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4100 BCE Mesopotamia develops in the fertile arch (known as the Fertile Crescent) along the Tigris & Euphrates rivers ​

This desert region is prone to erratic flooding  ​

Mesopotamia lacked natural boundaries, which led to numerous invasion & political instability ​

Religion was Polytheistic with unpredictable unsympathetic Gods ​

Sacrifice was practiced to appease the Gods​

Ziggurats were large structures used as temples & grain storage​

They somewhat resemble Pyramids​

The first form of human writing called Cuneiform developed in Mesopotamia 

2100 BCE Ur- Nammu of Ur wrote the first code of law​

The concept of a law code is vital to society because it requires rulers to follow a uniform tradition of rules​

The idea is to be governed by rules, not people ​

1754 BCE King Hammurabi of the Babylonian Empire wrote a code of law​

The law code operated on an “eye of an eye” principle with harsh punishments ​

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3100 BCE Egypt develops in the narrow fertile ribbon on the banks of the Nile River​

The Nile floods with remarkable predictability from July to October​

• The “Gift of the Nile”​

Egypt’s natural boundaries made invasions rare ​which led to Egypt having relative isolation, & political stability ​

Religion was Polytheistic​

Egyptians believed the Gods could bring bounty & prosperity ​

Egyptians believed the after life could be positive with the same pleasures enjoyed in life ​

The Great Pyramids of Giza were essentially burial tombs for kings ​

A type of written communication called Hieroglyphs, that uses mostly pictures, developed in Egypt ​

Egypt was ruled by Pharaohs who were viewed as living Gods​

Mesopotamia had contact & traded with both Egypt & the Indus River Valley Civilization ​

Egypt traded & had cultural exchanges with Nubia, a civilization located upstream from Egypt ​

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2500 BCE Phoenicia emerges as a Semitic civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean​

The Phoenicians developed colonies & spread their culture across the Mediterranean  ​

The Mediterranean Sea Lanes had thriving commerce dominated the Phoenicians ​

The civilization is known for developing an alphabet that we still use today ​

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