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Mesopotamia

August 17 th Warm-Up ■ List the 5 characteristics of a civilization and provide an example for each characteristic.

AUGUST 18 th WARM-UP ■ What is a Ziggurat?

Mesopotamia means “land between the rivers” & is often called the “Fertile Crescent” or as the “Cradle of Civilization” The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded once per year, leaving behind fertile soil ideal for farming

The first civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent: Sumer But, surrounding deserts & the lack of natural barriers attracted outsiders to Mesopotamia made the Sumerians vulnerable to attack

Lasting Contributions ■ Advanced cities: – Sumerian city-states were protected by high walls – At the city center was a temple called a ziggurat

Lasting Contributions ■ Specialized Workers: – At the top of society were priests, and then kings – In the middle were skilled workers, like merchants – At the bottom, were common farmers & slaves

Lasting Contributions ■ Religion: – Sumerians & Babylonians were polytheistic – The Hebrews in Palestine were the 1 st monotheistic faith in history (Judaism) – The holy book of Judaism is the Torah; God gave Moses the Ten Commandments which serve as moral laws

Lasting Contributions ■ Government: – Babylonian King Hammurabi created the first legal code – Hammurabi’s Code had 282 laws based on justice & retaliation (an eye for an eye) – The code had different punishments for the various levels of society

Lasting Contributions

■ Writing: – Sumerians made the world’s 1 st writing called cuneiform – Phoenicians simplified cuneiform to a 22 letter alphabet – Phoenician merchants spread the alphabet throughout the Mediterranean world – The alphabet influenced Greek, Latin, & English

Lasting Contributions ■ Technology: – Sumerians inventions include the wheel, sail, plow, & bronze metalwork

Closure Activity 1.How did life change during the Neolithic Revolution? 2.What advantages did the living in the “Fertile Crescent” provide for the Sumerians? 3.Who governed the Sumerian city- states? 4.Why was Hammurabi’s Code important?