GEOGRAPHY AND ORGANIZATIONS

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

The populations of these cities were divided into social classes which, like societies in every civilization throughout history, were hierarchical. These classes were: The King and Nobility, The Priests and Priestesses, The Upper Class, the Lower Class, and The Slaves .

#It was a hierarchical society.

#It is divided into 4 groups:

-The king (and his family)

-It was king and great priest.

-Political, military and religious power.

-The power came from the gods but was not a god.

-The charge was hereditary.

-Group leader.

- Priest and civil servants.

-Great influence on government and administratio

Taken from:https://thehistoryofancientmesopotamia.weebly.com/social-structure.html

CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

Mesopotamia was a fertile plain surrounded to the northeast by the mountains of Anatolia and the Zagros of Iran, and to the west by the Arab desert, and corresponds to what at present is known as Syria, Turkey and Iraq.


In this area the most fruitful civilizations of Antiquities were developed in inventions, which have lasted until today. Some of the creations that we owe to these peoples are the cuneiform writing, the currency, the wheel, the plow, the postal mail, the sexagesimal number system and the first legal code. They also began with the development of astronomy and metallurgy.

Taken from:https://psicologiaymente.com/cultura/culturas-mas-importantes-antigua-mesopotamia

ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION

Barley, wheat, legumes, olive trees, palm trees and grapes were the main elements of the Babylonians' diet.

The generous land fertilized with silt allowed the Babylonians to collect surpluses from their crops and the possibility of enjoying abundant wool due to grazing. The abundance of livestock and agricultural products caused the Babylonians to develop an active trade with other regions, an exchange through which they obtained products that were scarce in Mesopotamia, such as metals and wood.

The vitality of the commercial activity was facilitated by the construction of civil works such as dikes, dams, irrigation canals, all of which were carried out with enslaved labor.

Taken from:https://adriw.com/c-economia-mundial/economia-de-mesopotamia/

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

The early kings ruled over only their own city-states. Lacking a centralized government and leader, the ancient region was prone to internal fighting among the kings for land and resources. As early as the 4th millennium BCE, ancient Mesopotamia covered the region that is now known as Iraq.

Taken from:https://www.socialhizo.com/politica/politica-en-la-edad-antigua

ANCIENT CONSTRUCTIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA

Ur, ancient city of Mesopotamia, located approximately between the current city of Baghdad (Iraq) and the end of the Persian Gulf, south of the lower course of the Euphrates River, on the edge of the al-Hajarah desert. The archaeological site of Ur is currently in Tell al-Muqayyar (Iraq). In ancient times, the Euphrates River flowed near the city walls; controlling its exit to the sea, Ur was very well placed for the development of commerce and to expand its hegemony.

Taken from:https://www.arqhys.com/construccion/babilonia-ur.html

MESOPOTAMIA GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE


The plains of Lower Mesopotamia

Along the region that goes from the current Baghdad (Agadé), located 37 meters, to the Persian Gulf, is a plain slightly inclined to the south. It is an alluvial plain formed by alluvial deposits of the Tigris and the Euphrates.


Taken from:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geografía_de_Mesopotamia