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Title: Mesopotamia


1
Mesopotamia
  • Section 2.1

2
How it began
  • 4500 BC people began to settle in Mesopotamia.
  • In this area the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
    flowed

3
The Rivers
  • Mesopotamia means the land between the two rivers
  • flooded once per year leaving a layer of silt.

4
The Sumerians
  • Around 3300 BC the Sumerians arrived in the area.
  • Their location caused them problems

5
Technological Innovations
  • Base 60 number system
  • This is where we get 60 seconds to a minute
  • Architecture
  • Arch, Column, Ramp, Pyramid
  • Cuneiform

6
Babylonian Empire
  • Most notable empire
  • Hammurabi was the most famous ruler
  • Standardized laws and punishments
  • Punishments were different for rich and poor and
    men and women
  • Retaliation was a common theme. An eye for an eye

7
Problems
  • Flooding
  • No Natural Defenses
  • Scarce Natural Resources

8
Pictures of Things
9
Hammurabis Code
10
Cunieform
11
Irrigation Ditches
12
Mud Bricks
13
Traded with Neighbors
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