Assyrian Astrology: The Zodiac Circle In Greek Mythology

Their numerology had different applications, it was used in the trading system practiced by common people; however, there was a special group within the society, priest called shamans and closely related people to the emperor that used a more advanced counting system. These people had the responsibility to develop and perform ritualistic ceremonies and in the development of special calendars. The Aztec calendar was based in a fifty-two year cycle, the year was divided into thirteen cycles (months) with twenty days each. Also, in the south of Mexico the Mayan people developed a calendar very similar to the Aztecs, see picture three to the right, was also in a base twenty system, but the two calendars were different, one was the origin and the other was that the months did not correspond to each other; however, they were astoundingly accurate. The Mayan calendars is still today widely recognized by the scientist community for its accuracy, even in comparison with modern calendars, it is one of the most precise. With the help of the calendar the Mayans were able to make predictions such as the occurrence of lunar and solar eclipses and when comets will return to appear in the

Throughout our History on Earth. We have built Many different civilizations. Africa is one of them , Africa has seen the rise and fall of many of its empires. The oldest and Largest of the empire being Egypt, though they gave us the pyramids and Pharaohs , They weren 't the only ones to develop the culture of africa as we see it proven today. African culture Is very diverse, to generalise it would cause too much confusion. The way I see it , African culture in relation to astronomy was largely based on geographics because well, africa is a massive continent. Places like the sahara desert, the savannas, the rainforest, and the evergreen forest would go on to shape the cultural identities of those that inhabited these locations. Ancient African civilization has given us a lot to appreciate, much more the bases on where to continue the journey.

Two female characters are Penelope and Athena. Penelope is the beautiful wife of Odysseus. She hasn't seen her husband for twenty years and fears he is dead. She is pursued by many suitors who wish to take Odysseus' place. She weeps for Odysseus nightly. Some criticize that she doesn't kick the suitors out of her home because she likes attention. However, she has been without her husband for so long while he has been entertained by goddesses. If she wanted a little attention, then that would not be such a horrible thing. Nevertheless, she remains steadfast in her faithfulness to her husband. She even puts off the suitors using trickery that would make her husband proud, promising to remarry once she has finished weaving a shroud for Laertes,

In early mesopotamia, their culture had many characteristics that made the early societies really “work.” Their codes and rules were based off certain things that can tell you a lot about their culture and how they governed the place. Mesopotamia was the first place to house civilization in around 1800 BCE. There were two civilizations that had stayed in mesopotamia, the Akkadians from 1800 BCE, and the sumerians from around 2200 BCE. Both civilizations lived at different times but had very similar cultures.

The Ancient Egyptian culture dates all the way back to 5500 BCE to the time where there were pharos that ruled the lands. Ancient Egypt is one of the very first recorded civilizations with a very distinct way of life. They have traditions that have been passed down and influenced other cultures around the world. The earliest records of Ancient Mesopotamia culture dates back to around 3100 BCE. Mesopotamia had four different empires that was included in it. Those four empires were Assyria, Akkadia, Sumer and Babylonia. The four of those empires were in the lands of what today is known as Iraq.

Greek mythology can be viewed as a mirror to the ancient Greek civilization. Ancient Greek myths and legends often reflected how the Greeks saw themselves. Myths were used by Greeks to make justifications of every existing aspect of earth as well as their own society. In myths, Greek gods & heroes often represented key aspects of the human civilization. From Greek mythology, we can learn about the favorable characteristics of humans, such as their behavior and valuable skills that were approved of by the ancient Greek society. We can also learn about what was viewed as immoral or of little value. In addition, reviewing the Greek myths allows us to determine that the Greek society was generally a patriarchal society and agricultural and war were strong elements that shaped the ancient Greek society.

The division between humans and gods has always been prevalent and prominent. However, when the actions and motives of these gods are truly analyzed, it will become evident that the gods of Greek Mythology merely behave as humans with supernatural powers. The lives of the gods were motivated the same basic factors of love, anger, and envy. Although their situations with these factors were more drastic due to their abilities, the gods still reacted and behaved similarly to humans.

In 10,000 B.C. the agriculture revolution started with the Neolithic Period, people were able to stay in one place, and grow there own food. Instead of gathering and migrating with the animal 's, they were able to stay in one place and build settlement 's. These settlement 's turn into the ancient cities such as Egypt, Nubia, Babylon, Greece and Rome.

Surprisingly ancient civilizations have influenced this modern world starting at 3500 BC in what now day middle east ,the first of ancient civilizations began. Ancient Mesopotamia influenced in our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamian civilization were the inventions of cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code.

The time before the Renaissance was a time of darkness. During the middle ages there was nothing but disease and religion, which why it is known as the dark ages. The Middle Ages took place 500 CE to about 1350 and the primary players of Europe were the Catholic Church and the Pope. Reason why everyone was against each other and made everything confusing. But the Renaissance was the high peak of European history because that’s when art and literature started to evolve and then science started to finally come into the picture.

Cuneiform was a system of writing created in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE. Scribes used a reed to make “wedge shaped” indentations on a clay tablet. Cuneiform started as way of keeping track of business transactions but was later used to create alphabets for the languages spoken in Ancient Mesopotamia. The Code of Hammurabi (discussed later) was written in cuneiform.

Leo was first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.Leo is one of the oldest constellations in the sky.Here 's a picture of this constellation.The Leo 's creation myth is interesting and confusing as well. The story of this constellation is typically attributed to an ancient story of Hercules (Greek mythology) and his 12 trials.In the first of his trials Hercules (Greek mythology) is tasked with finding and killing the the Nemean Lion an enormous and powerful lion whose hide is impenetrable. Hercules doesn 't know this however and shoots the Nemean Lion with arrows, which do nothing but make it really, really mad. Being Hercules, he decides to make a mad dash at the Nemean Lion rather than run away. The lion runs

500 A.D. The city of Tikal was the biggest and greatest Maya city. The immigrants from the surrounding civilizations brought the ideas of weapons, ritual practices, captives, and human sacrifices.

Mesopotamia and Egypt are in different worlds, both of which have different cultures compared to one another. Although their cultures were different, they did have similarities. For example, they both had a similar form of writing and both were excellent with science and technology. They both established civilization “marked by an advanced stage of artistic and technological development and by corresponding social and political complexities” (Fagan 1). From the help of “symbolizations, specializations, and organization,” it “enable[d] civilized societies[Egypt and Mesopotamia] to extend greater control over their environments” (Fagan 1).

These stories make up what is known as Greek mythology which derived from the Greek word mythos. It implies something untrue but for the ancient Greeks these stories were a matter of faith. They help explain how and why the world works as it does. The ancient people, certainly the Greeks felt that deeply passionate feelings were somehow connected in the human mind and emotions where great desires and hatreds were somehow links.