Ancient Mesopotamia and Mohenjo-Daro

The beginning civilizations that started out our world, had a main influence on how we would end up on being and the customs they had created. One of the prestigious civilizations that had lasted the longest had been Mesopotamia. Located in modern day Iraq, they were one of the first civilizations in setting up a successful governmental structure, known as the Hammurabi Code, setting laws in their society. Basically, they were built up under smaller societies and worked together in order to conquer and posses most of the land. They were intelligent and as they lived between two rivers, in which they built a great irrigation system and no longer relied on hunting, but farming. Most of the things that make this civilization memorable is how they invented a way of writing. The Sumerians of Mesopotamia  wrote using clay tablets, mostly recognized as pictures or pictogram's. It was also possible for some of the very first books to be created. Additionally, it explains how for inventions, it was said that they were the first to invent it, and how to measure time, and the perfect way to make crops. This helped much of the civilization survive. Next, they were soon solving and learning math, and not only that, but they were sophisticated in their art and the structure the made the temples and homes. Without a doubt, this shows how few civilizations were able to reach the capacity of the Mesopotamians, but by far it was one of the advanced in the beginning of society. However, Mesopotamia wasn't the only society that had begun, we become aware of the Mohenjo-Daro, or otherwise known as Indus Valley. Unlike Mesopotamia, it was not as advanced and lasted for only a shorter amount of time. Additionally, it was only made for 1 society, with only one culture, where as Mesopotamia had a variety. The Indus Valley was located in modern day Pakistan and also lived between 2 rivers, although they had no irrigation system. There are not enough records to explain what Indus valley meant, since their civilization died fast. But what many people wonder, is that why would Mesopotamia last longer than Indus Valley? My answer is that Mesopotamia having various cultures and much more land and accomplishments was what led it to be known for also having a stronger economy. Additionally, the environment or nature of where they had been located was how they managed to adapt, explaining How Mesopotamia managed to accomplish and last longer.