Kentleşmenin Kökeni Mezopotamya’da İlk Kentler

Yıl 2019, Sayı: 20, 211 - 224, 01.11.2019

Nihan Naiboğlu

Öz

MÖ 4. binyılın sonlarında Güney Mezopotamya’da ilk kentler ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. Aralarında destanlara konu olan Uruk’un da bulunduğu bu kentlerin, büyük bir nüfus, merkezi bir yönetim, belirgin bir toplumsal sınıflaşma ve anıtsal yapılar ile yazı ve silindir mühür benzeri ekonomiye yönelik denetim yöntemleri gibi ortak özellikleri bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, ilerleyen yüzlerce yıl boyunca geniş coğrafyalara yayılacak olan Güney Mezopotamya kentleşme modelinin temelleri incelenmekte, kentleşmenin önünü açan ve gelişmesini sağlayan toplumsal, çevresel, ekonomik ve ideolojik özellikler tartışılmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mezopotamya, Kentleşme, MÖ 4. binyıl.

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