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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates and site of several ancient civilizations.
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What are some of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers problems?
Answer 1
Iraq is polluting some of the water which affects the Persian gulf and Syria's and Turkey's proportion of the water.
Answer 2
The biggest current issue surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the attempts by the Turkish government to place dams on those rivers, substantially cutting the down-river flow to Syria and Iraq. Turkey claims it needs the dams for hydroelectric power.
Additionally, as mentioned above, the rivers are getting rather polluted from all three countries using them, but primarily Iraq as Iraq has the longest stretch of the rivers.
What is the important event which took place before the city-state of Ur rose to power.?
Before the city-state of Ur rose to power, a significant event was the unification of Sumerian city-states under the rule of King Sargon of Akkad around 2334 BCE. This marked the establishment of one of the world's first empires, leading to increased trade, cultural exchange, and the spread of innovations across the region. The subsequent decline of Sargon's empire created a power vacuum, allowing Ur and other city-states to assert their dominance in Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi was known for developing a wise and fair code of law.
Which of thne following is the most correctly seen as a direct decendent of the roman empire?
Byzantine Empire
When did Sumerians invent wheel?
it is not clear who actually invented the wheel. The earliest archaeological finds of wheeled vehicles date to the second half of the 4th millennium BC, was almost simultaneous in several areas: in Mesopotamia (Iraq, where Sumerians lived) the northern Caucasus and central Europe. Therefore, the question of who invented the wheel is unresolved .
What was the worlds first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Well, yes but their were numerous city states that arose individually in the pockets of the tigress and Euphrates's rivers.
And by the way it was Sumer probably
-history is only 72% factual-
The akkadians in incorrect. There was four major civilizations that started around the Tigress and Euphrates rivers. Summer is one of them, Then we have Egypt, then Indus civilization, and last Shang China. There were the four major civilizations. Later developed into city states as said above. Then even farther into the future and other civilizations start to rise and people start fighting.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river?
This area has good farmland. Especially after a flood this area would have very rich soil.
Why did the sumerians build ziggurats as their tallest building?
Maybe because it meant a lot to them and cared more about them
What kinds of activities took place in the roman torum?
It was a market place so it usually had selling and store-like activities haksnldfg
What major contributions did the Chaldean Empire make?
They built a glorious empire.
They saved themselves from massive challenges.
They built a very nice empire. They also avoided challenges.
they created the 7-day week, built the hanging gardens which was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Why are empirefertile crescent and anatolia linked?
they are linked because it has to deal with a part of land
There is no physical evidence to prove there ever was an actual Gilgamesh who ruled anywhere in Mesopotamia. The stories of Gilgamesh may have been intended only for entertainment or as an allegory. The Sumerian tablets containing the stories date as far back as the seventh century BCE.
When did the sumerian civilization invent the sickle?
If you have read your Bible, you know that the genealogical path lead to Peleg (Gen. 10:25), the son of Eber (for in his days was the earth divided) and this was the beginning of husbandry, or farming. The taming of the land would have included the sickle and this was when it was first used. This was also at the beginning of the Second Millenium on earth, as it was in the generations after the Flood.
