By: Miss K. Rice

So who were these first people considered to be the world’s first: Civilization Civilizations have: Cities, organized governments, art, religion, writing system

So who were these first people considered to be the world’s first:

They were the: Mesopotamia Sumerians

They were the:

Turkey & the Arabian Peninsula Turkey Arabian Peninsula

Turkey & the Arabian Peninsula

Migrated by following their food supply and looking for a nicer climate in which to live (NOMADS)

Migrated by following their food supply and looking for a nicer climate in which to live (NOMADS)

3500 BCE In Southern Mesopotamia

3500 BCE

In Southern Mesopotamia

What did they look like: A written description: Short Stocky Black- haired Who can draw the best of them all ????

What did they look like:

A written description:

Short

Stocky

Black- haired

Warm Up!!! On a blank piece of paper, write out your answer…. A. Imagine that you are a king/queen of a very large empire. How will you keep your citizens safe and comfortable? How will you keep order, pay for things, etc.?

On a blank piece of paper, write out your answer….

A. Imagine that you are a king/queen of a very large empire. How will you keep your citizens safe and comfortable? How will you keep order, pay for things, etc.?

The main Sumerian occupation was: Farming

The main Sumerian occupation was:

Revolution – a series of changes that greatly affects many areas of life. Farming spread throughout the world between 7000-2000 B.C.E. Farming caused people to stay close to their fields. Villages grew.

Revolution – a series of changes that greatly affects many areas of life.

Farming spread throughout the world between 7000-2000 B.C.E.

Farming caused people to stay close to their fields.

Villages grew.

How did the Sumerians accomplish the feat of being able to farm the land? Changing the environment Irrigation Levees Animal Husbandry (taming animals to use for labor & food) Domestic Animals Definitely Not Domestic!

How did the Sumerians accomplish the feat of being able to farm the land?

Changing the environment

Irrigation

Levees

Animal Husbandry (taming animals to use for labor & food)

# 1 Crop – Barley Wheat Sesame Date Palms Different Vegetables Fruit Trees

# 1 Crop – Barley

Wheat

Sesame

Date Palms

Different Vegetables

Fruit Trees

As Sumerian farming became successful there was more available Their because of the Food Food Surplus!!! Population grew

As Sumerian farming became successful there was more available

Their because

of the

As the worlds population increases, so does specialization. Craftspeople Toolmakers – Ex. Sickle makes harvesting crops easier & Faster!

As the worlds population increases, so does specialization.

Craftspeople

Toolmakers –

Ex. Sickle makes harvesting crops easier & Faster!

What do the Sumerians need for a bigger population? Rules / Laws Organization and to keep order

What do the Sumerians need for a bigger population?

Organization and to keep order

What do the Sumerians need for a bigger population? Homes and many of them = Cities

What do the Sumerians need for a bigger population?

Self-Sufficient!

Self-Sufficient!

Brick wall with bronze gate (closes at night for protection) Narrow winding streets Lower Class = unskilled workers (usually live by fishing) & farmers Middle Class= artisans (shop keepers, carpenters, government officials, etc.) Upper Class = Merchants & Priests Ziggurat = Temple

Brick wall with bronze gate (closes at night for protection)

Narrow winding streets

Lower Class = unskilled workers (usually live by fishing) & farmers

Middle Class= artisans (shop keepers, carpenters, government officials, etc.)

Upper Class = Merchants & Priests

Ziggurat = Temple

Women = owned by the men Wealthy = especially priest own all the land and have conflict with kings once kings are established Serfs & Slaves = majority of the population Do all the Manual Labor

Women = owned by the men

Wealthy = especially priest own all the land and have conflict with kings once kings are established

Serfs & Slaves = majority of the population

Do all the Manual Labor

Males Sun up to sun down Encouraged Failures

Males

Sun up to sun down

Encouraged

Failures

Objective for the day! City-states Religion It’s a birthday! Let’s celebrate!!!

City-states

Religion

It’s a birthday! Let’s celebrate!!!

Ziggurats Hill of Heaven Mountain of God Over 3,000 Gods Priest - Lots of power - Control who gets land

Ziggurats

Hill of Heaven

Mountain of God

Over 3,000 Gods

Priest

- Lots of power

- Control who gets land

Did priests ever go to war? War broke out and the people needed a stronger leader than the priests Became HEREDITARY!

Did priests ever go to war?

War broke out and the people needed a stronger leader than the priests

Became HEREDITARY!