Mesopotamian Civilizations 6.2

Mesopotamian Civilization WH6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.

Ancient Mesopotamia The Fertile Crescent

Where is Mesopotamia?
Meso “between” and potamia “rivers”
Region between the Tigris and Euphrates
Modern day Iraq

Why did people settle there?
Known as the “fertile crescent”
Great farm land
Steady supply of fresh water

What was the first civilization of Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Organized into city-states
Cities had their own govt. and went to war w/ each other.
Religion
Believed in many gods (polytheism)
Skilled people
Wrote in cuneiform on clay tablets
Advance science and math

Sumerian Culture

How did Sumer fall?
City- states week, fell to Akkadians from the north.
Akkadians form an empire under Sargon.

What was Hammurabi’s Code?
Hammurabi an Akkadian ruler
Earliest know collection of Laws
Covered crimes and punishments

Who were the Assyrians?
Took over 1,000 years after Hammurabi
Expert solidiers
Ruled from Niniveh (story of Jonah and the whale) to Egypts border and the Persian gulf.
Empire divided into provinces

Who were the Chaldeans?
Rebelled against Assyrians and win
Built own empire
King Nebuchadnezzar (mentioned in story of Daniel in the Bible)
Builds Babylon
Hanging Garden (Wonder of the Ancient world)
Eventually falls to Persians

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