Mesopotamia. Greek for "in between rivers"
River flows through modern Iraq. ALso called the fertile cresent. includes iraw syria lebanon cyprus jordan palestine kuwait the sinai peninsula and northen mosopotamia.
culture. some songs were written for gods but many were written important events. they believed in over 3000s gods. each city had a god to follow.
woman were considered ready for marriage right after they hit puberty annual flood unpredictable came sometiome between april and june. farmers didnt know when to plant or how big flood would be
there would be many droughts and the river water levels lowered
by 6000 BC canals were made to carry water from the river to the fields.Cities.From about 4500 BC there are sttlements on the edges of the marshes where the tigris and the euphrates reach.
First five city states
Eridu
Bad tibira
larsa sippar
shuruppak
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had no forest for wood. instead used mud bricks
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