With these new irrigational practices, agriculture in Mesopotamia flourished like never before. With lucrative trade overseas, the Mesopotamians soon became a powerful empire, and farmers looked to develop their techniques even further.The plow came about when, sometime during the sixth millennium, a...
2550 (about 100 years after the original city became uninhabited for unknown reasons), and then again after the Akkadian Empire razed the second version of Mari c. 2220 BCE. The second version of Mari had controlled much of Northern Mesopotamia before being sacked. The third ...
As a king, he spread Greek culture, thought, religion, and language from Greece throughout Egypt, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and India. This widespread Greek culture initiated the Hellenistic era. During his rule, he was able to fulfill his father’s Panhellenic project which aimed at the Greek...
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Mesopotamia, within the so-called ‘‘Fertile Crescent’’, is the source of several prominent crop species, including wheat, barley, flax, lentil, peas, fava bean, and chickpea8. Chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) is a legume of considerable importance to food security, especially in India, Pakis...
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The rule of the Persians over Egypt lasted for about 100 years. In the early period of Persian rule, there were many positive developments in Egypt such as temples being built by King Darius, who also presented himself as an Egyptian pharaoh. But later, Persian leaders such as Xerxes treated...
Babylonia was an ancient kingdom that was founded more than 4,000 years ago. Despite its small size, it left a considerable mark on history. This Akkadian-speaking kingdom was in Mesopotamia, which is in modern-day Iraq. Babylon thrived under the rule of its most famous king,Hammurabi, ...