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Period: 3000 BCE to 2330 BCE
Sumerian Period
Urban life. Inclusion of a writing system. Monumental architecture instead of simple buildings. Art that is not longe merely decorative, such as that of Neolithic pottery -
Period: 2330 BCE to
Akkadian Empire
Cuneiform writing. The majority of the population was Semitic. The king acquireed more power. The economy renaided redistributive. They were NOMADS. -
Period: 1800 BCE to 1356 BCE
Babylonian Empire
These lands had no natural defenses and had many invaders. The monuments were cossal. Law and justice were fundamental concepts. Art is advanced, suitable for expressing thoughts. -
Period: 1356 BCE to Dec 16, 612
Assyrian Empire
They obeyed their king who at the same time was a high priest. This town was cattle ranches and farmer. They organized a great army composed of infantry and cavalry. It became the first great military empire of Mesopotamia