1. ATTENTION Summative Test 2.2 on September 14, 2017
Coverage: Elements of Civilization;
Sumerian; Akkadian; Babylonian;
Hittite

2. PRODUCT TASK NO. 2.1:
Make a bookmark about your favorite quote using the CUNEIFORM
Don’t forget to write the English translation for that quote at the back of the Cuneiform.
BE CREATIVE
Cover your bookmark with plastic or you can also laminate it

3. Criteria in Rating the Bookmark:
Creativity points
Content (including right letters) points
Relevance points
Neatness points
40 points
Deadline: September 15, 2017 (Friday)

4. LEARNING TARGETS
I CAN trace the historical development of Sumerians and Akkadians.

5. LEARNING TARGETS
I CAN express appreciation for the contribution of the Sumerians and Akkadians.

6. Sumerian Civilization and Akkadian Empire
by: Mr. Ian Christian Cosido

7. Empires of Mesopotamia
Ancient Civilizations in Fertile Crescent
City-States of Sumer
(like Uruk, Ur, Kish, Lagash)
Empires of Mesopotamia
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Chaldean Empire
Other Civilizations in the Fertile Crescent and Persia

8. Center of Ancient Asian Civilization:
Fertile Crescent

9. FERTILE CRESCENT known as “Cradle of Civilization”
birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history and religion
first populated when agriculture and domestication of animals began in the region

10. MESOPOTAMIA covered a large area of what is now Iraq
part of the Fertile Crescent
derived from Greek words, Mesos (between) and potamos (rivers), since it is located between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

11. Sumerian Civilization

12. Sumerian Civilization
Known as the World’s First Civilization
Located in Sumer, Mesopotamia (between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)

13. Sumerian Civilization
Independent City-States (composed of a lot of city- states with a king in each city)
The city-states are in constant political power struggle.
They developed THEOCRACY –a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders, sometimes seen as god or chosen representative of god.

14. Sumerian Civilization
They practice POLYTHEISM – a belief in many gods and goddesses

15. Sumerian Civilization
They practice land and water trading.
There are four classes in their society, namely: (1) priests and kings; (2) merchants; (3) farmers; and (4) slaves.

16. Discoveries/Innovations/ Contributions of the Sumerian Civilization
Developed irrigation system
Built cities using mud bricks
Developed Lunar Calendar with 12 months

17. invented a system of writing used by the Sumerians known as Cuneiform (from Latin word cuneus or wedge- shaped)
Cuneiform is written in clay tablets

18. experts in cuneiform writing were called scribes
made Ziggurats as their place of worship
used sexagesimal system based on number 60

19. started the first 5 poems of the Epic of Gilgamesh – oldest epic poetry in World History

20. Akkadian Empire

21. Akkadian Empire Known as the World’s First Empire
Capital City is Akkad

22. Akkadian Empire
Empire (an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority)
The empire is ruled by a single ruler.
King Sargon / Sargon the Great united the Sumerian city-states.

23. Akkadian Empire
Akkadians utilized many aspects of Sumerian culture, especially cuneiform
After 200 years, the empire fell due to internal fighting, invasion and severe famine.

24. Sumerian Civilization and Akkadian Empire
by: Mr. Ian Christian Cosido