Elamite Civilization-Ancient Engineering and Forgotten Empires!! ♥️
Timeline of Key Events:
2700 BCE: Proto-Elamite period begins; early writing emerges.
2300 BCE: Conflicts with Akkadian Empire under Sargon.
1250 BCE: Construction of Chogha Zanbil ziggurat.
646 BCE: Assyrians sack Susa, destroying temples.
539 BCE: Persian Cyrus the Great annexes Elam.
Extra key points:
Elamite Civilization (2700–539 BCE)
Susa: Glazed brick artistry.
Rivalry with Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat temples.
Linear Elamite script.
Metalwork & jewelry trade.
Persian assimilation.
Religious practices: Snake cults.
Hydraulic engineering.
Decline under Assyrian attacks.
Legacy in Achaemenid Persia.
Factual Statements of Elamite Civilization:
1. Elam’s capital, Susa, was a hub for Mesopotamian trade and diplomacy.
2. They used Proto-Elamite script, predating cuneiform.
3. Elamite engineers built the world’s first gravity-fed water supply system.
4. The civilization endured three distinct periods: Old, Middle, and Neo-Elamite.
Benefits of Elamite Civilization:
1. Pioneered hydraulic engineering for agriculture.
2. Acted as a cultural bridge between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
3. Developed early administrative systems using clay tablets.
4. Influenced Persian art and architecture.
Legends of Elamite Civilization:
1. The “Curse of Susa” – a myth blaming invaders for eternal misfortune.
2. Tales of a hidden royal treasury beneath Chogha Zanbil.
3. Legends of shape-shifting priestesses mediating with gods.
4. Stories of a sacred white falcon guiding Elamite kings.
Losses of Elamite Civilization:
1. Destruction of Susa’s temples by Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.
2. Erosion of Proto-Elamite script knowledge.
3. Assimilation into the Persian Empire.
4. Loss of maritime dominance after Persian Gulf trade shifted.
Myths of Elamite Civilization:
1. Elamites were descendants of biblical Noah.
2. Their ziggurats were portals to the underworld.
3. Exaggerated claims of Elamite “super-weapons” in warfare.
4. Misconceptions that Elamites were solely warlike, ignoring their artistic legacy.
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