Friday, August 30, 2013

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








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