Mesopotamia
EQ:Mesopotamia was an ancient civilization that created many ideas and inventions that still have a tremendous impact on our lives today. I think the Mesopotamian civilization developed due to the cruel government Hammurabi inflicted upon the citizens. Although its cruelty, it prevented citizens from wanting to commit crimes cause for more efficiency in evolving as a civilization. These cruel punishments may have lessened over the years, but the crimes other have committed in the past lets me know not to commit.
Vocab: Civilization: A complex society with cities, government, art, religion, class, and writing River Valley Civilizations: First Civilizations Sumer: The earliest-known civilization in the fertile crescent Fertile Crescent: area of fertile land in the middle east Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Rivers" Tigris and Euphrates river: Rivers surrounding Mesopotamia Irrigation: moving water to grow food City-state: cities without states Ziggurat: temple of worship or "mountain of God" Artisans: skilled workers that make useful products Cuneiform: first form of *known writing Scribes: record keepers and writers Epic of Gilgamesh: oldest known story Sargon: King of Akkadians Empire: a group of many different lands under one ruler Babylon: City built by Hammurabi Hammurabi: King of Babylonians Hammurabi's Code: First organized laws |
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