which of the following civilizations had their beginning in the area known as the cradle of civilization, or mesopotamia?
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"Why is Mesopotamia known as ""The Cradle of Civilization?""?" Its know as the cradle of civilization because that is where the first known civilization appeared. The Sumerians. Also its where at least 13 other civilizations appeared or after conquering the area set up shop. The root of the word Civilization, comes from city.
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- Bronze Age Mesopotamia (~2900 BCE  to 12th/11th centuries BCE) is considered to be the cradle of  civilization in the West. Despite Babylon's fall in 539 BCE, the  area has always been occupied by at least one or more important  groups.
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- Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.
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Ancient Mesopotamia The Sumerians are thought to have formed the first human civilization in world history. They lived in southern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East. Cradle of Civilization. Many historians think that cities and towns were first formed in Sumer around 5000 BC.he Sumerians are thought to have formed the first human civilization in world history. They lived in southern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East. Cradle of Civilization. Many historians think that cities and towns were first formed in Sumer around 5000 BC.
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- The ancient Chinese civilization was start at the Three Gorges area of Yangtze river, Ithink. The Yellow River is called the cradle of Chinese civilization, as its basin is the birthplace of the northern Chinese civilizations and was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history.
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World History/Ancient Civilizations Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) was home to the world's first truly urban cultures -- societies featuring permanent cities whose populations were fed from the surrounding countryside, but themselves engaged in other activities besides agriculture, such as trade, specialist crafts and record-keeping.
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Oldest Civilization in the World If you want to know the record holder for the oldest civilization in the world, then you're in the right place.If writing is taken as a prerequisite for civilization, the oldest civilization or the cradle of civilization is Early Dynastic Egypt followed by Sumer.he ancient city states of Mesopotamia in the fertile crescent are most cited by Western and Middle Eastern scholars as the cradle of civilization. The convergence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers produced rich fertile soil and a supply of water for irrigation.
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Sumer Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, modern-day southern Iraq, during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze ages, and arguably the first civilization in the world with Ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley. Living along the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates, Sumerian farmers were able to grow an abundance of grain and other crops, the surplus of which enabled them to settle in one place. Proto-writing in the prehistory dates back to c. 3000 BC. Th
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Geography and Climate: Effects on Civilizations Some of the earliest civilizations, such as the Sumerians, sprang up between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in a region called Mesopotamia. This region consists of the current countries of Iraq and Iran. This area is often called the cradle of civilization because it is believed the first civilizations arose here.
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Top Ancient American Civilizations Enormous Platform Mounds at Caral. The Caral-Supe civilization is the oldest known advanced civilization in the American continents discovered to date. Discovered only as recently as within the first decade of the 21st century, the villages of the Caral Supe were located along the coast of central Peru.
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What is the oldest civilization on Earth? The Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer emerges in the Ubaid period (6500-3800 BC) and Uruk period (ca. 4000 to 3100 BC), culminating in the mid-3rd millennium before giving rise to the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BC. This is often identified as the first empire in history.
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Civilization: Ancient Mesopotamia Overview and Timeline of Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization. Mesopotamia is one of the cradles of human civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 BC. c. 5000-3500 BC: The first city-states gradually develop in southern Mesopotamia. This is the achievement of the Sumerian people.
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- If you want to know the record holder for the oldest civilization in the world, then you're in the right place. If writing is taken as a prerequisite for civilization, the oldest civilization or the cradle of civilization is Early Dynastic Egypt followed by Sumer.
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The Answer to the Oldest Civilization in the World May Surprise You The World's Oldest Civilization. The cradle of civilization is one of the five possible locations where civilization first emerged. According to many experts, civilization began in what is called the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), and then spread to other areas due to a nomadic lifestyle.any agrarian societies are therefore believed to have been established here. Also since the Ubaid, Sumerian, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyrian civilizations are all located in this area, Mesopotamia is widely considered to be the oldest civilization.
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Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires Iraq covers a large portion of land in what was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia. The word itself is Greek, meaning between two rivers. In this case, the two rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates.
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- CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images. The rulers of ancient Egypt, Pharaohs, were almost all men. The evidence for a few women Pharaohs is sketchy at best. Here is a list of the women most commonly thought to have served as Pharaoh, or to have assumed the power of the Pharaoh as a regent. I've put them in reverse chronological order, with the last Pharaoh of Egypt -- who was a woman -- first in the list.
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Civilization Towards the end of the Neolithic period, various elitist Chalcolithic civilizations began to rise in various cradles from around 3300 BCE. Chalcolithic civilizations, as defined above, also developed in Pre-Columbian Americas and, despite an early start in Egypt, Axum and Kush, much later in Iron Age sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry.
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- It's not. The cradle of WORLD civilization is Mesopotamia (the Middle East, basically). Greece is, however, considered the birthplace of Western civilization and thought bec…ause they invented democracy and they had all those famous philosophers and scientists.
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The Legacy of Mesopotamia They are all lumped together in a splendid mix of mythology and history and are declared to be derived from Mesopotamia on the basis of resemblances which are partial and superficial rather than fundamental (p. 175). There are also some daring comparisons between Mesopotamian civilization and the Greek world. It is bold to propose that Linear A in Crete developed under the influence of Assyrian traders because clay tablets were used in both cultures (p. 88). As we know, much of Linear A has not yet been deciphered, and the author's theory needs to be more closely argued to sustain such a proposal.
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- Egypt. One of the oldest civilizations in the world, there is archaeological and anthropological evidence that points towards the existence of a settlement in the area as early as 10000 BC, but there is no definite evidence to determine the time period.any agrarian societies are therefore believed to have been established here. Also since the Ubaid, Sumerian, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyrian civilizations are all located in this area, Mesopotamia is widely considered to be the oldest civilization.
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Mesopotamia: The Rise of the First Civilization Mesopotamia: The Rise of the First Civilization. What historians refer to as Mesopotamia is a region in present-day Iraq that lies along and between two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia is actually a Greek word meaning between the rivers. The people who inhabited the region had no notion of the word.
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Mesopotamia Iraq, country of southwestern Asia. 1  During ancient times the lands now comprising Iraq were known as Mesopotamia (“Land Between the Rivers”), a region whose extensive alluvial plains gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations, including those of Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria.
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TIGRIS/EUPHRATES RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION TIGRIS/EUPHRATES RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION. Mesopotamia an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Mesopotamia began as urban societies in southern Iraq in 5000 BC, and ends in the 6th century BC. Source: World History: Ancient Civilizations.
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- The first civilization in the Fertile Crescent was discovered in Mesopotamia.As in Egypt, these fertile lands supported the development of civilization.Villages along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers had to work together.The first Sumerian cities emerged in southern Mesopotamia around3200 B.C.