1. Chapter 2 Lesson 1 (con’t)
Mesopotamia

2. Sumerian Culture Life in Sumerian Society Social Classes
Kings, landholders priests
Wealthy merchants
Workers in fields and workshops
Slaves
*Women – merchants, farmers, artisans, own property, join priesthood, read and write

3. Sumerian Culture Sumerian Science and Technology
Arithmetic and Geometry
Base 60 number system (time), 360 degrees of circle
Architectural innovations
Arches, columns, ramps, pyramid
Cuneiform
writing

4. First Empire Builders Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Babylonian Empire
2350 BC, conquered Sumer
Spread the culture beyond Tigris-Euphrates Valley
Created first Empire; Mediterranean Coast (west) to Iran (east)
Hammurabi’s Babylonian Empire
2000 BC, Amorites took control
Euphrates River

5. First Empire Builders Hammurabi’s Code
Code of laws to unify the diverse groups
282 laws; family relations, business conduct, crime, property issues.
Different punishments for rich and poor; men and women.
Government responsible for society.