#13 in Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer history books
Use arrows to jump to the previous/next product
Reddit mentions of The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. Here are the top ones.
Buying options
View on Amazon.comor
Specs:
Height | 12.25 Inches |
Length | 9.5 Inches |
Number of items | 2 |
Weight | 3.49212223008 Pounds |
Width | 1 Inches |
Since we've been waiting for nearly a day for answers in this thread (which is about some of my favorite topics to study), I'm going to list some factors I've read about. I know the mods are strict here, but I'll cite sources for every one of these factors, which I hope will count for something.
As with many distinctions in history, these aren't cut-and-dried. Egypt actually did exhibit quite a lot of cultural, political and religious variation throughout the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms; large swathes of Mesopotamia were unified under single rulers (Sargon of Akkad, Ur-Nammu and Hammurabi, for example) for a century or two, here and there; and remarkably diverse groups of people (Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites and many others) seem to have lived in relative peace in many Mesopotamian cities.
But the short answer to your question, based on sources I've read, is that the factors above are some of the most commonly cited reasons why Mesopotamia is perceived as more politically unstable than Egypt.
Sources:
The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
Atlas of the Ancient Near East: From Prehistoric Times to the Roman Imperial Period
Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
The Ancient World Mapping Center is a free online resource.