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Exploring Mesopotamia: The Cradle of Early Civilization

This overview of Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, delves into its rich history as one of the earliest civilizations. From its fertile crescent and innovative irrigation systems to the establishment of social hierarchies and legal codes by leaders like Hammurabi, Mesopotamia laid the foundation for agriculture and written communication. The conflicts over fertile land shaped the societal structure and interactions with neighboring regions, highlighting the complexity and significance of this ancient civilization.

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Exploring Mesopotamia: The Cradle of Early Civilization

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  1. By: Jackie Dooley, Sydney Elmore, Maddie Pryor Early Civilizations - Mesopotamia

  2. Fertile Crescent: A large area of rich or fertile farm land Silt: A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks Monarch: The ruler of a kingdom or empire Epics: Long poems that tell stories of heroes Ziggurat: A pyramid shaped temple or tower Social Hierarchy: A division of society by rank and class Surplus: More than needed Irrigation: A way of supplying water to an area of land Vocabulary

  3. Settled between Tigris and Euphrates River. The Tigris river flooded. The rivers flow through modern Iraq The Zagros Mountains in the east and the Anbar Deserts in the west. Mesopotamia is made up of different regions ; Babylonia, Sumer, & Assyria The people rotated crops for the soil to regain fertility. The geography and natural recourses affected the way people lived. Early settlers farmed the land and they had to use irrigation systems causing more water in the land. Southern Mesopotamia –Flat and barren Northern Mesopotamia- Land is fertile Geography

  4. Hammurabi King of Babylonia (Southern Mesopotamia) Kept land in order Strict laws Had over 200 laws His laws were known as Hammurabi’s Code Leaders and important people

  5. Irrigations systems Canals Math Writing system (back then – cuneiform) Farming Contributions of civilization

  6. The cause of conflict was often over fertile land. Fought in wars over power Constantly keeping people out of their civilization because the invaders wanted their fertile land conflict

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