The rule of Pericles was simply a period of time after the Persian Wars, where Athens was trying to recoup from the war. Oftentimes, this was used to build up the treasury to ensure that Athens would return back to its originally glorious state.
Answer: Mesopotamia: The term Mesopotamia basically refers to the Tigris-Euphrates river system. As a nation Mesopotamia corresponds to modern day Iraq, Kuwait, northeastern part of Syria, part of southeastern turkey, and some parts of southeastern Iran. Mesopotamia’s historical existence corresponds to the Bronze Age i. e. roughly between 3rd millennium till 10th century AD. Ruling empires of Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian empires. Mesopotamia is widely believed, especially in the western world, as the cradle of civilization. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious practices of Sumerian, East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and migrant Arameans and Chaldeans. The religion existed for nearly 4200 years from the 4th millennium BCE. For thousands of years, polytheism was the dominant religious ideology. Polytheism existed in the region till the 3rd century CE when monotheist religious beliefs like Syrian Christianity, Judaism, Manichaeism, and Gnosticism emerged. By 4th century CE polytheism almost ended in Mesopotamia barring some Assyrian communities who kept polytheism alive till the end of 10th century CE.
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