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Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia p.128-135 Mesopotamia—“land between the rivers”—named by Greeks Aka: the fertile crescent The Sumerians—1st to dominate region, between 5000-4000 B.C. Major resource—mud Lived in city-states walled for protection Ziggurats Temples, 6-7 stories high Brightly decorated/each story diff. color Priest presided over—representative of local god Some still stand today Society—strict class system High level of culture—12 month caldendar, cuneiform (one of the 1st systems of writing) Vulnerable to invaders (lack of unification of citystates) Rise of Babylon— Defeated Sumerians/adopted their culture Sumerians created Epic of Gilgamesh Babylonians translated it into their own language Code of Hammurabi—292 laws/harsh and rigid Assyrians— Entered Mesopotamia Brutal and warlike Preserved Mesopotamia’s literature in Library of Nineveh Rebirth and Fall of Babylon— 1612 B.C. Assyrians were conquered ruler—Nebuchadnezzar—created Hanging Gardens Hanging Gardens—one of 7 wonders of ancient world Tower of Babylon—a ziggurat , mentioned in Hebrew Bible as tower built by survivors of the Great Flood
