Crescent City

Unit 2 Lecture The cradle of civilization is Mesopotamia. Why, you might ask? This week, you will discover the reasons. You will understand the characteristics of civilization and the process of its emergence. You will also demonstrate knowledge of the major characteristics of civilization and the process of its emergence. At the end of Unit 2, you will be able to: 1. Locate various civilizations of the era in time and place, and describe, and compare the cultures of these various civilizations

The Origins of Cities The topic statement I chose was The Origins of Our Cities. I am personally interested in what caused the cities to form and function the way it did. How did these cities of our past affect us today? The main focus of the paper is to identify the principle of the cause & effect relationship in the development of these cities. The first cities were developed and formed near bodies of water and fertile areas of the region. For example, I wanted to do some research on the Sumerian

across their land. The Euphrates, Nile, as well as Tigris, constantly moving along the river banks which in turn resulted in the adjoining land is extremely fertile (Backman). This led to flourishment and development of Ur and Eriku cities in Mesopotamia as well as the city of Thebes in Egypt (Backman). The Nile was very significant in Ancient Egypt as it made invasion by enemies impossible due to its marshy deltas (Backman). On the other hand, Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia differed fundamentally in

A king could easily be overthrown in a city-state if he were to be conquered, which happened more times than naught. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Mesopotamians developed major social class structures. Egyptians separated their classes into five tiers, with the god-king at the top, followed

civilization of Mesopotamia created by people called Sumerians have chosen the land “Between Rivers” Tigris and Euphrates (pg.9) to flourish a civilization. In the blazing hot desert of Egypt you would not think civilization would flourish like the “Fertile Crescent” (pg.10) of Mesopotamia, but the “Gift of the Nile”(pg.14) begins in the heart of Africa and crossing northward flourishing civilization by its sides. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt have agricultural And trades oversea or land. One thing that these

Ancient Mesopotamia is part of the world called "the Fertile Crescent." This area includes the modern day countries of Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Palestine and Egypt. Because of the relative ease to grow food these farmers began settlements that eventually developed into villages and then into cities. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers ancient Mesopotamia is now Iraq, Kuwait, northeastern part of Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran. The word

Mesopotamia, while Egypt was referred to the “Gift of the Nile” by traveler Herodotus (McKay,42). Development of cities was another major marker, especially in the “old world”, of how people eventually determined civilizations and what they represented. According to McKay, civilizations were determined by people who considered themselves more “civilized”, urban people mostly. Made up of cities, written rules of law, and social justice codes, Mesopotamia and Egypt would develop into two of the largest

in the aspect of how they evolved as an agricultural society and whether they feared or praised their gods. Mesopotamia, also known as the Fertile Crescent, was located inside the Euphrates and Tigris River. The fertile land was a home to the many city-states. Although the city-states are not unified, they share the same curse/ blessing. All city states are located near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The rivers provide rich soil that is favorable for farming. The

evidence that the Israelites violently conquered the cities and nation of Canaan as depicted in the Old Testament. Other than what is written in the Old Testament, no other actual evidence exists that describes the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites in 1406BC. However, archaeological evidence and historical records does acknowledge that as a result of the collapse of the Bronze Age from 1200 to 1150BC, there was a rapid decay of most of the major cities such as Jericho, Jerusalem, Al, Hazor, Bethel and

humans began to control their own food source, as opposed to relying on nature to provide through hunting and gathering. The Neolithic Revolution would give rise to agriculture, which would allow for the level of food production required to supply cities. (Barker, 2009) It can be argued that agriculture largely enables the existence of modern civilization. In addition, the introduction of agriculture meant that more food could be produced overall, which led to a rise in population. (Hillel, 1992)