Mesopotamia “The Land between Two Rivers” Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ““THE LAND BETWEEN TWO THE LAND BETWEEN TWO
RIVERS”RIVERS”
Goal 2 The learner will assess the relationship between physical environment and cultural characteristics of selected societies and regions of Asia.
ANCIENTANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA-MESOPOTAMIA-GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
LOCATED BETWEEN THE TIGRIS LOCATED BETWEEN THE TIGRIS andand EUPHRATES RIVERS EUPHRATES RIVERS
BOTH RIVERS FLOW INTO THE BOTH RIVERS FLOW INTO THE PERSIAN GULFPERSIAN GULF
LOCATED IN PRESENT DAY IRAQLOCATED IN PRESENT DAY IRAQ
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
POSITIVE POSITIVE
abundant amount abundant amount of clayof clay
easy till-able soileasy till-able soil
water supply from water supply from Tigris and the Tigris and the Euphrates RiversEuphrates Rivers
NEGATIVENEGATIVE
few natural few natural resourcesresources
minimal protection minimal protection from deserts and from deserts and mountainsmountains
Mesopotamian Civilization
Sumeria
Akkadians Babylonians
Lydians
Hittites
Chaldeans
Persians
Phoenicians Assyrians
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS
CITY STATES- self-governing unit CITY STATES- self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland.villages and farmland.
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN CIVILIZATIONSUMERIAN CIVILIZATION
HELPED DEVELOP THE FIRST HELPED DEVELOP THE FIRST ORGANIZED RELIGIONORGANIZED RELIGION
CREATED THE EARLIEST FORMS OF CREATED THE EARLIEST FORMS OF WRITINGWRITING
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN CITY-STATESSUMERIAN CITY-STATES
ALWAYS IN CONFLICT ALWAYS IN CONFLICT OVER WATER AND LANDOVER WATER AND LANDCREATED WALLS FOR CREATED WALLS FOR PROTECTION, WITH A PROTECTION, WITH A MOAT ON THE OUTSIDEMOAT ON THE OUTSIDEFARMS WERE LOCATED FARMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITYTHE CITY
Sumerians invented:Sumerians invented:TO NAME A FEW:TO NAME A FEW:
WheelWheel
archarch
RampRamp
swordsswords
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN RELIGIONSUMERIAN RELIGION
Ziggurats: pyramid Ziggurats: pyramid structure that was a structure that was a “center for learning and “center for learning and religion”religion”– Each city-state had their Each city-state had their
own gods and goddessesown gods and goddesses
Believed in life after Believed in life after deathdeath
ReligionReligion
Monotheism: Monotheism: worshiping one god.worshiping one god.– ““Mono” – means oneMono” – means one
Polytheism: worshiping Polytheism: worshiping many gods.many gods.– ““Poly” – means manyPoly” – means many
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN WRITINGSUMERIAN WRITING
Written on clay Written on clay tabletstablets
created by pressing a created by pressing a pointed tool into a pointed tool into a clay tabletclay tablet
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN ECONOMYSUMERIAN ECONOMY
Make, sell or Make, sell or barterbarter (trade) goods (trade) goods
Trade helped expand citiesTrade helped expand cities
Development of money over timeDevelopment of money over time
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN ECONOMYSUMERIAN ECONOMY
RICHRICH
government government officialsofficials
religious leadersreligious leaders
traderstraders
POORPOOR
FarmersFarmers
Craftsman (middle Craftsman (middle class)class)
The invention of Agriculture The invention of Agriculture changed the way people lived.changed the way people lived.
Agriculture (Farming)Agriculture (Farming)
Growth of CitiesGrowth of Cities
Division of Labor Division of Labor (Specialization)(Specialization)
TradeTrade
Writing and MathematicsWriting and Mathematics
BabyloniansBabylonians
King HammurabiKing Hammurabi
Hammurabi’s CodeHammurabi’s Code– Earliest code of lawEarliest code of law– Based on equal Based on equal
retaliation.retaliation.
Hammurabi’s CodeHammurabi’s Code282 total laws282 total lawsHarsh punishmentsHarsh punishmentsBased on equal consequenceBased on equal consequence– If you kill, you will be put to deathIf you kill, you will be put to death– “ “ If a man bring an accusation against a man If a man bring an accusation against a man
and charge him with a capital crime, but cannot and charge him with a capital crime, but cannot prove it, the accuser, shall be put to death”prove it, the accuser, shall be put to death”
– ““If the slave of a freed man strike the body of a If the slave of a freed man strike the body of a freed man, his ear shall be cut off”freed man, his ear shall be cut off”
Laws were varied for the wealthy and Laws were varied for the wealthy and powerful.powerful.
What do you think?What do you think?
– ““If a man bring an accusation against a man If a man bring an accusation against a man and charge him with a capital crime, but and charge him with a capital crime, but cannot prove it, the accuser, shall be put to cannot prove it, the accuser, shall be put to death”death”
– ““If the slave of a freed man strike the body of a If the slave of a freed man strike the body of a freed man, his ear shall be cut off”freed man, his ear shall be cut off”
– ““If a man strike a free-born woman so that she If a man strike a free-born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss.”for her loss.”
– ““If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death.”death.”