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Civilization & Mesopotamia

Early Civilizations

What is a civilization? The most advanced stage of human social development and organization

5 Characteristics of Civilizations Advanced Cities Specialized Workers Complex Institutions Record Keeping Advanced Technology

Example of Civilization: Sumer Specialized Workers: soldiers, merchants, teachers, priests, etc. Complex Institutions: formal governments (laws and officials), priests w/ religious power Advanced cities: Uruk – 50,000 Lagash – 10,000 -50,000 Record Keeping: Cuneiform writing system Advanced Technology: 3000 BCE wheel, plow, sailboat; bronze weapons and armor

Civilizations of Mesopotamia Fertile Crescent, “land between the rivers”

Mesopotamia Tigris & Euphrates Rivers City States Dynasties Early Empire-Babylonians

Laws Hammurabi’s Code Hammurabi (Babylonian King) Unified code of laws Oldest known legal system

Religion Polytheism: many gods Ziggurats

Kings, Priests, Landholders Society/Culture Kings, Priests, Landholders Merchants Farmers Slaves Sumerian Social Hierarchy

Society/Culture Cuneiform Writing system Pictograph – symbols stand for words

Cuneiform

Phoenicians Shipbuilders, Trade Phoenician Alphabet

Venn Diagram-characteristics of Ancient Civ. (15) Similarities(5) Modern Civ.(15)