HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Zagros Mountains, Agricultural Science
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Deciphering cuneiform: behistun rock (iran, british (1850, conquered the middle east. Behistun rock: persian king darius, 522 bce, persian and cuneiform, written side by side, which helped with understanding cuneiform. Personal correspondence: letter notifying babylonian king of the battle of the death of his son in battle, 2400 bce, public monuments/ inscriptions = history as power. Hammurabi"s code 1754 bce: babylon, oldest written code of law, 128 laws, what does this tell us about mesopotamian culture, violence was a regular part of life, tells about roles of women, patriarchal society, enormous consequences for adultery. Irrigation necessary: herodotus: gift of the nile , silt not especially fertile, agricultural science, nile river flow and trade winds aid rise of central state by 3000 bce.
