1. Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Hebrew Literaturepp
By Mr. Jackson and Mr. Danz

2. Why it matters
The map

3. Sumerians (18)
Invented writing
Farming people

4. Akkadians Bridge from Sumerians to the Babylonians.
This group conquers city states of Sumer and unifies them.
Akkadians adopt Sumerian culture

5. Babylonians
King Hammurabi
Hammurabi’s code
Eye for an eye

6. Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamians attempted to control the flooding of these for irrigation purposes
Architecture
Technology - shaduf
Law – Hammurabi’s Code
Writing – cuneiform
Math and science – geometry, astronomy, etc.

7. Old, Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt
King Menes – establishes first dynasty
Pyramids – (royal tombs)

8. Life and the afterlife of Egypt
Worshipped “Ra”
The sun god
Believed in afterlife and prepping for it
The importance of this is reflective in much of their art.

9. The early Hebrews Abraham Isaac (Abraham’s son)
Israel (Jacob) (Isaac’s son)
Jacob has 12 sons (12 tribes of Israel)

10. The Exodus
Moses led them out of slavery
Crossing of the Red Sea.

11. The Kingdom of Israel Saul (King of Israel)
David (he eventually becomes king)
Founded Jerusalem
Solomon (Son of David who becomes king)
Death divided nation into two kingdoms
Israel
Judah

12. Hebrew center of cultural life
The temple
The ark of the covenant (10 commandments are housed inside)
Indiana Jones
“Raiders of the Lost Ark”

13. How writing was invented
Clay tokens
Rosetta stone
Three texts
Greek
Two ancient writings (hieroglyphics)
1799

14. A library in the sand
Epic of Gilgamesh discovered (lost for 24 centuries)
Discovered in 1849

15. King Tut’s tomb Boy King of Egypt (Tutankhamen) Coffin of solid gold
1922
Curse?

16. The Dead Sea Scrolls Jars discovered near Dead Sea (1947)
Ancient scrolls
Texts of many books of the bible
Date from time of Jesus (1-33 A.D.)
Can now be seen on the internet
Discovered by a boy sheperd

17. Connect to today Law Modern Hebrew Birthplace of 3 religions
Architecture
Libraries
Writing

18. Here endeth the lesson
Mr. Jackson and Mr. Danz
October, 2017