1. Mesopotamia Ms. Moran

2. River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia- Land between two rivers Tigris and Euphrates Silt

4. Civilization in this Area Sumeria known as a City-State Developed Cuneiform The Epic of Gilgamesh

5. The Code of Hammurabi System of Laws Class System

6. Religion Theocracy Polytheistic Ziggurats

7. Your Turn 1.With a partner locate each of the following using a different color (either marker, pen, or colored pencil): Sumeria Tigris River Euphrates River 2.On a separate piece of paper draw a picture of a ziggurat. On your picture identify different things which may have taken place in the ziggurat.

8. Videos Sumerians