The way I understand it, according to the chapters 8 & 9 of B. Fagan's book on World Prehistory, the motivation for the creation of the early "states" was not long-term political stability. It's more on survival, given the harsh environment where these early civilizations flourished (especially Mesopotamia). The goal for forming political units and ties was to "adapt". Plains in Mesopotamia are fertile, giving them the advantage in growing cereals/grains; the Mediterranean lands were rich in metal/ores and other semi-precious stones. Thus, these regions forged trading ties.
Still, threats from the environment (like the 300-year catastrophic drought in Northern Mesopotamia), and other 'political' forces (like the nomads from the North, pirates called Sea Peoples) continually challenged the seeming social structure. There is also the fact that the early states continuously wage wars and conquests to expand their domain. And the prevailing hierarchical structure of their times also didn't come unscathed.
Given this background, the early civilizations/states in Mesopotamia and the eastern Mediterranean eventually broke down- reverting to the earlier structure of smaller cities. This fluidity in the political integration is seen not as a total loss/disadvantage, but an inevitable way to survive in their social, political and environmental setting.
The Mediterranean and the Middle East.
They knew how to forge iron to make armor, stirrups, and weapons, while other civilizations were still using bronze, which is weaker than iron.
Italy has a mild climate. It has river valleys to grow food and some mountains for defense. It is in the middle of the Mediterranean for good harbors and access to other civilizations.
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The Fertile Crescent
NO, the Mediterranean is a sea. Many Middle Eastern countries border it.
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean cuisine is a cheap copycat version of middle eastern food
Phoenicians spread the Middle Eastern civilization throughout the Mediterranean.
The term is often used to refer to Mesopotamia, in what is now Iraq. However, contemporaneous civilizations existed in Egypt and in the Levant (Mediterranean Middle East), and in the Indus Valley of southern Asia.
Answer 1The Hittites were able to conquer the middle eastern region because they had better weapons (iron to the middle eastern bronze) and because they developed the chariot. Even though the chariot is usually considered to be Roman, Greek, or Egyptian, the chariot originally comes from the Hittites.
This island is Malta.