Mesopotamia; The Four Major Cities

Mesopotamia; The Four Major Cities                

         How would you like to live in a big city were you have to walk everywhere in the heat. Just like how your going to read through, four major cities, where it's located, types of homes, materials, and design. If you were lower class and farmers you had to walk further than upper class. The house are made out of mud bricks and stone.
First, the four major city-states in Mesopotamia are, Babylon, Sumer, Akkadia, and Assyria. According to Ducksters.com the US Navy is rebuilding Babylon. The city is in the same location in modern day Iraq in the South. Next, Sumer. The city does not exist today. The city is in the same location in modern day Iraq. Another city is Akkadi. The city is destroyed. The city is located in the same spot in Northern Iraq. The last city is Assyria. Assyria doesn't exist today. It is located in Central Iraq. It is still named Assyria.

     Secondly, It was located where it was because According to AncientWorld.com the Mesopotamian people could grow crops by the Tigris and Euphrates river. The river flooded a lot so they made ditches that helped the crops grow. An example of why they grew crops by the rivers are because the soil was very rich and good to grow things in.

      Third, there are three types of homes, Upper Class, Lower Class, and Farmers. First, Upper Class. According to AncientMesopotamia.com the homes were sometimes two stories and had a downstairs for guests. They also had wide hallways and the walls were made out of sandstone blocks and mud bricks. The walls were also sometimes plated with Zinc or Gold. Next, Lower Class. The Lower Class lived in one story homes and had narrow hallways. They also sometimes shared walls made out of mud bricks with other people. Lastly, Farmers. Their homes were made out of mud bricks. Their homes were usually one story just like lower class.

     Next, they used mud bricks, wood, and stone. According to Wikipedia they used bricks because they didn't have very much wood. They also used mud bricks because if they mixed sand or straw with it then it became super strong and durable. They used wood but not a lot because there was a short supply in some places. In some places they used stone because it was native to them.

     Lastly, they designed bricks, wood, stone, and clay nails. According to AncientWorld.com they sun baked mud bricks to harden them because that was the easiest way. They also used sand to add strength to them so that they last longer. They used wood to make doors and other house items. They also used stone and clay nails. Stone was used to also build doors and stone terracotta panels. Clay nails were used to create a protective sheath.

       Would you like to have your house made out of mud bricks and stone and sometimes share a wall if you were in lower class, I wouldn't. So now that you know more about, four major cities, where it's located, types of homes, materials, and design. Would you like to live in Mesopotamia.