Ch. 1 Section 2

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Ch. 1 Section 2

• Mesopotamian Civilization

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Ch. 1 Section 2 CONT

• Civilizations are complex societies . They
  have cities, organized governments, art,
  religion, class divisions and a system of writing.

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Ch. 1 Section 2 CONT

• Rivers (waterways are important).
• Farming
• Protection

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Ch. 1 Section 2 CONT

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Mesopotamia

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CITY STATES

• The very first city-state in ancient
  civilization was Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a
  Greek word that means land between two rivers.
  The climate of Mesopotamia is hot and dry, but
  the rivers flooded in the spring time which left
  behind fertile soil that was good for farming.

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Ch. 1 Section 2 CONT

• How did farmers survive in Mesopotamia with
  such little water?

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THE SUMERIANS

• Where did they live?
• How did they live?
• What were their homes like?

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THE SUMERIANS CONT

• What did the Sumerians believe about religion?
• Describe a Ziggurat.

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SUMERIAN SOCIAL CLASSES

• THE UPPER CLASS
• THE MIDDLE CLASS
• SLAVES

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THE SUMERIANS CONT

• CUNEIFORM Early form of writing that
  consisted of hundreds of wedge-shaped marks cut
  into damp clay tablets with a sharp ended reed.

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THE SUMERIANS

• Cuneiform led to the creation of scribes or
  record keepers which also led to the creation of
  Sumerian literature.
• The most famous and oldest story in Sumerian
  history is the Epic of Gilgamesh which follows
  the hero Gilgamesh around the world while
  performing great deeds.

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THE SUMERIANS CONT

• Advancements in Science and Math

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THE SUMERIANS CONT

• WAGON WHEEL
• PLOW
• SAILBOAT
• GEOMETRY
• NUMBER SYSTEM
• CALENDAR

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THE SUMERIANS CONT

• Sargon, Babylon and Hammurabi?
• Who?
• What?
• Why?

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NO MAS!