It was my understanding that although the Persian Empire controlled this region at times, that the birth of civilization predates Persian rule. Of course this land is now called Iraq. So it would be correct to say that the birth of civilization occured in an area that has sometimes been called Persia. However that was not the case when Mesopotamai first blossomed, nor is it the case now.
2007-01-04 06:44:08 · 11 answers · asked by mcslain 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm Assyrian---a descendant of the ancient Assyrians and would like to tell you you're completely wrong. The Mesopotamians governed themselves for a long time, the birth of Mesopotamia occurred in Mesopotamia, not in neighboring Persia. The Mesopotamians (Assyrian Empire) became ruled by the Persian Empire, but that does not have to do with the birth of the Mesopotamian civilization. The birth of Mesopotamia (invention such things as the wheel, lens, glass, number 0, first written language, sun-dial, water clock, etc) took place in modern day Iraq, not Iran.
2007-01-05 05:05:22 · answer #1 · answered by ImAssyrian 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does get confusing doesn't it. The first 'civilization' of Mesopotamia was Sumeria. There is some argument as to whether this was a monolothic 'civilization' or a group of city-states. But that civilization as we understand it did begin in Mesopotamia. There was no Persia at the time. The Assyrian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar pre-dated Persia. And Persia is not primarily Iraq, but Iran. Iraq is a quite modern division of Iran and I'm not sure the Iranians actually acknowledge it's legitimacy.
2007-01-04 08:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many think of civilization as having statred in the area between the rivers. That depends on your definition of civilization. To some, it means the first large cities. Of course, that's totally wrong. It would mean that anyone not living in a city is uncivilized.
Civilization started when people living close to each other, made rules that protected the weak from the strong. That idea goes all the way back to the stone age. The very earliest humans lived in groups. Without simple laws, that would have been impossible. They were civilized even then.
So my answer is no. To me, civilization started somewhere along the equater where early man needed neither clothing nor heated shelter.
2007-01-04 07:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Mesopotamia is the region between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, which are located in modern Iraq. The meaning of the name in Greek is "between rivers". The first civilisation that appeared there were the Sumerians. The Persian made their appearance on the region later, and coming from the East.
2007-01-04 08:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Maria 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say "advanced civilization"--what criteria are you using? Do you mean EARLIEST advanced civilization? If so, I'd say that China was that--it predates any Mesoamerican civilization by millennia, for example. Mesopotamia wasn't really Persia (the old name for Iran)--it was what is now Iraq. Sumeria, in southern Iraq, is one of the world's oldest civilizations, though. And by civilization, I mean that it had a very complex structure. So Sumeria and China both fit the qualifications.
2016-03-29 07:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert, but I believe the answer is 'no'. As someone else already said, civilization (as we know it) began in Mesopotamia, specifically the "Fertile Crescent" between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Persia is east of that by about 400 or 500 miles. Close, but not exactly.
2007-01-04 06:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by Gavagai 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basically it would be correct - although somewhere around 15,000 - 17,000 years ago records have been found that indicate that an Atomic Explosion did occur in the Indus valley which still causes the radio active equipment to go off the walls!
We are much, much older than what we really think or even know!
2007-01-04 06:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
mesopotamia i think is was between the euphrates and something else but i know it was planted between the two rivers it was sumer or iraq...we just learned about this in class...sorry i didnt bring the textb home but this is all i know,not very helpful but thats what i know.good luck with whatevr it is ur doing
2007-01-04 06:52:23 · answer #8 · answered by jasmine h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right it was not called Persia or Iraq but perhaps ?Sumer? and of course at the very beginning i suppose it didn't have a name at all; Tigris-Euphrates river valley is a way i have often heard it called.
2007-01-04 06:48:10 · answer #9 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mesopotamia was where the Babalonians were...Not the Persians
2007-01-04 08:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by jefferson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