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Mesopotamia: Land Between Rivers, Essays (university) of History

A brief history of Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It discusses the Sumerians, the first settlers of Mesopotamia, and their contributions to agriculture, political organization, and trade. The document also mentions the four social groups that made up Sumerian society.

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2021/2022

Available from 06/19/2022

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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia or better said, land between rivers, was named for its location in the
southwest of the Asian continent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Sumerians first settlers of Mesopotamia created an irrigation system this helped to
develop agriculture and thus obtain food in abundance. The Sumerians, also, around the year 3,000
BC built several cities, which over time these cities became larger and more powerful, that is how
the City-States were created, as a form of organization of the Sumerian people.
- Political Organization: They had a monarchy (they believed kings to be gods)
- Economy: its main economic activity was agriculture. They cultivated: Wheat, Barley,
Olive trees. But they also developed industry and commerce.
Industry Commerce
Pottery Barter
Wool fabrics
Metal
When we talk about their trade, it is very important to note that the Summaries invented
the wheel, which we continue to use today. Thanks to this invention, the Summaries built carts
that allowed them to easily transport merchandise.
Summary societies are composed of 4 social groups which,
Elite
Dependent commoners
Free commoners
Slave
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Mesopotamia Mesopotamia or better said, land between rivers, was named for its location in the southwest of the Asian continent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Sumerians first settlers of Mesopotamia created an irrigation system this helped to develop agriculture and thus obtain food in abundance. The Sumerians, also, around the year 3, BC built several cities, which over time these cities became larger and more powerful, that is how the City-States were created, as a form of organization of the Sumerian people.

  • Political Organization: They had a monarchy (they believed kings to be gods)
  • Economy: its main economic activity was agriculture. They cultivated: Wheat, Barley, Olive trees. But they also developed industry and commerce. Industry Commerce Pottery Barter Wool fabrics Metal When we talk about their trade, it is very important to note that the Summaries invented the wheel, which we continue to use today. Thanks to this invention, the Summaries built carts that allowed them to easily transport merchandise. Summary societies are composed of 4 social groups which, Elite Dependent commoners Free commoners Slave Leiny Valdez

The Elites were made up of the king's officials, priests and their families. Dependent commoners were those people who worked in the palace and temple. Free commoners appeared to peasants, merchants, fishermen, scribes, and craftsmen. The slaves used it to build public works or domestic work. Mesopotamia has left as a legacy the cuneiform structure, which was the first language written on clay and was so important that it spread to other civilizations of the time. In addition, irrigation systems were created thanks to this, today water can be transferred to the driest areas, and they were also the ones who used the number 60 to calculate the time that the same system is still used today, that is the reason why an hour is 60 minutes, and a minute is 60 seconds. Leiny Valdez