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Mesopotamian Civilization

Answer 1

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• The present Iraq was known as Mesopotamia.

• The Mesopotamian Civilisation is regarded as one of the notable ancient civilisations of the world.

• In the fertile crescent of two rivers namely, Tigris and Euphrates of West Asia this civilisation grew. Literally Mesopotamia means—”The land between two rivers”.

• With the gradual march of time, the Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian Civilisation grew in the land between these two rivers.

• In or around 5,000 B.C. a nomadic people appeared is Mesopotamia. They occupied a portion of land in Mesopotamia and named it as ‘Sumer’

• They founded cities like Ur, Nipur, Lagash, Nir and Kish. By 2900 B.C., the Sumerians were defeated by Akkadians. The Akkadians carved out their kingdom in the northern part of Mesopotamia and under Surgon-I they became powerful. The Amorites defeated the Akkadians.

• Hammurabi, the greatest ruler of the Amorites, was the ‘First law giver’ of the world. By 1900 B.C.

• The Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians and brought about the downfall of Babylon.

Answer 2

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Mesopotamia is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris-Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the fertile crescent, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, the Eastern part of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish-Syrian and Iran-Iraq boarders.