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MESOPOTAMIA The Cradle of Civilization Mr. Snyder Mesopotamia* • Means: “Between the Rivers” • Land between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers The Beginning • This is the land where humans may have been first on Earth Christianity started here. As did Judaism and Islam • BC and AD* • BC and AD is how we count years • BC: Before Jesus Christ • AD: Anno Domini: In the Year of our Lord Jesus Christ The Laws of Hammurabi* • Ruler of the Babylonian's – An ancient Empire in Iraq- around 1800 BC • He passed the first laws to protect his people in recorded history – Hammurabi’s Laws sheet Middle East Map • In 2 minutes fill out as much as the map as possible Maps of War* • http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/imperia l-history.html • The middle East has seen a lot of empires The Egyptians* • 3150 – 30 BC (which is closer to AD?) • Had Pharaoh's as Kings/Queens • A rich nation thanks to conquest and the Nile River • Built great stone works like tombs and Pyramids • http://www.history.com/topics/ancientegypt/videos#coroners-report-king-tut Hieroglyphics* The Rosetta Stone • This stone allowed us to match Greek words with the hieroglyphics. Before this we never knew how to read them. It was found in 1799 The Pyramids* • There are 138 pyramids • The most famous are in Giza, outside Cairo – Egypt’s capital • Khufu is the largest and the only of the 7 wonders of the world still in existence Mummies* • Egyptian's believed you had to mummify the body to help it into the after life • So how did they do it? • http://www.history.com/videos/how-tomake-a-mummy#how-to-make-amummy Egyptian Life Entertainment • • • • • Wrestle Play board Games Race Chariots Tell stories Dance/Sing Religion They were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many Gods. Here are a couple: Ra: God of the Sun Isis: Mother Goddess Pharaoh: Human God Famous Pharaohs • Pharaoh's were living Gods and were in charge • They led battles, made heirs(babies to be king) • Khafra: Built the great Pyramid and the Sphinx • Sphinx means: “Terrifying one” Famous Pharaohs* • Ramasses II: Lived until 92, famous for building/expansion • Possibly the Pharaoh in the Exodus • Tutankhamen: Pharaoh at age 9 – died at 18. famous for his tomb • Cleopatra: The last Pharaoh, a Queen, fought with her brother over the crown then was beaten by the Romans Word Wall* • Pharaoh: King/God of Egypt • Polytheistic: Worships many Gods • Sphinx: Terrifying one • Ra: God of the Sun • Isis: Mother God • Heir: Person that inherits something after a death • Exodus: Fleeing oppression in mass numbers Egyptian Life • The Nile River flooded each year providing farming land • The “Vizier” helped the Pharaoh control the people • The “Temples” is where people worship and they controlled the taxes/money of the government. • They used Honey to stop infection, knew todays basic math skills Valley of the Kings • Where many of the Pharaohs, family, and royalty is buried • We still do not know how many tombs are there The Boy King* • Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s story • Please read silently Map Making • Draw from memory a map of the middle East and label the countries all bodies of water we looked at yesterday The 7 Wonders* • http://www.unmuseu m.org/wonders.htm • 1. Statue of Zeus at Olympia • 2. Hanging gardens of Babylon • 3. Lighthouse of Alexandria • 4. Temple of Artemis • 5. The Great Pyramid • 6. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus • 7. The Colossus of Rhodes