Cities and Civic Institutions Are Invented in Mesopotamia
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Mesopotamia
- Date: c. 3800
Article abstract: The Sumerians ushered in the transition between increasingly complex society and civilization by 3800 b.c.e., producing civic institutions to structure new challenges developing from city life. The earliest major world city, Uruk, became a model for the development of other Sumerian cities.
Summary of Event
Between 5500 and 4500 b.c.e., numerous small agricultural settlements arose in northern and central Mesopotamia. In southern Mesopotamia, the Ubaidans built larger and more complex towns, the largest being Eridu (site south of...
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