History of Iraq

The rich, fertile soil of the Middle East led early civilizations to settle, domesticate plants and animals, and thrive. The Fertile Crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers known as Mesopotamia (now modern Iraq, and extending north into Syria and Turkey) was the home of the world’s first urban culture, the Sumerians, 6,000 years ago. The Sumerians’ Egyptian rivals took advantage of the annual flooding of the Nile for their regular harvest, later exporting a large portion of their…

More than eleven million and counting Syrian civilians have been forced from their homes due to the immense warfare, unbearable living conditions and the inability to access a safe education. Syrians are fleeing to neighboring countries as refugees which is causing a refugee crisis. In the eleven million and counting displaced Syrians, over half of these are children.Civilians have been fleeing to neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon , and Turkey, but also far away countries such as…

Date Civilization M,E,I, or C, Description (What it is and why it is important) 3500 BC M The first writing system is created. Over time it develops into cuneiform script 2300 BC M King sargon conquers the first empire in world history! 2100 BC M The city of Ur becomes the center of a powerful Mesopotamian state. Though it soon fell into collapse. This is when nomadic people started moving into mesopotamia. 1530 BC M The city state Babylon is conquered by the Kasstidites 1100 BC M Nomadic…

territory that was of economic interest to them. For example, Britain established colonies in parts of the Levant and the Fertile Crescent so that it could secure oil interest. It then divided this area into Palestine, Transjordan, and what is now Iraq. But in doing this, it grouped Arab peoples who had not gotten along for centuries in the same country. This has lead to continued conflict within the region. Additionally, if one looks at a map of the established French and British colonies,…

conditions were laid down, the war must have a just cause, it must be waged under due authority, and the Christian combatants must have right intentions. If these conditions were met, Christian people could engage in warfare without fear of damnation. (History) Some historians argue that the crusades might be considered a Christian holy war whose memories still trouble the Muslim world and the West today, while other historians argue that early crusaders were motivated as much by economic and…

grabbing a glass of clear water. For Iraq it is a different story and I am here to give a brief essay on how water is in Iraq. I will also cover where the water comes from and the struggle of having water in Iraq. There are two major rivers that flow through Iraq, the Tigris River and The Euphrates River. These rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria before reaching Iraq. Both of these rivers conjoin at what is known as the Fertile Crescent in Iraq before flowing into the Persian Gulf.…

invasion of Iraq) has increased the competitiveness among the groups. Supply of arms and ammunition from the west which is motivated by the economic interest is the burning example of the globalization. 2. Explain why it is said that the Muslim sectarian violence was triggered…

Baghdad’s eventual isolation from the Arabic speaking world was caused by its position between the Mongol-Persian Ilkhanate to its east and the Arabic-Mamluk sultanate to its west. With the death of the caliph, considered to be the last spiritual leader of Islam, Baghdad had lost much, from its nearly annihilated population; the destruction of its irrigation systems, built during the time of Mesopotamia; and the end of the Islamic Golden Age. The Islamic capital shifted west towards Cairo and…

The Babylonians were one of the first civilizations to develop a language and began to write down discoveries and stories of their people. Among these writings is the recorded observations of the night sky. Throughout the Babylonian history, the population selects one person to specialize in writing down the observations. These chosen ones were named Scribes. This was an extremely important role to play in their society and Scribes performed the task of charting the movement of the stars and…

During the third millennium the Mesopotamian region, know in the later times as Babylonia, Was divided into Sumer and Akkad, the former located in the extreme south of the alluvium and the later in the more northerly area. In Sumer a number of city-states emerged as territories consisting of one or more major cities surrounded by smaller outlying towns and villages. The territories limits of such states as UK, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash were often insecure, bringing the ruler, or ensi, of one city…