Bronze Age Essay

1. The time when iron was beginning to be used primarily for making tools is referred to as the Iron Age. 2. The Hittites were the most daunting society in Western Asia, known for their leading authority in Antonia during 1700 B.C.E. to 1200 B.C.E. 3. Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt from 1473 B.C.E. to 1458 B.C.E. She is known for her search of myrrh, and when she died, her name was removed from all the recorded in opposition to a woman ruler. 4. The ruler of Egypt noted for his monotheism religious

The Hasmonean Dynasty A story of Hanukkah and the Chanukah, was when the Hasmonean Dynasty started. Hasmonean Dynasty was the ruling of Judea and the regions that were surrounded during ancient times. In the year of 140 and 116 BCE, the dynasty was ruled from the Seleucids in the region of Judea. This dynasty was also spelled as Hasmonaean of the descendants from the Maccabee family. This name came from the ancestor Hasmoneus, and Asamonaios. “In 143 BC Simon Maccabeus, son of Mattathias, which

The later Bronze Age could have ended because of the large migration of people as we saw earlier in Egyptian history. We have an evidence from the Middle Kingdom that a large group of Hyksos people came to Egypt. These people were called “Shepherd Kings” , who brought their traditions and customs to Egypt and even ruled Egypt for over 108 years. The Hyksos invasion in 1720 BC they brought the Middle Kingdom to its end. We cannot be exact sure why Hyksos moved towards Egypt but it could be because

Archaeologists can look through the dust of time and find items and guess their ancient use. I will attempt to do the same with an object of my choosing. The object presented is a Greek artefact from the Bronze Age. Its appearance can lead us to conclusions about its use and context, even though it dates from a very long time ago. First, I will describe this ancient Greek artefact. The object is cylindrical in shape. It is hollow and has an opening in the front, which is rectangular and has one

cortical bone loss and fracture patterns in the Neolithic community using radiogrammetry. The main focus of this study is an examination of the widely used calculation that expresses second metacarpal cortical bone values, followed by an examination of age and sex-related patterns of cortical bone loss and skeletal fragility fracture in a Neolithic archaeological skeletal sample from Çatalhöyük, Turkey. This study is particularly unique because there have been very few works in the bio archaeological

Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann may have made changes to some of histories most respectful artifacts from the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures. These may be the thoughts and beliefs structured around the restorations and modifications to which they justified their findings. Sir Arthur Evans was the first to excavate the Palace of Minos in the early twentieth century identifying artifacts which he found as Goddesses. The most controversial artifact would be that of the Snake Goddess. Many of

apiece titled Bronze ewer inlaid with silver (Inv. No. LNS 118M), also called Khorassan Silver Inlaid Bronze Jug, was made in March – April 1205. The ewer is about 9¼ in. (23.1cm.) high. The ewer has a pattern of raised bands on it cylinder shaped body on top of its round base with grooves in it. It has a flat cylinder neck that is connected to a plain band at the very top. It has a simple loop handle that starts at the top of the ewer to the middle. Like the title says the ewer is bronze inlaid with

civilization flourished. Around 1800 B.C.E., the Hyksos migrated to the Nile Delta in search of land and entrance to the delta. The name, Hyksos, means “rulers of the uplands” and was given to them by the Egyptians. With them, they brought methods of making bronze and modeling it into weapons (Lecture Notes). They introduced the Egyptians to the composite bow and horse-drawn chariots. Essentially, the Hyksos revolutionized Egyptian warfare. Once they settled, they began to adapt the ways of the Egyptians. They

In class we had a discussion on social stratification, economic specialization and its rules with in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Harappa. So, today I hope that elaborate on what economic specialization and social stratification is and how it pertains to Mesopotamia, Egypt and Harappa. First, we will look at the definition of both terms because I believe if you do not have a definition you may not know what I am talking about and also you know exactly what you are looking for. Second, I will start off

The Ming Dynasty’s Jar with Dragon was created in the early 15 century. It is made from porcine painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze. This beautiful ceramic is 19 inches in height and 19 inches in diameter. Since this piece is coming from the early Ming Dynasty it is dated to the rule of Xuande emperor. The Jar with Dragon has a dragon which is the symbol of a powerful mythical creature in China. The weird faces on the neck of the jar may be from Kirtimukha which was brought to China