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Why was Early Mesopotamia Important?
Mesopotamia is in an ancient region of Western Asia located within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, within the Fertile Crescent. It is where the earliest developments of the Neolithic Revolution from around 10,000 BC took place. For example, the invention of the wheel, the development of script, mathematics, astronomy, and agriculture. Considering the fact that these inventions and concepts were all developed early on in the history of civilization, they had significant impacts on the civilizations that followed their legacy such as the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Arabian civilizations, all which developed in areas surrounding the Fertile Crescent. Because Mesopotamia was established alongside the Mediterranean Sea, it had a lasting effect on later civilizations bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Early Mesopotamia is significant to world history because of the achievements of Babylon, Sumer, and Sumerian mythology.
Map of Mesopotamia with Sumer and Babylon
Inventions and Achievements of Early Mesopotamia
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Babylon served as a city of prosperity and beauty that was admired by all. The architectural innovations went on to inspire other glorious cities.
The wheel and plow, sail, and the foundations of multiple math concepts. They also used the first form of writing called cuneiform.
Sumerian religion, being the first organized religion in the world, went on to inspire how other religions worshipped their gods.
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