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Little-known ancient countries of the Middle East: the Elamite civilization and the ancient history of the Iranian plateau

author:Dachao says history

The Iranian plateau is one of the most important plateaus in southwest Asia and was once the birthplace of many ancient civilizations. On the Iranian plateau, we can trace it back 4,000 years to the Elamite civilization.

The Elamite civilization is an ancient civilization that emerged in the Iranian plateau and in Iraq around the 3rd millennium BC. At its peak, the civilization covered present-day Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria.

Little-known ancient countries of the Middle East: the Elamite civilization and the ancient history of the Iranian plateau

The Elamite civilization has made remarkable achievements in politics, culture and science and technology. In terms of politics, the Elamite civilization controlled the central part of each wasteland, and there was no unified force for the time being. Culturally, the language of the Elamite civilization is Elamite, which is in a state of differentiation. The Elamite culture included pottery, fabrics, seals, silverware, goldware, iron products, etc., and had a great influence on the formation of later regional culture.

Little-known ancient countries of the Middle East: the Elamite civilization and the ancient history of the Iranian plateau

At the same time, the Elamite civilization was the birthplace of early irrigation and agricultural techniques. The civilization grew a large number of grains, but also used other important crops such as grapes, figs, pomegranates and pears. In addition, they were pioneers in metallurgy and engineering, and learned many basic engineering and forging methods.

Little-known ancient countries of the Middle East: the Elamite civilization and the ancient history of the Iranian plateau

In the time that followed, many important kingdoms and civilizations emerged on the Iranian plateau, including the Assyrian, Persian, Seleucid and Sassanid empires. Among them, the Persian Empire (i.e. the Achaemenid dynasty) is the most famous of these kingdoms. The empire, which controlled Iran, the Middle East, and parts of Eastern Europe in the 6th and 4th centuries BC, was a multicultural, prosperous and powerful empire.

In short, the Iranian plateau is a rich and colorful region whose ancient civilization has had a profound impact on the development of global civilization and social evolution. By understanding the ancient history of the Iranian plateau, we can better understand the history of the world and the development of civilization.

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