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Mesopotamian
Civilization
Civilizations are complex
societies . They have cities,
organized governments, art,
religion, class divisions and a
system of writing.
Rivers
(waterways are important).
Farming
Protection
Tigris
Euphrates
Mesopotamia
The very first city-state in ancient
civilization was Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means
“land between two rivers.” The climate
of Mesopotamia is hot and dry, but the
rivers flooded in the spring time which
left behind fertile soil that was good for
farming.
How did farmers
survive in
Mesopotamia with
such little water?
Where
How
did they live?
did they live?
What
were their homes like?
What
did the Sumerians believe
about religion?
Describe
a Ziggurat.
THE
THE
UPPER CLASS
MIDDLE CLASS
SLAVES
CUNEIFORM: Early form of writing that
consisted of hundreds of wedge-shaped
marks cut into damp clay tablets with a
sharp ended reed.
 Cuneiform
led to the creation of scribes
or record keepers which also led to the
creation of Sumerian literature.
 The
most famous and oldest story in
Sumerian history is the Epic of Gilgamesh
which follows the hero Gilgamesh around
the world while performing great deeds.
Advancements
in Science and
Math
WAGON WHEEL
PLOW
SAILBOAT
GEOMETRY
NUMBER
SYSTEM
CALENDAR
Sargon, Babylon
Hammurabi?
 Who?
 What?
 Why?
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