The Place between two rivers

Settling in Mesopotamia First the people started as Nomads First the people started as Nomads They found a great place to settle They found a great place to settle That place became three might cities That place became three might cities Those cities gave us numbers, boats, wheels and the first written story Those cities gave us numbers, boats, wheels and the first written story

Warfare in Assyria Part of Assyria’s army guarded the city Part of Assyria’s army guarded the city While the other part went to war and conquered other cities While the other part went to war and conquered other cities The other cities became part of Assyria serving the King The other cities became part of Assyria serving the King

Astronomers of Babylon They were scribes – they wrote things down on clay tablets They were scribes – they wrote things down on clay tablets This tablet is called the Diviner's manual This tablet is called the Diviner's manual They kept records of the positions of stars and planets to adjust their calendar They kept records of the positions of stars and planets to adjust their calendar

Trade and Transport from Babylon they had to trade for goods that were not available in their city they had to trade for goods that were not available in their city they traded grains and material for metals and gems they traded grains and material for metals and gems they used boats to trade grains and big things, and donkeys to trade gems and small stuff they used boats to trade grains and big things, and donkeys to trade gems and small stuff

The Royal Tombs of Ur these were discovered by an archaeologist Wooley between these were discovered by an archaeologist Wooley between there were 16 tombs with lots of human remains and artifacts like jewelry and figurines there were 16 tombs with lots of human remains and artifacts like jewelry and figurines Archaeologists believe one of the tombs was for a Queen Archaeologists believe one of the tombs was for a Queen

Ziggurats they are the high temples that were build on the remains of older temples they are the high temples that were build on the remains of older temples they were higher and bigger each time they were higher and bigger each time no one know why they decided to build these no one know why they decided to build these they were made out ob bricks made from mud they were made out ob bricks made from mud

Geography Mesopotamia means between 2 rivers the Tigris and Euphrates Mesopotamia means between 2 rivers the Tigris and Euphrates North Mesopotamia is hills with good soil for farming, they also had timber metal and stones North Mesopotamia is hills with good soil for farming, they also had timber metal and stones South Mesopotamia was low lands with lots of swamps, they had little natural resources and had to trade for goods South Mesopotamia was low lands with lots of swamps, they had little natural resources and had to trade for goods

Religion: Gods, Demons and Monsters they believed everything had its own god or goddess they believed everything had its own god or goddess temples were where the gods lived temples were where the gods lived priests looked after the gods priests looked after the gods

Ancient Writings they developed writing by using pictures to talk crops and taxes they developed writing by using pictures to talk crops and taxes they developed more advanced writing to talk about things like farming and astronomy they developed more advanced writing to talk about things like farming and astronomy the scribes recorded events on clay sheets and saved them the scribes recorded events on clay sheets and saved them