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Early Mesopotamian cultures did / did not contribute to the foundation of Western Civilization.

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Mesopotamia Cultures Contribution to the Western Civilization

Western civilization traces its origin from the cultures of the ancient Near East . This is where the people of Egypt and Mesopotamia developed some organized communities and institutions which can be associated with civilization . The Romans and Greeks played a big role in the development of the Western civilization , the two societies borrowed heavily from the people who lived in the Near East . They were influenced and nurtured by the Mesopotamia societies who lived in this area of

the Near East . The Romans and the Greeks served as the transmitters of the culture from the Near East to the other parts of Europe . Dowling ,M 2007

The Mesopotamia and Egypt started to build cities at around 3000 BC .They developing writing as a method through which they were to keep records The same cultures build monumental structures for their gods and as a way to preserve their cultures (Kramwel , S 1969 45 )The cultures had a political ,social ,military and a religious system which dealt with the basic problems that human being experienced .Human civilization is thought to have began in this area where two society are credited with the ancient civilization

Western civilization is based on the first sophisticated cultures which were found in Mesopotamia . It had so many elements of the culture from the Mesopotamia region , this proves the fact that Mesopotamia cultures contributed greatly towards the Western civilization

Mesopotamia was the first society to have a...

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