Mesopotamia.
As noted at the title of this entry the lands of Mesopotamia has many, many peoples that claimed it as their right to occupy.
Humans became quite inventive during this time in their histroy including understanding the superficial properties of water and ultimately irrigation.
The earliest of Mesopotamians came to understand that irrigation was not bestowed on them by the gods as it lead to great salt flats and infertile lands. Every migration of people into those lands had slightly different approaches to handling the salts in the land, but, ultimately it was Earth and its 'properties' that always had the last word, bringing about the change in civilizations one after another. While the kings would proclaim their victories to their gods, it was "Earth's condition" that ultimately was the victor.
The Mesopotamians, the Sumarians, the Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians.
The most interesting aspect of all these so called 'contributory civilizations' was the fact they could never control their slaves.
As early as the Mesopotamian Empire it was the control of the slaves that was paramount in the king and queens agendas, for without control of the slaves their civilization would never be 'served' well enough to sustain its existence and its defenses and its armies.
In the earliest of human civilizations, the slaves devised a very clever way to escape with their freedom. It was called, "Jumping over the wall."
See the 'idea' of such a structure in order to control the slaves dates back to the earliest of civilizations. A fortress to keep enemies out and capitives in.
The poor.
Those that relied for their 'daily bread' from the kings and 'wise men' were held in abatement by walls and guards whom were also feed and nutured by the kings and generals and gods of course.
So, the slaves were always the last served by these so called civilizations and they got feed up with it. In Mesopotamia they would 'jump the wall.'
Well.
Being slaves they had identities and god help you if you were caught either jumping the wall or running away. Dire concequences followed.
BUT.
For the slaves that actually got away what did they find?
On the other side of the wall?
They found water and a sea and fish. Alas, boats were built and new civilizations were created and guess what happened?
They becamse stronger than the prior civilization because they were unafraid of never having food. And after all, fish make a damn good fertilizer. So, at a distance from their original homes which might be just over the next mountain they began civilization anew and eventually would return home to conquer a weakened empire and once again tame the salt saturated lands, only to do it again as their methods also fell to the powers of Earth.
And so goes the story of power.
