Ancient Mesopotamia Violence

Ancient Mesopotamia was very violent because of where they were located, They had a shortage of resources which led to war and brutal battles, Leaders had to use brutal methods to gain control. Humans need access to water and fertile farming ground so early humans usually settled near the water such as the Indus civilization who started their civilization near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Ancient civilizations usually settled near flood lands which could sometimes lead to death because of the rivers over flowing. Due to a shortage of resources civilizations would fight to conquer each other's land to gain resources. Fighting would be barbaric and bloody due to the power struggle that each civilization wanted to take control. Geography also affected the creation of their religion. Such as ancient china their geography isolated them from the world, causing them to believe that they are the ¨center of the world¨. The Nile valley attracted stone age farmers and the Nile eventually created public works to control the nile flooding. Without the Nile river Egypt would just be a bare desert. Different natural …show more content…
Most civilizations near water had public works. Trading and transporting made it easier to unite regions such as the silk road in china who traded with Greece and Africa. The Indus civilization was very advanced due to the civilization being carefully planned, straight streets, the use of clay bricks to build buildings, plumbing systems, a system of canals, and because the city was near rivers the city was built above ground level. Geography contributed to ancient civilizations because of size, space, and resources. When civilizations ran out of these things that led to war. Civilizations settled near rivers and when there wasn't enough space other civilizations overthrew the civilization to gain land near rivers. Barbaric methods were used to gain