`` Mesopotamia `` By Pirieenzo And Narrated By Simon Chilvens

There were many civilizations that inhabited Mesopotamia, but the first, and most important civilization were the Sumerians. The Sumerians were the base of civilization. They set the foundation for future civilizations to come, and had great influence over all other civilizations, whether culturally or technologically. Although there were many important ancient civilizations, the most significant were the Sumerians due to the fact that they created important mathematical concepts that we still use today, invented technology important to almost all civilizations and is still used today, and developed the first writing system in history.

The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt develop into successful civilizations by having floods from the nile river that provided water, food and fertile area in the middle of the desert as document 1 states. In document 2 it says that they also had rivers that provided many resources such as transportation, trade as well as plants, the rivers were surrounded by deserts.

Ancient Mesopotamia, sometimes referred to as the “Cradle of Civilization”, was located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, bringing the Greek origin of its name, of “land between rivers”. There were two very different regions in ancient Mesopotamia:

It is undeniable that the natural environment of ancient Mesopotamia had a profound effect on the earliest civilizations known to the world. Humankind’s ability to control irrigation waters directly correlates with the rise of mass agriculture. With this mastery of their river environment, early farmers were capable of supporting large urban populations. However, in Mesopotamia the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were both a source of life as well as destruction for early societies. In many ways, the geography of ancient Mesopotamia fostered a sense of catastrophic determinism within the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians. The scarcity of resources as well as the untamable nature of their deluge environment led these early people to

The Sumerians created a civilization located in the Fertile Crescent, or Mesopotamia, which is located in the Middle East. The legendary ruler of the Sumerians, Hammurabi, was famous for his set

The earliest societies, such as Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt exhibiting indicator traits of civilization developed along the floodplains of great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq, and the Nile in Egypt. People had settled in Mesopotamia by 7000 B.C. and the First Dynasty of Egyptian

Of the world's first civilizations, all successful and renowned were located on or near a river. The Mesopotamian and Chavín civilizations were no exception to this. Mesopotamia originated in modern-day Iraq in 8000 B.C.E., between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, and the Chavín civilization was located on the

The Mesopotamian civilization was located in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The soil was very fertile because of the layers of silt deposited over the years by the waterways. Agriculture was easily produced in this territory with the help of human intervention through irrigation and a drainage system. The abundance of food allowed for a greater population to form and eventually build up. With a larger society, the civilization was able to form a very refined culture.

The first civilizations and the rise of empires began with small groups or villages existing with the use of hunting, fishing, and foraging. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 1, 1) Within a few thousand years, people learned how to cultivate food crops and this led to an increase in population. Increased food production resulted in larger communities. The cities began to expand their cultural and religious developments leading to the beginnings of civilization. (Duiker, World History, 1) The first civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the fourth and third millennia B.C.E and had various components in common. Each of these civilizations was established in a river valley so they were able to provide and produce the agricultural resources needed to survive and uphold the population. (Duiker, World History, 1) Mesopotamia developed in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates River known as “the land between the rivers.” These rivers provided irregular and catastrophic flooding for the city-state. They created an intensive irrigation system to improve their agriculture. The first people to create Mesopotamian civilization were known as the Sumerians. These people were the first city builders and created the major city’s named Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash. These cities were built with surrounding walls and defense towers. A six-mile-long wall enclosed the city of Uruk. Mesopotamia lacked

The Sumerians and Egyptians were both great civilizations that flourished in antiquity around the same time and were among the first nomadic groups to settle in the one place “the cradle of civilization”. The sumerians were people who settled on the floodplains of the vigorous Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in what today is current day Iraq. Much of the population relied on irrigation from the rivers to sustain their crops because there was not enough rainfall; creating the idea for a man-made canal system. Ancient Egypt had taken shape on the nutrient, rich banks of the Nile River. Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile flooded at the right moment for cultivation, so the people of the civilization had to develop ways of directing the water to the fields.

There was a quest for order in Mesopotamia. During the fourth millennium B.C.E., human population increased. Through adaptation they created states and governmental machinery. Sumerians from the land of Sumer were dominant in Mesopotamia. In Sumer population increased likely because of agricultural potential. There were new arrivals who were Semitic people. Sumerians built the world 's first cities. There were Sumerian cities that then established states. There were palaces, temples and defensive walls. The impressive buildings were ziggurats which housed

Ancient Mesopotamia is one of the earliest River Valley Civilizations to emerge, dating back to 3500 BCE. The word ‘Mesopotamia’ is of Greek origin meaning “[place] between two rivers” – the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia is also called the “Fertile Crescent”, which includes all of modern-day Iraq and parts of Syria and southeastern Turkey. Its people, the Sumerians, are said to have settled in the Fertile Crescent because of the rich top soil, which was kept moist and fertile by the equally vital water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia

The region between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers was home to an original civilization, Mesopotamia. They knew of few cultures other than themselves and had no basis for what their lives should be and therefore developed their own way of life. They developed their own religion and laws to follow, they were building civilization. Out of their religion, gods and goddesses emerged

Mesopotamia was the start of all civilization and set the standards for the world. Mesopotamia means between the 2 rivers. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Service 6). Mesopotamia being between 2 rivers has a great advantage. It was a fertile region, which was great for farming.

Simmons, 25 Oct. 2010, youtu.be/Ki8S5I83Ccc. Accessed 31 Aug. 2017. This video comes from an article that talks about Sumerians and how they lived in Mesopotamia and what they did. The video is about a young Sumerian girl named Nissaba who wrote about her life, and her people’s accomplishments. This video is not as current, but talks about the subject at hand and is a reliable source. The video has well documented facts in it. The person who uploaded the video isn’t qualified, but the video comes from Discovery Education and the people there are qualified. The main source the video comes from is popular. This video fits into my research because it talks about everything