Taylor Hartless-Smith ART 201-B03 1 February, 2016 Journal Entry 2 In 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 we read that the prophesy of Jeremiah is being fulfilled in that the LORD is “stirring up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia.” At this time, Cyrus the Great owned much of modern day Asia. No one can argue that the Persian Empire wasn’t vast and actively growing larger. When the Lord stirred up Cyrus’ spirit, Cyrus made a proclamation and also wrote on what is known as the “Cyrus Cylinder”, “All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.” During the rule of King Solomon, the first Holy Temple was built on the top of Mount Moriah. King David had chosen
The Persian Empire was a vast empire that started with Cyrus the Great in 553 B.C. In its time it was largest empire ever seen. Known now as the Persian Empire it was known as the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenid Empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen extending from Anatolia and Egypt. It stretched across Asia to northern India. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and Anatolia was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus, He would be known as Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. This upset the balance of power in the East. The Lydians of Anatolia under took advantage of the fall of Media to push east and clashed with Persian forces. The Lydian army withdrew for the winter but the Persians advanced to the Lydian capital which fell after a two week battle. The Lydians had been allied with the Babylon and Egypt and
...ng the military and economic leaders. In 691 the Dome of the Rock was built by one caliph who wanted to de-emphasize Mecca. He intended this rock in Jerusalem to be the spot for the faithful instead of the Ka'bah, and was successful.
Hi everyone! My name is Tom and today I'll be talking about the Code of Hammurabi. Imagine what it would be like if we didn't have any laws. If people did just as they pleased without any regard for others, life would probably get pretty chaotic. Law is one of society's most basic and necessary institutions. It establishes a person’s duties and obligations. The law also sets penalties for those who violate the rules. It helps teach us right from wrong. One of the earliest known written set of laws was composed by Hammurabi. Today my speech will cover who Hammurabi was, what his codes were, examine some of his most important and influential laws, and finally I'll discuss the significance it had moving forward.
The Tabernacle A few key elements about the making of the Tabernacle are that God was the architect of the sanctuary. It was made from offerings brought by the people, which indicates that God was concerned about the heart of the giver just like he is today. It was to be a place of consecration and structure as well as a repository for the law (Ten Commandments). Most importantly, it was a replica of heavenly things or the worship experience in heaven. As Moses instructed the people on how to construct the Tabernacle, he did it according to how God instructed him on the mountain which was based on his heavenly experience. The construction of the Tabernacle and Moses’ experience on Mount Sinai where he was given the Ten Commandments go hand in hand. In addition to the Ten Commandments, he was given very detailed and specific instructions on how to construct the Tabernacle or “place of worship” where God dwelled among the people. The Ten Commandments represented the moral law and the Tabernacle represented the spiritual law They both go...
The United Monarchy took place between 1020 and 921 B.C.E. It was the transition between a tribal society and an actual form of government. In this monarchy, Samuel appointed Saul to be the first King. Saul was replaced by King David and eventually was followed by Solomon. This era was the most documented era throughout Biblical history. During this time period, David was God’s right hand man. Jewish people believed that the Messiah was once a living King somewhere in the Davidic bloodline. They believe the Messiah in the Bible was a human King. The word Messiah means “anointed one”. David is the one who brings together loose tribes into a government. He institutes many new things like scribe culture and census records. This becomes known as the prototype for the ideal Jewish monarch. He establishes the city of Jerusalem or the “City of David”. His legacy becomes a major theme in Jewish history. Through him, the First temple was built for worship and for sacrifice in 950 B.C.E. This temple was extremely important to the Jewish people. It was the center for worship and politics for the kingdom of Judah. The Babylonians e...
Prometheus, in Greek mythology and literature, is known widely and most obviously for his many enthralling elements. Though there is a wide array of dissimilar stories told of Prometheus, the most dominant and popular one is told by Hesiod in his Theogony. From Hesiod’s account, Prometheus was the great Titan who defied the Greek gods and stole fire from Hephaestus for the use and helping of mankind. This act facilitated the progression for civilization. Ultimately, there are three main points for the various interpretations of Prometheus in literature and mythology, Firstly; Prometheus was punished on behalf of Zeus for his transgression. Infuriated beyond despair, he hid the helpings of human living; fire, solely due to Prometheus’ deception. Eventually, this led to the creation of Pandora; the production of all mans evils. Lastly, the depiction of Prometheus is so vast, that throughout the ages, people have popularized this myth in many different interpretations. Including those told by influential minds such as Mary Shelley.
