In the ancient Near East, there was a social standard by which men were ideally expected to behave. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/941/third-gender-figures-in-the-ancient-near-east/ #History #Ishtar #Mesopotamia #NearEast

Local trade in ancient Mesopotamia began in the Ubaid Period (c. 5000-4100 BCE), had developed into long-distance trade by the Uruk Period (c. 4100-2900 BCE), and was flourishing by the time of the Early Dynastic Period (2900-2334 BCE). Developments in trade continued up through 651 CE, the beginning of the modern period of the Near East. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2114/trade-in-ancient-mesopotamia/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #Uruk #NearEast #Mesopotamia