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Bellwork Define the Fertile Crescent following words city-state from the glossary dynasty of the TEXTBOOK. cultural diffusion polytheism empire Do Now Please answer the following questions on the sheet of paper given to you: 1) Why do you believe cave people made art work on cave walls? 2) What was the main physical difference between Cro- Magnon and Neanderthal? Hint: THINK about it Mesopotamia “The Cradle of Civilization” “Land between the Rivers” Located in the Fertile Crescent Fertile Crescent In the Middle East Area of fertile land created by the Tigris & Euphrates River Fertile Crescent The fertile soil and rivers attracted people from all different cultures – why? Food Transportation Trade Geography Between Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea No natural barriers allowed for migration Cultural Diffusion Mass migration led to “cultural diffusion” Means the sharing of ideas between two cultures The Sumerians First civilization in Mesopotamia Lived in “Citystates” (like our states today) Sumerian Religion Polytheistic – believed in many gods Worshipped at “Ziggurats” (temples with huge staircases) Do Now Please answer the following questions: 1) What two rivers were in Mesopotamia? What does polytheism mean? What does cultural diffusion mean? Golden Age “Golden Age” is a period of time when a society is not at war People have more time to invent new products and ideas Contributions The WHEEL!! Cuneiform writing – the first written language Time to Translate!! the new york giants are the best football team ever i love freedie thomas Government Each city state had a chief Responsible for: Enforcing Laws Collecting taxes Maintaining city Social structure High class • ruling family • high priests Middle class • Merchants Low Class • Peasant farmers Sumerian Economy Grew rich from trade Got goods from far away because of the rivers and seas Hammurabi King of Babylon First written code of law “Hammurabi’s Code” Different punishments for different classes Classwork/Homework Hammurabi Work Fertile Crescent Sheet Page 35 Epic of Gilgamesh story (2 questions) ????????? Which set of laws do you think is more just – Hammurabi’s Code or our laws today? Why do you think so? Write a paragraph explaining your answer on paper. Bellwork Define the Fertile Crescent following words city-state from the glossary dynasty of the TEXTBOOK. cultural diffusion polytheism empire