HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Sumer
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Assyria
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Babylon
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Nechan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sumerians. Let’s start with Sumer. We believe Sumerian civilization first took form in southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BCE-or 6000 years ago-which would make it the first urban civilization in the region.
Detailed explanation-2: -Akkad was the first empire in ancient Mesopotamia. It was one of the earliest empires in history, beaten only by ancient Egypt. Before the Akkadian empire, ancient Mesopotamia consisted largely of city states. Therefore, Akkad was one of the original sources of inspiration for all other empires in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sumer was the region’s earliest known civilization and ended with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BCE. It was followed by a transitional period of Amorite states before the rise of Babylonia in the 18th century BCE. The oldest known settlement in southern Mesopotamia is Tell el-’Oueili.