Question

Mention 5 sources to reconstruct mesopotamian civilization

Answer 1

I am not sure what you are expecting, so I am giving a general answer.

Mesopotamian civilizations were established on the banks of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, which are today called as Iraq and Kuwait. The most important Mesopotamian civilizations include the Sumerian, the Assyrian, the Babylonian, and the Akkadian civilizations.

Research and evidence shows that technology, literature, the legal codes, philosophy, religion, and architecture were extensively used in these societies. Also, they believed in writing down many things.

So, these writings, scriptures, architecture, legal codes, literature, and other followings could be used as evidence or source to reconstruct the Mesopotamian civilization.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The sources to reconstruct Mesopotamian civilization are:

• Paleo-environmental and archeological data through mapping, surveying, and imaging can provide basic details for reconstruction
• Cuneiform Sumerian writings on the walls of the temples and other buildings and in the form of tablets provided details of the construction. The Ziggurat at Uruk was reconstructed using these details.
• Visual reconstruction through drawings and paintings from primary sources like traveler’s account or the Bible or other authentic sources
• The archaeological excavation remains are very important for reconstruction as they are the original remains and reconstruction can be done from the remains itself. The Uruk was reconstructed from the remains.
• The secondary sources like ancient descriptions, depictions, architectural parallels can provide inputs for reconstruction.
• The next source is guesswork or imagination from the details obtained from primary and secondary sources.