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The Gutian dynasty ( Sumerian: 𒄖𒋾𒌝𒆠, gu-ti-um KI) was a line of kings, originating among the Gutian people. Originally thought to be a horde that swept in and brought down Akkadian and Sumerian rule in Mesopotamia, the Gutians are now known to have been in the area for at least a century by then. By the end of the Akkadian period ...
The history of institutions in Mesopotamia concerns the origin and evolution of institutions (economic, social or political) in the Mesopotamian civilization. Its history spans from the emergence of civilization and the existence of written records that allow History to be made until the fall of the Chaldean or Neo-Babylonian Empire, the last ...
The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that is generally dated to c. 2900 – c. 2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods. It saw the development of writing and the formation of the first cities and states.
The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front [9] was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire. It started after British amphibious landings in ...
Názov Mezopotámia sa tradične používa najmä pre obdobie asi 10000 pred Kr. (prvé sídla) až 651 po Kr. (dobytie Arabmi ). Mezopotámia tvorí jadro tzv. Predného východu, ktorý zahŕňa Malú Áziu, Arabský polostrov a dnešné štáty Sýria, Libanon, Izrael, Jordánsko, Palestína, Irak a Irán.
Mezopotámie (z řeckého Μεσοποταμία, Mesopotamia, „země mezi řekami“ nebo „meziříčí“; arabsky بلاد الرافدين bilād al-rāfidayn, syrsky ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ beth nahrain, „země řek“) je označení pro oblast mezi řekami Eufrat a Tigris, jejíž jádro tvoří povodí středního a dolního toku obou řek.
A Alta Mesopotamia, tamén coñecida como Jazira, é a área entre o Éufrates e o Tigris desde as súas fontes ata Bagdad, mentres que a Baixa Mesopotamia é a área desde Bagdad ata o Golfo Pérsico e inclúe Kuwait e partes do oeste de Irán. No uso académico moderno, o termo Mesopotamia a miúdo tamén ten unha connotación cronolóxica.
