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Cities, States, and Living in Ancient Mesopotamia

Tides of History

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Cities in Mesopotamia During the Early Dynastic Period

In messa tamia, one city's territory butted right up against the next. This was the peak of urbanization in mesopotamia for thousands of years to follow. More than 30 cities, all with their local particularities and identities,. uruk, ur adab uma, laga, kish girsu, nippur and still more. The fact that we're talking about the third millennium b c here is just mine boggling.

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