Hammurabi

Sargon of Akkad

Nebuchadnezzar

Cyrus the Great

A period of prosperity

A time of peace

A period of turmoil with water and food shortages

A time of technological advancement

Only in Mesopotamia

From southern Iraq to Syria and Turkey

Across the entire Middle East

Limited to northern Iran

Flood conditions

Drought conditions

Cold conditions

Windy conditions

Hammurabi

Sargon of Akkad

Gilgamesh

Nebuchadnezzar

Being the lowest peak in Iran

Being a dormant volcano

Being a 'potentially active' volcano and the highest peak in Iran

Being a desert region

Wetter periods

Dustier and drier conditions

Increase in vegetation

Decrease in temperature

It had no significant impact

It only affected agriculture

It echoes over millennia to the present day

It was a minor historical event