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The Ancient Middle East. 1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers". Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE. The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area. The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”. Sumerians.
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The Ancient Middle East
1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"
Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”
The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Anthropomorphic Gods
Mesopotamian Trade “The Cuneiform World”
Sumerian Wheel A technological advancement Used first for pottery making and later for transportation
Building Techniques Arches and Domes were first invented by the Sumerians
Mathematics They had a number system based on 60 120 was 2 x 60 and so on They divided the circle up into 360 degrees (6x60) Each degree = 60 minutes Each minute = 60 seconds The Sumerians were the 1st people to invent the wheel
Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”
Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • “Mountain of the Gods”