mesopotamia: the land between the rivers mr. ornstein willow canyon high school
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Mesopotamia: The Land Between the Rivers
Mr. Ornstein
Willow Canyon High School
Answer???
Why is it good for students to know their student handbook? How does it protect you from teachers and administrators?
What does Mesopotamia Mean?
Land Between the Two RiversGreekBetween the Tigris and
Euphrates
Where is Mesopotamia?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Modern Day IraqPart of the Fertile
Crescent
Fertile Crescent
Arc of Fertile Land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
Rich Soil and Abundant Crops Made It Possible to Sustain the Earliest Civilizations
Fertile Crescent
Crescent NOT Croissant
The Oldest Cradle of Civilization
Mesopotamia Was the Oldest Cradle of Civilization
The First Cities Developed in Mesopotamia
Location not Civilization
Mesopotamia is a Location and Not One Single Civilization
A Number of Different Civilizations Lived in Mesopotamia
Who Lived in Mesopotamia??
SumeriansBabyloniansAssyriansPersians
The Sumerians
3000 BCSeparate City-States (City that is
its own country)
The Sumerians
Cuneiform-one of the earliest forms of writing
Ziggurats- pyramid like structuresFirst CitiesMud Brick WallsIrrigation Systems
Cuneiform
How was Cuneiform like Egyptian Hieroglyphics?
Ziggurats
Mesopotamians Were Polytheistic
Mesopotamians Believed in Many Gods.
City-States Worshipped Their Own Gods
Ziggurats Were to honor the God of the City-State
Babylonians
Great Ancient City of BabylonOne of the First Large Empires in
HistoryGreat King HammurabiFirst Law Code
Code of Hammurabi
First Known Written Law Code282 Laws“Eye for an Eye”Unequal Penalties for Rich and
Poor
Sargon of Akkad
Created First Empire
Empire-Large Amount of Land or People under One ruler
Answer
How are city-states different from Empires?
Achievements of Mesopotamia
First Civilization First Cities First Law Codes Epic of Gilgamesh-
one of the first great books
Cuneiform Ziggurats
The WheelFirst Empire Irrigation
SystemsMud WallsAchievements in
Math and Science
Answer for Collection
Which Achievement is most significant and why?
Why is Hammurabi’s Code Important?
What two geographic features made life possible in Mesopotamia