Transcript Mesopotamia - Toddstatome

Statome World History
The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three
Continents”
Crossroads Three Continents =
Cultural Diffusion
Europe
The 3 Continents
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
Asia
Africa
Mesopotamia
The Ancient Fertile Crescent
Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Two Rivers
• Tigris Rivers
• Euphrates Rivers
• Flooding creates good farm land
New Soil is called (silt)
Sumerians = Ancient people of
Mesopotamia are Polytheistic
Belief in many gods
and goddesses
Anthropomorphic gods =
Making gods Human
Mesopotamian Trade
“The Cuneiform World” –
Trade needs record keeping
Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped”
Writing
Sun dried Clay Tablets
Cuneiform Writing
Cuneiform changed pictures to
symbols
Sumerian Scribes – Record
Keepers
“Tablet House” = Education to
the rich and powerful – Advanced
Civilizations
Sumerian Cylinder Seals
Display religious rituals, sacred
writings, or Governmental orders
(decree)
Gilgamesh
Ancient
Sumerian
story of a
great flood.
Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:
Flood Story
Scribes – Oral
Stories written
down
Information
can spread
Ziggurat at Ur
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Religiou
s Temple
“Mountai
n of
the
Artisans – Metal Works
• Advanced
metal work –
Gold, Silver,
and Bronze
Advanced Society - Art
Mesopotamian Harp
Musical Instruments
Board Game From Ur
Recreational Activity = Specialized
labor = craftspeople
Sophisticated Metallurgy
Skills
Bronze
Sargon of Akkad:
The World’s First Empire
[Akkadians]
Akkadians conqueror Sumer:
Arabic and Hebrew speaking
culture.
The Babylonian Empires
Amorites created the Babylonian
Empires 2000 BCE
Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.]
Code
Code of laws set up to keep trade
equal, society safe, and keep
people honest.
Babylonian Math
Using Sumerian Math = Cultural
Diffusion
Babylonian Numbers
Example: Cultural Diffusion – The
borrowing of one culture and
adapting it to your culture.