p3ch2economics

Author: Skyler McKinney

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * 1. Demography and Disease || * Nobody truely knows the population size of Mesopotamia, but what is known is that it was well over 40,000 people
 * Aside from main cities/states (like Babylon), there were many small settlements of people which usually consisted of farmers ||
 * 2. Migration || * Mesopotamia was a permanent settlement, its people did not migrate ||
 * 3. Patterns of Settlement || * One of the first societies to stop migrating constantly and settle down
 * Many people cleared land and became farmers
 * Located next to Euphrates River and Tigris River in the Tigris River Valley
 * All major cities, states and settlements were located near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, due to lack of rainfall ||
 * 4. Technology || * Had the Wheel
 * Used metal tools like bronze and copper and would soon use iron
 * Horse drawn charriots
 * Built Ziggurats, or large pyramid like temples that housed alters of the cities main deity
 * Built ships as a form of quicker transportation and trade ||