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The Mesopotamia was started around 3000 BCE. this region started due to the two rivers that have surround the region to make the land fertile for planting crops. which helped the farming for humans -
The first term of writing happen in 3000 BCE. the style of writing is called cuneiform which is a pictographic system where each word or idea is represented by a symbol -
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This is the start of the three kingdoms in Egypt. the Old, the middle, and new kingdom which started between 2680-1150 BCE (old kingdom 2680-2200 BCE. Middle kingdom 2040-17200 BCE, New kingdom 1550-1150 BCE) -
The earliest known word for "king" happen in Mesopotamia where they believed a king is a representative for a god -
in 1780 Hammurabi code of law was created to keep legal distinction from free men, commoners, and slaves and treating each crime differently. this law speak to a deep concern of fairness which make government officials responsible to catch criminals.
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Hittites empire started in 1700 BCE and used bronze to flourish there economy and also conquer territory in Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and then clashing with the new kingdom of Egypt.
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The Minoans where seafarers. they were traded via waterways which makes them trade on water mostly. -
Its around the time when may empire collapse such as the new kingdom and the Hittite empire which relied on bronze to help feed there population, sustain a government, armies and building projects.
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After the fall of the bronze age. the iron age started ritght after the bronze age in 1100 BCE -
Yahwist religion started off as a for the Hebrews to think there is only one god. It was not yet "Judaism" since it did not disavow the beliefs in other gods or other religions gods.
