Geography
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The climate of the region is semi-arid with a vast
desert expanse
Highlights
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The
civilization of Mesopotamia was developed on the 3000ac
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It
was also know Miyanrudan means land in between rivers in old Persian
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Due
its technical location the land was very fertile
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There
are some thoughts in the air that the paradise was located on those land dude
their richness and the privileged location
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Mesopotamia
was divided in two, north (Assur) and south (Babylon)
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They
were pioneers on writing, pictography and phonetic techniques
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They
created the calendar with 12 month and 365 days and also invented sexagesimal
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They
used to fight for territory, and in that way the conquer a lot of cities, like
Sargon
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One
of their mayor characteristic were the organization for the civilization
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They
were conquered by the persians
Religion
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Polytheist
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Mesopotamians
had relationships with their own personal gods who they believed would talk to
other gods on their behalf.
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Every
city in Mesopotamia had its own god.
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Mesopotamians
had different gods for different professions.
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Major
gods in Mesopotamia included Anu (father of gods and the sky), Enlil (god of
the air), Utu (god of sun and truth and justice), Nanna (moon god), Inanna
(goddess of love and war), Ninhursag (goddess of earth), and Enki (god of fresh
water, wisdom and magic).
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Bolon
Tzacab mayan god
Important
buildings
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Urban
planning
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Cities
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Palace
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Temples
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Ziggurats
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Sculptures
Pioneers
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Kingdom
structures
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First
writing methods
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Wheel
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Plowing
techniques
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They
used the state as a living structrure
