of Ancient Gambling Gambling was present in almost every major, ancient civilization. From the Mesolithic rolling of hucklebones, to the Mesopotamian invention of the six-sided die, and finally to the Chinese invention of the card, not only did gambling survive through countless civilizations of ancient history, it evolved into a global phenomenon. Stakes on these games could range from Quadrans, the Roman equivalent of pennies, to betting an entire estate on a simple throw of the

The book Salt: A World History is about the many different ways salt has influenced the world throughout many different empires and locations. Each chapter shows a new civilization and how they utilized salt in different ways. Almost every civilization used it for things such as food preservation and in different recipes, but there are also many unique uses for it. An example of this would be how Ancient Egypt used salt for preserving mummies and their organs. The book goes on to explain how salt

Egyptian History Egypt is a county whose history dates back to at least 2600 BCE. With that long of a timeline, it is easy to understand how diverse and interesting their history is. The main part of Egypt’s history has been divided into three main sections, the Old kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. Each kingdom has it’s own stories to tell that make it completely different from the last. From the culture to the pharaohs that were ruling and even the innovations that they were able

Ancient Greece The ancient Greeks were unique and had a one of a kind culture which would heavily influence the Western world. Their literature would bring forth works that intertwined religious, philosophical, mythological, and political attributes all in one. From the Bronze Age to the Dark Age, the ancient Greeks would be innovators for practices we have become accustomed to, such as philosophy, democracy, literature and theatricals. During this time, most that had been illuminated had been

Max Kahn Professor Frassetto February 3, 2016 Ancient Roman History Roman Hue The manner in which the Romans treated those that they conquered had never been seen before in the ancient world. Despite forcing conquered areas into a set of obligations, such as payment of taxes and contribution of soldiers for the military, a province’s original culture was largely left untouched so long as its practices did not cause disruption to public affairs. It’s important to recognize the uniqueness of

I agree with the quote “history is written by the victor” (Winston Churchill) as it is something true about history. Not only do the victors get to write history but they also get to hide or even eliminate some or all of an event. The victor is the one who ultimately gets to burn the other side’s history, their knowledge or discoveries, libraries, and their culture. The victor will most likely enslave or execute the loser bringing their buildings, towns, and cities down to the ground. An example

mistakes” is one that is not often recognized. When looking at the ancient history of the world, it is remarkable to notice the advancements of specific societies, such as the Mayans and the Incans, have created. Not all advancements were progressive, however. Some set the world back and made it difficult to recover from. Yet without these failures, it’d be harder to appreciate the successes that have been accomplished. Ancient history gives the new generation the privilege to take the current problems

Helots In Ancient History, the idea that every person in society was equal was not common. In fact, this idea did not exist at all. Almost every society had a class of people that could not make decisions on their own, they were “less than” every other class. They were denied freedom and most of the time had some sort of master that was not themselves. There were many city states that were not exceptions to this, and Sparta was one of them. The First Messenian War began in 743 BC and ended

Kiela DeVlaeminck Jason Schlude History 130: The Ancient World 7 October 2014 Great Empires What makes an empire “great”? Is an empire great because it encompasses a lot of land and people or is an empire great ultimately because of the legacy it leaves behind after the years??An Empire can be defined as, “A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire,

I became very interested in Greek history after visiting the display of papyrology. The papyrology collection at the graduate library at the University of Michigan displays some ancient artifacts of the 4th century and even older showing us what life would of been like in those times. In this exhibit there was a wooden tablet with school exercises from Egypt used in the 4th century. The wooden tablet was found in an unknown provenance of Egypt. This extraordinary tablet was used as a part of elementary