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MESOPOTAMIAMESOPOTAMIA””The land between two The land between two
rivers…”rivers…”
mesopotamiamesopotamia• Mesopotamia is located in the
Middle East in present-day Iraq…
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“Cradle of Civilization”Their civilization spanned:
3500BC to 1900BC
The settlement of Sumer represents the world’s first
civilization…Mesopotamia is Greek for:
“The land between two rivers”
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Mesopotamia was located in present day Iraq and between the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers….
“The land between two rivers…”
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“The land between two rivers…”
The Fertile Crescent…Mesopotamia’s location is between two rivers which
forms the “fertile Crescent”Because of their location, Mesopotamians introduced
a “New Technology”…
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AGRICULTURE…
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With the introduction of Agricultural techniques and overall farming…
Mesopotamians were able to have a constant food source that they did
not have to hunt for…
More food= healthier people=permanent civilizations
Keep in Mind: Where there is water there is life…
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• Mesopotamians:
Self-sufficient
Healthier living
Surplus of food
This leads to the development of the city-state…ex. Sumer, Ur etc.
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With a surplus of food and the development of city-states, Mesopotamia began to introduce new technologies and ideas…
Trading of surplus food Riverboats called
turnips A system of record
keeping to manage their trading
The WHEEL… Formal contracts on
clay tablets A system of writing
called cuneiform
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The center of the city-state was a temple called a Ziggurat
A brick wall surrounded the city-state and the farms were located outside the city-state’s wall
Homes were originally built from bundles of reed but with new advancements they began to build two storied homes for the upper class with one storied homes for the lower class
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Farmers grew wheat and barley…They would trade their surplus up and down the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers…
People ate:Barley CakesFlat BreadBarley BeerFishHunted
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The Ziggurat:
“Mountain of God or Hill of Heaven”
The Ziggurats were temples located at the center of the city-state…
MESOPOTAMIAMESOPOTAMIA CLOTHING:Made from: Wool and Flax
Men Wore:Skirt-like Garments
Women Wore:Gowns- Shoulders to
ankles the right shoulder was bare…
Their hair was braided
Gold and Silver Jewelry was worn as well…
MESOPOTAMIAMESOPOTAMIAMesopotamians Contributions are…
1. The first written language: Cuneiform2. Earliest known literature3. A code of Law: Hammurabi’s Code of Law4. Art and Architecture5. Sewers6. Flush Toilets7. THE WHEEL8. Plow: farming9. Sailboat: to carry larger items on the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers10. A Mathematics System based on the numeral 6011. Early concepts of Algebra12. Geometry13. Weights and Measures
This all served the world until the Roman Period