When speaking, we can pause or change the tone of our voices to indicate emphasis. When writing, we must use punctuation to indicate these places of emphasis. This resource should help to clarify when and how to use various marks of punctuation.
Vagaries of weather and regular flooding: Farmers learnt to control the floods and grew some of the most valuable crops like flax, barley, wheat, fruits and vegetables that helped the economy progress. But the climate in Mesopotamia was hazardous with temperatures during the summer months ranging from 110 to 130F. Nearly eight months in a year was characterized by very dry conditions with the edges of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates turning muddy brown.
Among the empires of Mesopotamia, it was the first known Semitic dynasty in the history of the world. The empire was also famous for adopting the Sumerian cuneiform which went into forming the Semitic language. From 2200 BC onwards, Mesopotamia experienced chaotic developments with small city states fighting for power.