The ancient Mesopotamians were originally Indo- Europeans who left West Europeans when the agricultural revolution hit. They brought unique languages and farming techniques.
Mesopotamians conquered both the Jews and Phoenicians, depriving the Phoenicians of their freedom of trade and the Jews of their religious freedom.
The Mesopotamians invented the seeder plow and the first wheel, delved deeply into astronomy, and developed sanitation and irrigation techniques.
The Assyrians were mighty conquerors due to a variety reasons including:
- regional kingdoms were in turmoil at the time of Assyrian invasion
- their foreign policy was geared towards conquering other nations
- Assyrians discovered how to use iron in military whereas the
- they were masters of psychological warfare
- first to introduce the cavalry, consisting of chariots of archers
The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written story on Earth, was written by the Sumerians, and it revealed an early desire for human immortality, the existence of multiple gods, and early human cultivation in the natural world.
Mesopotamians conquered both the Jews and Phoenicians, depriving the Phoenicians of their freedom of trade and the Jews of their religious freedom.
The Mesopotamians invented the seeder plow and the first wheel, delved deeply into astronomy, and developed sanitation and irrigation techniques.
The Assyrians were mighty conquerors due to a variety reasons including:
- regional kingdoms were in turmoil at the time of Assyrian invasion
- their foreign policy was geared towards conquering other nations
- Assyrians discovered how to use iron in military whereas the
- they were masters of psychological warfare
- first to introduce the cavalry, consisting of chariots of archers
The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written story on Earth, was written by the Sumerians, and it revealed an early desire for human immortality, the existence of multiple gods, and early human cultivation in the natural world.