Classical Studies 2500A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Zagros Mountains, Levantine Corridor, Neolithic Revolution
11 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1: neolithic towns and villages in the near east. Neolithic period: time where men and women first organized themselves in fixed settlements and brought the reproduction and exploitation of plants and animals under their control. The ancient near east includes cultures stretching from turkey to pakistan. This large area contains a variety of topographic and climatic zones. The 2 rivers meet in south iraq and flow together to the persian gulf through the shatt-al-arab. In the heart of near east is mesopotamia, the land between the tigris and euphrates rivers: where sumerian civilization flourished in 4th and 3rd millennium bc. The tarus mountains run east-west through southern & eastern turkey, northern syria, northern iraq and connect with the zagros mountains of western iran. Uplands: great arc from eastern & northern iran across northern syria and southern lebanon. Could sustain agriculture, rich natural resources like gazelles, acorns, wild grasses.
