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  • Essay / Rise and Fall of the Magan Civilization - 2183

    Rise and Fall of the Magan CivilizationHumanity's transition from a simple life based on living in villages with a small group of people in the Neolithic Age to establishing cities -States, then civilizations of the Chalcolithic and the beginning of the Bronze Age constituted a formidable leap in the history of humanity. This transition led men to improve their knowledge and be more creative. Therefore, many inventions and discoveries were known during this period, such as the discovery of metallic copper and bronze, the development of cultivation methods, the use of the pottery wheel, the use of sails in boats , the innovative wheels used in transport and the use of animal power (Menon, 2010). :p5). Thus, this age was known as the age of civilizations. Therefore, the structure of civilizations changed and improved. Their cities became an economic, political, cultural and religious center. Furthermore, societies became hierarchical, with the king, priests and army commanders at the top and the farmers, artists and artisans in the middle and the slaves at the bottom. Their economy prospered thanks to the diversity of professions as well as the religious system which played a role in demonstrating people. Finally, knowledge of writing led kings to record economic transactions and social events (Duiker and Spielovgel, p: 8). The first city-states of the world emerged on the banks of the Nile rivers in Egypt, the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq, the Indus in India and the Yellow River in China. They prospered due to the availability of natural resources, commercial activities and increased knowledge. These led their neighbors to emergence due to trade and increased demand for materials that were not available in these civilizations. Due to development...... middle of paper ....... These tombs are very beautiful and polished the limestone looks like sugar cubes. The diameter of the temples of this period was 7-8 m. At the beginning of the late Umm A'Nar period, the front walls of these become larger. Some of them have two floors whose height is approximately 10 to 12 m and sometimes 14 m. They were built using huge limestone slabs up to 1m in height and were decorated with prominent carvings including designs of humans, animals and snakes. These drawings help to understand the nature of the lifestyle of the inhabitants of 3000 BC. The roofs of the temples of Umm A'Nar were flattened using huge stone slabs. A gutter at the outer ends of the grave surface is provided to drain away rainwater. 2:3. Tombs of the Wadi Suq period 2000-1300 BC. This period saw tomb architecture completely different from previous periods..