[DOC] [TLE] Uruk - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 28, 2011 ... Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most ... 300 CE when, 
owing to both natural and man-made influences, people began to desert the area
. .... With the fall of the city of Ur in 1750 BCE and the invasion of Sumer ... 
Perhaps buried in the ancient ruins is the answer to why the first city in... [DOC] [TLE] Ur | ancient city, Iraq | Britannica.com [PAR] In antiquity the river ran much closer to the city; the change in its course has left 
the ruins in a desert that once was irrigated and fertile land. The first serious... [DOC] [TLE] Tigris-Euphrates river system | river system, Asia | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 20, 2016 ... The Tigris and Euphrates river basin and its drainage network. ... rock, so that 
their courses have undergone only minor changes since prehistoric times. ... 
Below the border with Iraq, the river once again narrows to an alluvial strip ... On 
its left bank, near Mosul, the Tigris passes the ruins of two of the three... [DOC] [TLE] Architecture of Mesopotamia - Wikipedia [PAR] The architecture of Mesopotamia is ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris
Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), ... One such drain at Ur 
was made of lead. The use of brick led to the early ... above the surrounding plain
. The resultant hills, known as tells, are found throughout the ancient Near East. [DOC] [TLE] Indus Valley Civilisation - Wikipedia [PAR] The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilisation (33001300 
BCE; mature period 26001900 BCE) mainly in the northwestern regions of 
South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and 
northwest India. Along with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three 
early ... Inhabitants of the ancient Indus river valley developed new techniques in
... [DOC] [TLE] Assyria - Wikipedia [PAR] Assyria was a major Mesopotamian East Semitic-speaking kingdom and empire 
of the ancient Near East. ... Assyria is named after its original capital, the ancient 
city of Aur, which dates to c. 2600 BC, originally .... Most of Assyria briefly 
became part of the Neo-Sumerian Empire (or 3rd dynasty of Ur) founded in c. 
2112 BC. [DOC] [TLE] Indus Valley Civilization, Mohenjo Daro, Harappan Culture ... [PAR] Inhabitants of the ancient Indus river valley developed new techniques in 
handicraft ... "Discoveries at Mehrgarh changed the entire concept of the Indus ... 
state that the Ghaggar-Hakra desert area has been left untouched by settlements 
and ... Harappan 2), named after a site in northern Sindh, Pakistan, near Mohenjo 
Daro. [DOC] [TLE] Where in the World Is the Tower of Babel? | Answers in Genesis [PAR] Mar 23, 2011 ... After the biblical Flood of Genesis 78, Noah and his family came out of the Ark in 
... Shinar, then, would be land of two rivers, a name closely related in meaning 
to .... Because the Hittite kingdom was located in the north, largely ..... Since we 
know that the ruins of ancient Babylon, called Babil today, lie just... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham at UR: THE STARTING-POINT-YAHWEH's Sword History [PAR] Setting: the plain, near the city of Ur, in the delta of the Euphrates (see map ... ran 
a narrow belt of rather poor pasture; this was a semi-desert area which the ... 
These shepherds were unattractive characters in the eyes of local farmers 
because, .... In addition, owing to the change in the course of the river, the mound 
of Ur is... [DOC] [TLE] They Wrote on Clay - The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago [PAR] ancient clay tablets and records, one of the members of ... We have lost touch 
with the public because we have been ... The ruins of Babylon are ... Euphrates 
has abandoned this land by changing its course. In .... True, the extraordinary 
finds in the tombs of Ur of the ..... two big rivers and their affluents or very near the

Question: The ruins of Ur are in a desert because this river, which once ran near it, changed course
Answer: Euphrates