Mesopotamia's vast, open geography gave space for many different cultures to arise and thrive.

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Pro: Many cultures, through trade or military conquest, were heavily influenced by their neighbors. The Sumerians and Akkadians connected through trade, while the Assyrians influenced other cultures by conquering them.

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Con: Bronze-Age Mesopotamians spoke many different languages: Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Amorite were some of the most important. It was common to speak more than one language, so that people could communicate with their neighbors.

Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?

Mesopotamia's vast, open geography gave space for many different cultures to arise and thrive.

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Many cultures, through trade or military conquest, were heavily influenced by their neighbors. The Sumerians and Akkadians connected through trade, while the Assyrians influenced other cultures by conquering them.

Bronze-Age Mesopotamians spoke many different languages: Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Amorite were some of the most important. It was common to speak more than one language, so that people could communicate with their neighbors.

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Mesopotamia's vast, open geography gave space for many different cultures to arise and thrive.

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Many cultures, through trade or military conquest, were heavily influenced by their neighbors. The Sumerians and Akkadians connected through trade, while the Assyrians influenced other cultures by conquering them.

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Bronze-Age Mesopotamians spoke many different languages: Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Amorite were some of the most important. It was common to speak more than one language, so that people could communicate with their neighbors.