Lower Mesopotamia

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical region
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Babylon
Akkad
Sumer
gptkbp:culturalSignificance on later civilizations
gptkbp:hasClimate arid climate
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance the rise of city-states
the development of trade networks
the establishment of legal systems
the invention of writing
birthplace of urbanization
birthplace of writing
birthplace of the wheel
gptkbp:hasMajorCity gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Nippur
Ur
Uruk
Lagash
gptkbp:hasRiver gptkb:Tigris_River
gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:hasSpecialty cuneiform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lower Mesopotamia
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkb:Hammurabi's_Code
Akkadian Empire
Sumerian mythology
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy alluvial plains
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Sumerian culture
Babylonian_culture
Akkadian_culture
gptkbp:isKnownFor agriculture
astronomy
mathematics
trade routes
irrigation systems
law codes
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Fertile_Crescent
gptkbp:isStudiedIn history
archaeology
anthropology
gptkbp:knownFor cradle of civilization
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:wasHomeTo ancient civilizations
palaces
temples
Ziggurats
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Mesopotamia