Local trade in ancient Mesopotamia began in the Ubaid period (circa 6500-4000 BCE), had developed into long-distance trade by the Uruk period (circa 4000-3100 BCE), and was flourishing by the time of the Early Dynastic period in Mesopotamia (circa 2900-2350/2334 BCE). #History #Uruk #Sumerians #NearEast #Mesopotamia #Akkad #AssyrianEmpire #Trade #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2114-en/










