Mesopotamia is known as "Fertile
Crescent" because of the land shape and
land quality. Mesopotamia is area between
and around the two rivers- the Tigris and Euphrates.

Cities of Sumeria

                                        The First Sumerian City - Lagash

                                                           City of Ur

                                                         City of Uruk

City of Umma

City of Eridu

City of Babylon

Mesopotamian Kings, Government, and Society

Mesopotamian Kings

King Sargon

- He is the leader of the Akkadians.

- He established dynastic empire.

- He ruled 2340 B.C.E. ~ 2100 B.C.E.

King Hammurabi

- He rule 1792 B.C.E. to 1750 B.C.E.

Code of Hammurabi

- It is Hammurabi's collection of 282 laws.

- It is also known as the world's first written law.

Mesopotamian Social Classes

Mesopotamia's society was composed of three social classes.

Top class- kings and priests

Middle class - free people such as farmers and merchants

Low class- slaves

Mesopotamian People's Way of Life

Religion

Polytheism

Anu

- god of the sky

Enki

- god of the earth, rivers, wells, canals, invetions, and crafts.

Enlil

- god of wind and air

Ninhursaga

- goddess of soil, mountains, and vegetation.

Ziggurats

- It is the most prominent building which has temple

 dedicated to chief god or goddess of the city.

Mesopotamian Technology, Arts, and Architecture

Irrigation

Writing

The Cuneiform

- Sumerian system of writing

- Cuneiform means "wedge-shaped"

- written on mud/clay tablets using reed stylus

Epic of Gilgamesh

- A great epic poem of Mesopotamian literature

- includes an account by Utnapishtim who built a ship and survived the flood to destroy humankind. 

Inventions

Wheels

Chariots

Clothing

Pottery

Metalwork

weapons

earrings

pendant

gold leaf ornament

Buildings

- used mud bricks to build houses 

Ziggurats

Tower of Babel