Ancient+Mesopotamian+Culture

The people of ancient Mesopotamia were the first to have established cities and villages in contrast to the nomadic lifestyle popular prior to settlement in the area. Mesopotamia is commonly given the epithet 'the cradle of civilization' for this purpose. The area was likely chosen because of it's lush landscape from the Tigress and Euphrates rivers that both run through the area. The ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia were the first to develop writing, their system being known as cuneiform and was recorded mainly on clay tablets. They had leaders in government like Hammurabi who pioneered concepts like law by recording god-given laws on stone stellae and placing them throughout the kingdom. The people of Mesopotamia also made great advancements in agriculture by the development of tools like the seeder plow which greatly aided them in their domestication process. Mesopotamians pioneered the concept of a settled society, and paved the way for future advancements by later cultures.