Question

Write a note on the development of cities in Mesopotamia

Answer 1

Answer:

The very first cities were founded in Mesopotamia after the Neolithic Revolution, around 7500 BCE. ... Excavations at early urban sites show that some cities were sparsely populated political capitals, others were trade centers, and still other cities had a primarily religious focus.

Answer 2

Answer:

This marshy area, hemmed about by hard land and sand dunes, represented to the people the life-giving force of the god and provided a physical manifestation of the order their god had created from chaos; the sweet waters of life were celebrated at Eridu as they were associated with what the Sumerians called the abzu, the primordial source of all existence, the realm in which the gods lived and from which they emerged.