Movement in Mesopotamia- How did they travel?
Movement in Mesopotamia was very different compared to today. People had to resort to other ways of travel since there was no machinery like boats or cars to help people travel. Telephones did not exist yet, so we had to do face to face talking, otherwise there was no medium with communicating with anyone.
Travel of GoodsGoods in Mesopotamia were transported via the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which extended for hundreds of miles across what is present day Iraq. The rivers could be ridden as a way to get to the three City States in a much quicker fashion. If you were to travel by land, an Oxen would most likely be the best option. Big and burly, they could pull carts full of supplies or trading goods. Horses were also used, but for things like warfare and light, quick travel.
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Travel of PeoplePeople traveled in many different ways. One could always use travel via sailboat, but for regions that were landlocked, a cart pulled by oxen would usually get the job done. For nearby cities and downs, which may have been a day's walk, people would simply walk, with a certain amount of food, though sometimes there could be drastic distances between city states or villages.
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Travel of IdeasTravel of ideas in Mesopotamia was vastly different compaired to today. Cuneiform, the Mesopotamian writing system, could be used to write stories, teaching information, and signs. Information also traveled via word of mouth, as that has been the main standard for passing information since the dawn of civilization. Information could spread and spread and soon everyone would know important facts like the cost of a product, or if there was any important announcements to be made on a certain date. Overall, idea travel was extremely important back in the Mesopotamian time.
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