1. Religion Of Mesopotamia Gods, tower of Babel, Enlil

2. Enlil The Denots had an air god name Enlil He was the most powerful in Summerian Pantheon He replaced Anu as father of the gods

3. Gods Each city had its own god Gods were above all Gods represented animals If people commited a sin they did something, so the god would forgive them

4. Tower of Babel

5. Ziggurauts, gardens of Babylon, tower of Babel, irrigation, City state protection.

6. Royal gardens built for the kings Wife. Not actually hanging but built On terraces.

7. The tallest ziggurats built to rech and be Even with the gods

8. Used to water farms and keeps rivers from over flowing

9. Made of mud Small temple Used to warship gods

10. Built walls to protect city-states from being raided by other states They were 16ft tall.

11. Ancient Mesopotamia 33.7ºN. 43.5ºE Geography

12. Ancient Mesopotamia

13. Southern Mesopotamia Very flat land Many floods Dry Unsuccessful farming

14. Northern Mesopotamia Fertile land Seasonal rain Tigris and Euphrates Good farming

15. Northern Mesopotamia Land

16. Southern Mesopotamia Land

17. TECHNOLOGY OF MESOPOTAMIA

18. THE MESOPOTAMIAN TIME PERIOD WAS A PERIOD WHERE MANY OBJECTS WERE INVENTED.  Cuneiform was the first written language.  The wheel was attached

19. MESOPOTAMIAN SOCIAL CLASSES

20. FASHION Early times men wore strings and wraparound skirts were later introduced. Men did not were tops. Women wore long dresses and left their right shoulder bare.

21. FOOD

22. SLAVERY Many slaves are prisoners of war. Prisoners of war are either high value targets or captured soldiers.

23. In this period of time gods had a very important role in government.

24. Gilgamesh Considered to be 2/3 god and 1/3 human Beautiful, attentive, strong and arogant

25. Anu Father of all gods and the sky Assigned to the city of Uruk His symbol is a bull One of the most important gods

26. Ninhursag/Belitili Mother earth Godess of multiple cities Her symbol is Omega

27. Kings

28. hammurabi Created the first set of written laws

29. Mesopotamian art By: Kyle R., Caleb, Eliza, and Emily W.

30. Sculptures As time went by their sculptures evolved into more detailed pieces of art They used stone and clay They used their hand, but they started to use tools

31. Paintings The paintings got more detailed and they looked a lot more realistic The paintings started to use more colors The paintings became more religious Painting was also used to decorate rooms Stories could be told with their paintings