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At least between 5000 and 4000 BC, the Sumerians settled here and sowed the seeds of the first civilizations. The civilizations of these two river basins influenced Egypt, Greece, and the Jewish ......The two rivers refer to the Euphrates and Tigris. In ancient times, the valley of the two rivers was Assyrian to the north and Babylonia to the south.
Babylonia is bordered by Akkadian to the north and Sumer to the south. It is a "fertile crescent" with naturally superior farming conditions. Well documented:
In the southern part of the two river basins, the spring and winter rains flood, and the alpine snow water of the Zagros Mountains merges into the two rivers, and the rivers are crazy**, flooding the endless plains. At the end of the southern plains, the terrain is higher and becomes a natural embankment, and the silt land is suitable for farming, and the swamp reeds are suitable for animal husbandry. The southern part of the two river basins is indeed suitable for settlement.
Whoever the earliest inhabitants of this fertile land were, there may have been Ubaidians, Semitic tribes, and Sumerians, and we call this earliest civilization Sumerian civilization. China has been up and down for 5,000 years, in fact, since there was writing, only more than 2,000 years! Satisfied.
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Sphinx Sphinx. Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Regidev built the monument of the Sphinx based on the portrait of his father Khufu. Referring to his father as the sun god Ra was also one of Regidev's propaganda tactics to restore reverence for the dynasty.
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The world's oldest civilization, the Mesopotamian civilization (also known as the Civilization of the Two Rivers), originated in the Sumerian region (middle and lower reaches), a basin between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia was the site of ancient Babylon, in the territory of present-day Iraq (Iraq). The period from 4000 BC to 2250 BC was the heyday of the Lianghe civilization, which is called in the Old Testament"Shina Country"(landofshinar)。
The banks of the two rivers have been flooded with fertile soil, which is historically known as the "Fertile Crescent" (the region in South America that is as famous as the "Golden Triangle" is called the "Sinful Crescent"). In 689 B.C.E., the kingdom of Babylon was destroyed by Assyria. In 605 B.C.E., the Neo-Babylonian kingdom destroyed Assyria.
Later, the temple priest group came to power, and finally in 538 BC, it was destroyed by Persia on the Iranian plateau. The ancient civilization of the two river basins came to an end as an independent whole.
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The world's earliest civilization: Mesopotamia.
Iraq is located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and was called "Mesopotamia" (meaning "place between two rivers") by ancient Greek writers. Between 4000 and 3100 BC, the Sumerian civilization, the earliest civilization of mankind, appeared in southern Mesopotamia.
The Sumerians created the earliest written language of mankind, cuneiform, built the first cities of mankind, and established the first states. For nearly 3,000 years, Mesopotamia was one of the most important centers of ancient civilization. During this period, one nation or group of people took over the baton of the Sumerians and carried forward the civilization they created.
Impact: Mesopotamian civilization has made immeasurable contributions to mankind, and as the world's earliest ancient civilization with brilliant achievements, it is itself the cradle of world civilization.
Although the Mesopotamian civilization flourished and then perished in its later development, its influence on other civilizations such as Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish civilizations already existed, and continued to influence their development and the course of world history.
1. Egyptian civilization.
Egyptian hieroglyphs bear a striking resemblance to Sumerian script, and the size and shape of bricks used in Egyptian architecture are characteristic of early Mesopotamian civilization.
2. Greek civilization.
The Greeks were the first people to truly absorb Mesopotamian civilization and spread some of it to the West. George Sutton, an expert on the history of science, said: "The foundations of Greek science are entirely oriental, and without them, however profound the Greek genius may be, it is not necessarily capable of creating anything comparable to its actual achievements."
We have no right to ignore the Mesopotamian mothers of Greek genius".
Scientifically, the Mesopotamian civilization of the week system, the astronomical calendar, and the mathematical division of the circle were all introduced to Greece and then to the Western world. In literature, the characters and stories of Greek mythology can be found in Mesopotamian mythology. Politically, Greece absorbed the Mesopotamian city-state system and the divine kingship.
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The four ancient civilizations refer to the four regions where human civilizations were first born, including ancient Babylon, ancient Egypt, ancient China, and ancient India. However, due to the lack of accurate documentary records of ancient civilizations, there is still a debate in the academic circles about the specific time of its birth.
The ancient Babylonian civilization was an important part of the civilization of the Two Rivers Valley. Around 2200 BC, the Amorites from the Syrian steppes founded a powerful Babylonian kingdom, historically known as the "ancient Babylonian kingdom".
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Ancient China.
The oldest in the world is, of course.
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