Mesopotamia

:For other uses see Mesopotamia (disambiguation).

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These civilizations arose from earlier settlements and cultures which were among the first to make use of agriculture.

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• Neolithic settlements e.g., Jarmo, Tell Abu Hureyra
• Hassuna period
• Halaf period (or Halafian)
• Samarra period (or Samarran), e.g., Choga Mami
• Ubaid period, e.g., Eridu
• Uruk period, named after the city Uruk.
• Sumerian Early Dynastic period

Early cities in this region include:

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• lower Mesopotamia / Sumer
• Uruk
• Isin
• Lagash
• Akkad
• Agade
• Babylon
• Kish
• Nippur
• upper Mesopotamia / Assyria
• Assur
• Ninive
• Mari
• Aleppo