The book of Isaiah can essentially be divided into three groups of authors, the first being an eight century prophet called Isaiah of Jerusalem. The second is an anonymous prophet who shares Isaiah of Jerusalem’s same ideal of the Davidic king. The third prophet is possibly the same person as the second, or his disciple or group of disciples (Meeks 1013). The third prophet or group lived in the land of Judah after the Babylonian exile and wrote the chapters which will be discussed, and thus will be referred to as Isaiah, rather than adding an indication of his place in the sequence of prophets under the book of Isaiah. Whereas Isaiah was firm in his belief of the Davidic king which stemmed from the southern land of Judah, the prophet Jeremiah was from a small tribe whose influences were the older traditions of Mosaic theology, which is closer to the ideals of the Northern Kingdom’s many Tribes of Israel (Meeks 1110). The excerpt that will be analyzed from the book of Jeremiah was written during the exile, and will automatically have a different viewpoint than that of Isaiah.
The vast expansion of the Persian Empire led it to encompass a variety of different peoples and cultures that required strategic governing to maintain by the two prominent leaders, Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great. Cyrus the Great took a unique approach to assimilating the subjugated peoples. Most conquerors of his time “normally pillaged defeated cities and enslaved their populations” (Carriedo). In contrast, Cyrus had several governing principles that allowed him to be viewed as a more favorable leader in the eyes of his subjects. Darius the Great took control of a vast empire that needed to have a well-organized bureaucracy. He “strengthened central control while perpetuating the local autonomy characteristic of nomadic society” through the use of satraps who were members of the ethnic group they were expected to rule (Carriedo). Persian political structure under the ruler’s Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great, although different, was the dominant influence in the rise of the Persian Empire as it lead to the assimilation of the conquered in a manner that allowed the empire to...
Cyrus the Great was the first king of Persian Empire that accomplish many great things for Persian Empire. Cyrus the Great accomplishment made him the greatest king of the Persian Empire. Cyrus had the most benevolent conqueror in the Ancient world. There were three accomplishment that made him the greatest king ever. First, Cyrus and his army conquered the western portion Iran. Second, Babylonian Kingdom was the major territories Cyrus the Great conquer. Third, Cyrus issued one of the world’s first human rights charters. He conquer the western portion Iran, conquer Babylonian Kingdom, and issue the world’s first human rights charters that made Cyrus the Great the greatest king.
Thales of Miletus was a pre-Socratic Greek/Phonecian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer from Miletus in Asia Minor, current day Milet in Turkey and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition and he is otherwise historically recognised as the first individual in Western civilisation known to have entertained and engaged in scientific philosophy. Born in Turkey in 624 BC and died in 546 BC. He is written down in history as the first real philosopher. The Father of philosophers and the Father of Science and mathematics. He was originally in the royal family of greece and home schooled by the best educators in greece. He went on to meet with greek and egyptian priests to learn all religion and dismember
Jerusalem is the home to major holy sites of three different religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock sits atop Temple Mount, as referred to by Jews or Haram al-Sharif as referred to by Muslims in Jerusalem. Built by the Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik between 687-692 shortly after the death of Mohammed, the Dome of the Rock is one of the oldest Islamic buildings still standing. It was built during a time of political turmoil, so the Dome of the Rock may have been a way for the Caliph to assert his dominance during civil war. The building was a tribute to the triumph of Islam.
Good Afternoon Miss Silk and classmates. For my project, I will be exploring a significant figure - Cyrus the Great. His impact on the ancient world is extremely well known, and I will be assessing the legacy of Cyrus the Great’s rule in ancient history.
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The Persian Empire spanned from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the east. It was a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia. It was established by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, with the Persian conquest of Media, Lydia and Babylonia. The Persian history was interrupted by the Islamic conquest and later by the Mongol invasion. The main religion of ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism, but after the 7th century this was replaced by Islam. In the modern era, a series of Islamic dynasties ruled Persia independently of the universal caliphate. Since 1979 Persia has been an Islamic republic. In 552 BCE Cyrus led his armies against the Medes and captured Ecbatana in 549 BCE, effectively conquering the Median Empire
At the center of the temple, there stand five towers. These towers were meant to symbolize the five peaks of Mount Meru, where the gods were said to have lived. They call this part of the temple "the temple mountain." "The mountain temple of Angkor reminds us that the same concern with architectural beauty and the same concern with producing a building that reflected the cosmology of their religion was exhibited by the builders of Angkor." (McGee). The temple mountain was a...