Mesopotamia: The Land Between the Rivers Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School

Answer??? Why is it good for students to know their student handbook? How does it protect you from teachers and administrators?

What does Mesopotamia Mean? Land Between the Two Rivers Greek Between the Tigris and Euphrates

Where is Mesopotamia? Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Modern Day Iraq Part of the Fertile Crescent

Arc of Fertile Land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf Fertile Crescent Arc of Fertile Land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf Rich Soil and Abundant Crops Made It Possible to Sustain the Earliest Civilizations

Fertile Crescent

Crescent NOT Croissant

The Oldest Cradle of Civilization Mesopotamia Was the Oldest Cradle of Civilization The First Cities Developed in Mesopotamia

Location not Civilization Mesopotamia is a Location and Not One Single Civilization A Number of Different Civilizations Lived in Mesopotamia

Who Lived in Mesopotamia?? Sumerians Babylonians Assyrians Persians

The Sumerians 3000 BC Separate City-States (City that is its own country)

The Sumerians Cuneiform-one of the earliest forms of writing Ziggurats- pyramid like structures First Cities Mud Brick Walls Irrigation Systems

How was Cuneiform like Egyptian Hieroglyphics?

Ziggurats

Mesopotamians Were Polytheistic Mesopotamians Believed in Many Gods. City-States Worshipped Their Own Gods Ziggurats Were to honor the God of the City-State

Babylonians Great Ancient City of Babylon One of the First Large Empires in History Great King Hammurabi First Law Code

Code of Hammurabi First Known Written Law Code 282 Laws “Eye for an Eye” Unequal Penalties for Rich and Poor

Sargon of Akkad Created First Empire Empire-Large Amount of Land or People under One ruler

How are city-states different from Empires? Answer How are city-states different from Empires?

Achievements of Mesopotamia First Civilization First Cities First Law Codes Epic of Gilgamesh-one of the first great books Cuneiform Ziggurats The Wheel First Empire Irrigation Systems Mud Walls Achievements in Math and Science

Answer for Collection Which Achievement is most significant and why? Why is Hammurabi’s Code Important? What two geographic features made life possible in Mesopotamia