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1. Tao330+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-12 17:14:16
> knowledge of the geography and political dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia

How much was the average ancient Mesopotamian aware of those things?

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2. benbre+I1[view] [source] 2023-09-12 17:24:58
>>Tao330+(OP)
Likely very little. But a merchant capable of writing (or paying a scribe to write) a formal cuneiform complaint about bad copper, then having it delivered, would know quite a bit more. Great question IMO - thinking critically about exactly these kinds of questions is one of the goals of the assignment.
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