Early settlements in Mesopotamia were located near rivers. Water was not controlled, and flooding was a major problem. Later people built canals to protect houses from flooding and move water to their fields. To solve their problems, Mesopotamians used irrigation, a way of supplying water to an area of land.

Mesopotamia was situated conveniently between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers — also known as the twin rivers. The two rivers not only served as plentiful sources of water, but they also made for extremely lush flat lands, both of which were beneficial for farming. Water even had its own god, named Enki.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers provided water and ameans of transportation for the people who settled in the area. In ancient times, it was easier to travel by boat than over land. As the water spread over the floodplain, the soil it carried settled on the land. The fine soil deposited by rivers is called silt.

high humidity kept people indoors. melting snow led to flooding. snow sometimes fell. water was scarce.

In fact the only people which were Mediterranean looking would be levantines as they were closer to the Mediterranean, however Mesopotamians ranged in appareance, some where tanned, olive skinned, many brown skinned, many of them even had light (white) skin such as the ancient Sumerians, who depicted themselves with …

This does not imply a “red-yellow,” but rather the use of a single term to designate different colors, as with the Mesopotamia “green” used for yellow and green.

Mesopotamian civilization is world’s recorded oldest civilization. Mesopotamia is a place situated in the middle of Euphrates and the Tigris rivers which is now a part of Iraq. The civilization is majorly known for is prosperity, city life and its rich and voluminous literature, mathematics and astronomy.

The presence of those rivers had a lot to do with why Mesopotamia developed complex societies and innovations such as writing, elaborate architecture and government bureaucracies. The regular flooding along the Tigris and the Euphrates made the land around them especially fertile and ideal for growing crops for food.

The Akkadian Empire ruled over both the Akkadian and Sumerian speakers in Mesopotamia and the Levant—modern day Syria and Lebanon. The Empire of Akkad collapsed in 2154 BCE, within 180 years of its founding.

Strong winter dust storms may have caused the collapse of the Akkadian Empire. Summary: Fossil coral records provide new evidence that frequent winter shamals, or dust storms, and a prolonged cold winter season contributed to the collapse of the ancient Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia.

A new study suggests an ancient Mesopotamian civilization was likely wiped out by dust storms nearly 4,000 years ago. The Akkadian Empire, which ruled what is now Iraq and Syria from the 24th to the 22nd Century B.C., was likely unable to overcome the inability to grow crops, famine and mass social upheaval.

Mesopotamia of ancient times was located where Iraq is today. It also included land in eastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Its name means “land between the rivers” in Greek. It is sometimes known as “the cradle of civilization” because it was where civilization first developed.

The number seven was extremely important in ancient Mesopotamian cosmology. In Sumerian religion, the most powerful and important deities in the pantheon were the “seven gods who decree”: An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna.

In the Anabasis, Mesopotamia was used to designate the land east of the Euphrates in north Syria. Another name that was in use was ”Ārām Nahrīn” (Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ), this term for Mesopotamia was mainly used by the jews (Hebrew: ארם נהריים Aram Naharayim).

10 (Allegedly) Mad Monarchs

• Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (604-562 B.C.)
• Caligula, Emperor of Rome (A.D. 12-41)
• Henry VI of England (1421-1471)
• The Zhengde Emperor of China (1491-1521)
• Joanna of Castile (1479-1555)
• Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584)
• Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552-1612)
• George III of England (1738-1820)

The below are the top 12 greatest leaders of the world.

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
• Nelson Mandela.
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Abraham Lincoln.
• George Washington.
• Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Franklin D.
• Winston Churchill.

The 14 most powerful world leaders

• Benjamin Netanyahu. Title: Israeli prime minister.
• Park Geun-hye. Title: President of South Korea.
• Ali Khamenei. Title: Supreme Leader of Iran.
• King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Title: King of Saudi Arabia.
• Dilma Rousseff. Title: President of Brazil.
• Shinzo Abe.
• Francois Hollande.
• David Cameron.

Barack Obama is a prime example of transformational leadership. Where the majority saw obstacles, this American president saw opportunities and possibilities. He worked hard to create a culture of integrity and transparency amongst his administration which led to loyalty and higher efficiency.

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• Mohandas Gandhi.
• Alexander the Great.
• Mao Zedong.
• Winston Churchill.
• Genghis Khan.
• Nelson Mandela.
• Abraham Lincoln.
• Adolf Hitler.

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• Muhammad (570 – 632 AD) Prophet of Islam.
• Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) – British mathematician and scientist.
• Jesus of Nazareth (c.
• Buddha (c 563 – 483 BC) Spiritual Teacher and founder of Buddhism.
• Confucius (551 – 479 BC) – Chinese philosopher.
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• Ts’ai Lun (AD 50 – 121) Inventor of paper.