1. * Mesopotamia * Civilization A Culture that includes certain elements A system of writing Cities Workers with specialized jobs

2. Mesopotamia is the land between the rivers *Fertile Crescent is the land around the Tigris River and the Euphrates River * *Today this land is known as Syria and Iraq Bronze Age: used bronze –it is a metal made from cooper and tin Farming—floods enriched the soil Made good farmland

3. *Irrigation System: way to bring water to fields Irrigation helps farmers grow crops and grains such as Barley and Wheat Farming also means raising animals. Government: *citystate— city and the land around it * Theocracy—Govt with a religious leader like a priest Sumer: a city-state

4. *Cuneiform: writing Clay tablets Stylus * *Empire a group of states under 1(one) ruler. Hammurabis Code 1 st set of written laws

5. Now… take a moment or two and review your notes with your neighbors and test each other on definitions