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Sep. 28, 2009
World History Essays—Parts 3 and 4
THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS (SUMMARIZED)
Because of Agriculture and it's effect on civilization, more fertile areas produced more powerful communities and civilizations.
Some of the first major settlements in the middle-east were Jericho and Çatal Huyuk.
Basically, early Civilization relied on Technology, Fertil Soil, Trade, and, perhaps most importantly; Writing.
EARLY EMPIRES OF MESOPOTAMIA—SUMMARIZED
The melting-of the remaining Ice Sheets from the Ice Age changed the Geography of the Earth dramatically.
Following the flooding of the Black Sea, in about 5600 B.C; settlements that used to live there moved southwards to regions such as Egypt or Modern-day Iraq.
The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers became known as the city-states of Mesopotamia.
Two Major Cultural groups made-up most of Mesopotamia: The Sumerians and the Akkadians.
In 2349 B.C, Sumer was conquered by the Akkad ruler, Sargon. Thus, the enemy-states were brought under the control of one Dynasty, until it collapsed in about 2,000 B.C.
One of the most important developments to arise from Mesopotamia was the technological advancement of writing. This soon spread and was adopted by several other countries, which were soon all gathered and adapted by the Greeks, which then became the basis of all modern European Script.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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