Basic History:

• Initial stages of civilization began to form about six thousand
years ago.
• The first cities were created, a system of record keeping/ writing
was developed, structures were built, and empires were born.
• Within the past two hundred years, remains ziggurats prove
many of the theories that have been created about Ancient
Mesopotamia. A ziggurat is a building with steps, usually leading
to the top, which is capped by a temple of some sort.