Society Location Religion Economics Government Contributions/Legacy (include writing) Sumerians Southern Polytheism Farmers, merchants, Kings, priests, dynasty, Mesopotamia; floods, artisans, taxes, traders theocracy heavy rains, scorching winds, humidity, fertile soil Babylonians Mesopotamia on the Polytheism Farmers, merchants, taxes, Kings, priests, Euphrates traders Hammurabi’s Code Akkadians Mesopotamia Polytheism Farmers, merchants, Kings, queens, theocracy, traders, taxes dynasty, military rule Assyrians Mesopotamia on the Polytheism Farmers, artisans, metal Pharaohs Tigris workers, warriors Hittites Anatolia; Asia Minor; Polytheism Metal workers, traders, Kings Modern day Turkey warriors Egyptians Egypt on the Nile river Polytheism Farmers, traders, taxes, Pharaohs, theocracy Mummification, papyrus, artisans, metal workers pyramids, hieroglyphics Hebrews Canaan Monotheism Farmers, herders, traders Kings Phoenicians Modern day Lebanon Polytheism Seafarers, ship builders, Kings taxes, traders Minoans Crete Polytheism Traders, exporters, artisans Kings Pottery, swords, figurines, sports, female-led religious ceremonies Persians Empire between Egypt Polytheism and Farmers, traders kings and India (Persian monotheism with Empire) Zoroastrianism
Society Location Religion Economics Government Contributions/Legacy (include writing) Sumerians Southern Mesopotamia; floods, heavy rains, scorching winds, humidity, fertile soil Polytheism Farmers, merchants, artisans, taxes, traders Kings, priests, dynasty, theocracy Babylonians Mesopotamia on the Euphrates Polytheism Farmers, merchants, taxes, traders Kings, priests, Hammurabi’s Code Akkadians Mesopotamia Polytheism Farmers, merchants, traders, taxes Kings, queens, theocracy, dynasty, military rule Assyrians Mesopotamia on the Tigris Polytheism Farmers, artisans, metal workers, warriors Pharaohs Hittites Anatolia; Asia Minor; Modern day Turkey Polytheism Metal workers, traders, warriors Kings Egyptians Egypt on the Nile river Polytheism Farmers, traders, taxes, artisans, metal workers Pharaohs, theocracy Mummification, papyrus, pyramids, hieroglyphics Hebrews Canaan Monotheism Farmers, herders, traders Kings Phoenicians Modern day Lebanon Polytheism Seafarers, ship builders, taxes, traders Kings Minoans Crete Polytheism Traders, exporters, artisans Kings Pottery, swords, figurines, sports, female-led religious ceremonies Persians Empire between Egypt and India (Persian Empire) Polytheism and monotheism with Zoroastrianism Farmers, traders kings
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