Seven Levels of Dante’s Purgatory
Purgatory, one of the three parts of Dante’s Divine Comedy composed between the years c.1308 to 1320, tells about the climb of the poet on the seven levels of Mount of Purgatory. The other two …
Richard Marrison
Sumerian language: Cuneiform
Sumer, the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia(modern-day Iraq) is the earliest known civilization in history. It is known for numerous innovations and inventions which result in being significant for every region of ancient Mesopotamia. The …
Top 10 Inventions and Achievements of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia civilization was a historical region with fertile land situated between Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers which is in modern-day Iraq and Kuwait. The word ‘Mesopotamia’ meaning ‘between two rivers in Greek. The civilization started …
Ancient Mesopotamia Geography
Mesopotamian civilization began during 4000 and 3000 BC. It derived its name and existence for lying between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates which is modern-day Iraq and Kuwait. The history goes back to 5800 …
Ancient Mesopotamia Economy
The idea and significance of money were first felt in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The history of money in Mesopotamia civilization goes back to 2500 BC when the use of money began with the wealthy …
Ancient Mesopotamia Social Classes
The whole of Mesopotamia was divided into two parts – Northern Mesopotamia and Southern Mesopotamia. The Sumerians ruled the Southern part whereas the Akkadians ruled the Northern region. People living in both parts were categorized …
Ancient Mesopotamia Timeline
The Mesopotamia civilization began during 4000 BC when small groups of people started coming in and living together. They started with the invention of agriculture and irrigation. Gradually, with the growth in population and agricultural …
10 interesting facts about Indus Script
Indus Script was discovered during the excavation of Harappan City. So, it is also known as the Harappan Script. It consists of very few signs and symbols which lack bilingual inscriptions and underlying language. The …
Religion and culture of Indus valley civilization
Though the religious history of the Indus Valley Civilization goes with the start of this civilization, there was no proper development of the religion during the starting phase of civilization. There was no existence of …
Top 10 Famous Victorian Architecture
Several revival architectural styles famous during the 18 – 19th century were categorized as the Victorian architecture for being built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth ( Victorian Era ). The architectures tagged as the …
