The Three Cultures In Mesopotamia

The three cultures that merged in Mesopotamia were Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian. Sumerian was about 2350 B.C. Akkadian rose about 2000 B.C. Babylonian came along about 1600 B.C. History began at Sumer (Mattews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). The three cultures were successive in in their civilization. They all have the dame geographic background when it came to climate and natural resources. All three Mesopotamian cultures religion had three charactertics which was polytheistic, anthropomorphic and pantheistic. They divided their gods into two: sky gods and earth gods. Sumerians was the most influential culture. Sumerians created writing, grammar, a lunar calendar, a better way of communication (Mattews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). Babylonian
was the most powerful culture. Babylonians brought about military, lawgivers (Mattews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). Akkadians were basically followers of the other cultures. Akkadians stood grounds but were not strong as the other two cultures. Sumerians’ lifestyle was would be considered that of the rich and famous.
Reference
Mattews, R. T., Noble, T. F., & Platt, F. D. (2014). Experience Humanites. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.