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mesopotamia civilizations
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CIVILIZATION OF
MESOPOTAMIA
Introduction
Mesopotamia is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq.
Introduction
In the Paleolithic epoch, humans first arrived in Mesopotamia. People in the region lived in tiny villages with round homes by 14,000 B.C.
Following the domestication of animals and the development of agriculture, most notably irrigation techniques that took use of the close of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these homes formed farming villages 5,000 years later.
Development of houses
Sumerian Civilization
Sumerians
Sumerian Civilization is the oldest ancient civilization.
Sumerians introduced to humanity is the cuneiform writing that appeared about (3200BC). Which was written on sheets of soft clay.
Sumerians
Sumerians
Sumerians excelled at the incision of water canals, in the construction of dams, and in the pottery and the arms industry.
Sumerians developed the first sexagenarian system for example , an hour is 60 min , a minute is 60 sec ,and the 360 degrees circle.
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Akkadian Civilization
The Akkadians lived in northern Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south. They had a similar government and culture as the Sumerians, but spoke a different language.
Akkadians
Akkadians
Akkadian benefited from all the achievements of the Sumerians in agriculture and industry and developed trade for the disposal of surplus agricultural production.
Akkadians
Babylonian civilization
Babylonian civilization took Babylon
as their capital. Babylon began to develop agriculture, trade and industry, to become the greatest city in Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia reached the height of their greatness in that era, and the Babylonian language became the prevailing language.
Babylonians
King Hammurabi
King
Hammurabi
when King Hammurabi became a ruler. He thrived to unite his kingdom, disseminate justice establish a great empire.
Hammurabi's laws were put integrated to all aspects of social life Babylon, and aimed at asserting the rule of law and protecting the weak. This is historically known as the law of Hammurabi that he wrote it on his famous board.
Assyrian civilization
The First Babylonian State's civilization ended when Hittites attacked and destroyed the city of Babylon and then looted its treasures. In that period the Assyrians were able to fully control their own state in the north and decide Assyria to be their capital.