Mesopotamian civilisation is known for its prosperity, city life, its voluminous and rich literature and its mathematics and astronomy' Discuss. 8 [350 words].
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esopotamian civilization is the most ancient civilization recorded in human history until now. The name Mesopotamia derived from Greek word mesos, meaning middle and potamos, meaning river. Mesopotamia is a place situated in the middle of Euphrates and the Tigris rivers which is now a part of Iraq.
The civilization is majorly known for is prosperity, city life and its rich and voluminous literature, mathematics and astronomy.
The connection between city life, trade and writing are brought out in a long Sumerian epic poem about Enmerkar, one of the earliest rulers of Uruk.
The poem is not considered as the truth but it is assumed that this poem also tells us, Mesopotamian writing was not only a mere medium of sending messages but the rich literature was also a sign of superiority of Mesopotamian urban culture.
Sumerian: The Mesopotamian language
According to the findings, the urbanised southland was called Sumer and Akkad and the first known language of the land was Sumerian. It was gradually replaced by Akkadian around 2400 BCE when Akkadian speaker arrived.
Akkadian was used until the time of great Alexander (336-323 BCE) with minimum local adaptations.
Establishment of Mesopotamian civilization
Mesopotamian cities started to develop in the 5000 BCE initially from the southern parts. These cities started to settle on various around temples, trade, and imperial cities.
The earliest known temple was a small shrine made of unbaked bricks, similar to ordinary house a temple is the house of God. Gradually the shape and six of the temples grew larger with several rooms.