Showing posts with label everyday life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label everyday life. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2017

[Lecture] Early Civilization II Sumeria & Egypt

[Lecture] Early Civilization II Sumeria & Egypt

Early Civilization Review (Sumeria & Egypt)
Sumeria & Egypt Comparison: Plots, Early Laws, Flood Season
Mastaba, Ziggurat, to Pyramid
The Spectacular Character of Early Organized Civilization
Surplus & Redistribution
Egypt Old Kingdom
Great Sphinx
Burial
Old Kingdom Feats
Egyptian Beer
Fruit vs. Grain Cultures
Pharoah
Maat or Ma'at
Divination
How Old Kingdom Egypt & Early Sumerian Culture Influences the Modern World.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Mine Slave - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku



Mine Slave - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]


 Life in the light deny
 Moving closer to Hades
 Inching day by day

There were ancient slaves who were like family members, but there were slaves whose youth were wasted away in the mines, extracting precious metals, usually for a king or city, who often hire a contractor to supply the labor. This contractor could harness and hire large amounts of slaves for major projects. In many ways, the ancient world was built on the backs of slaves.