• Mesopotamia 2500 BC

Mesopotamian civilization has flourished over the past thousand years, and has now entered the Bronze Age. Writing has reached a level of sophistication that makes it a vehicle, not only for adminstration, but also for the hymns, prayers and myths of the world’s most ancient literature.

The economic life of the Sumerian city-states is highly centralized on the temples. These small states are constantly at war with one another, and have developed the first organised armies in history, together with the systematic taxation and bureaucracies to support them.

Related Topics:
History of Ancient Mesopotamia
The Sumerians

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Timeline of Middle East History
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