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The Mesopotamian were the first to have true agriculture. This was fundamental to the development of civilization, because this gave people more time to do other things. -
City-states emerged in Mesopotamia during this time, and each city was owned by a patron god. Religion was very important to them, controlling the economic output, taxations, and more. -
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He introduced this legal code, which is infamous for being "eye for an eye" mentality. This shaped the legal system that would later be developed. -
Ahmose I began the New Kingdom, the most powerful kingdom to date. They expanded because of the new bronze military power, bringing prosperity. -
Tried to make a religious revolution in Egypt. He tried bringing forth monotheism (believing in only one god) shifting away from polytheistic. -
A mysterious event lead to the collapse of the Bronze Age. There is no clear explanation to what happened, but it caused a period of disorder. -
He was an effective ruler, and is associated with prosperity. He saw the build of the Temple of Jerusalem, the center of the Yahwist religion. -
This was a return to the more communal and egalitarian society of the past. This said Hebrews need to worship Yahweh, and only him. Leading into Yahwist religion. -
This became an important and powerful empire in Mesopotamia for the next generations. They conquered enemies as servants and slaves, similar to Assyrians. -
The Roman Republic, with its republican government structure, sets the stage for the later Roman Empire. They also destroyed a lot of Jerusalem and made them leave. -
These people, places, and events show the progression of the start of agriculture in Mesopotamia. As empires role and fell, we saw the Code of Hammurabi and the Hittite Empire show advancements in governance and military technology. With the Phoenician we saw economic and societal changes happening, the influence of Israelite prophets and the rise of the Greek and Roman civilizations changed culture into what it would become. These all lay the ground for the next topics to come.