The river basins of Euphrates and Tigris became the home of a complex society. This first society of human was located in “Mesopotamia.” “Mesopotamia” is a Greek word that means, “Land between the Rivers.” The land between the rivers is a very fertile area, which is where many people grew crops. The development of cities began around 3,500 BCE. Throughout time, civilization grew with laws, crops, and people. Mesopotamia helped create writing and taxes.
The name, Mesopotamia, is used for the area that is watered by the Euphrates and Tigris and its tributaries, roughly made up of modern Iraq and part of Syria. In the south of modern Bagdad, this plain was called the land of Sumer and Akkad. Sumer is the southern part, and the land of Akkad is …show more content…
The first script, or true writing, that we know was developed among the Sumerians in Mesopotamia only around the year 3500 BC, less than 6,000 years ago. The alphabet, which was invented only once, so that every alphabet in the world derives directly or indirectly from the original Semitic alphabet, came into existence only around 1500 BC” (Ong).
Since the people of Mesopotamia did not have any coined money, the ancient households paid taxes a different way that people do today. Taxes were required each man to deliver animals, transporting goods, fishing. Almost everything was taxed. Many avoided these taxes by smuggling and doing things under the laws. During this time, if you leave the area, don’t pay your taxes, or even disobey rules, the government made sure that your family stays financially unstable or generally suffer.
There are tons of Cuneiform tablets that have records of tax information. The scribes kept accurate records of business transactions. (Barter …show more content…
It is important because a whole succession of major civilizations occupied the area, beginning with the Sumerians. Sumeria is thought to be the oldest of the world's major civilizations. And then the Egyptian civilization developed not too long after the Sumerian’s. Its history can show many things about early civilization, what life was like then, and that they were actual people too. Writing plays an important role in today’s society and communication between jobs and friends. Mesopotamia is often related to the “cradle of civilization” because of the early activities in that region. It is significant since a lot has happened during its time. Today, we reflect on Mesopotamia because the people, during the time, were real people, they are our ancestors, technically, and they shaped the
The name, Mesopotamia, is used for the area that is watered by the Euphrates and Tigris and its tributaries, roughly made up of modern Iraq and part of Syria. In the south of modern Bagdad, this plain was called the land of Sumer and Akkad. Sumer is the southern part, and the land of Akkad is …show more content…
The first script, or true writing, that we know was developed among the Sumerians in Mesopotamia only around the year 3500 BC, less than 6,000 years ago. The alphabet, which was invented only once, so that every alphabet in the world derives directly or indirectly from the original Semitic alphabet, came into existence only around 1500 BC” (Ong).
Since the people of Mesopotamia did not have any coined money, the ancient households paid taxes a different way that people do today. Taxes were required each man to deliver animals, transporting goods, fishing. Almost everything was taxed. Many avoided these taxes by smuggling and doing things under the laws. During this time, if you leave the area, don’t pay your taxes, or even disobey rules, the government made sure that your family stays financially unstable or generally suffer.
There are tons of Cuneiform tablets that have records of tax information. The scribes kept accurate records of business transactions. (Barter …show more content…
It is important because a whole succession of major civilizations occupied the area, beginning with the Sumerians. Sumeria is thought to be the oldest of the world's major civilizations. And then the Egyptian civilization developed not too long after the Sumerian’s. Its history can show many things about early civilization, what life was like then, and that they were actual people too. Writing plays an important role in today’s society and communication between jobs and friends. Mesopotamia is often related to the “cradle of civilization” because of the early activities in that region. It is significant since a lot has happened during its time. Today, we reflect on Mesopotamia because the people, during the time, were real people, they are our ancestors, technically, and they shaped the