1. Mesopotamia Arts
Ryan & Brooklynn

2. Writing Iran 1835 Henry Rawlinson Started to decipher Cuneiform
Cuneiform was one of the earliest forms of written, Used symbols/signs
Symbols represented objects and ideas
Scribes were responsible for reading and writing

3. Literature
Oldest pieces of Literature in the world, is the Epic of Gilgamesh
People of Mesopotamia used Literature to preserve religious teachings, ancient legends ETC.
Gilgamesh ruled around 2600 BCE but the tablet is from 1700 BCE

4. Arts & Sculpture
Almost everyone owned a small statue of one of the gods
Mosaics were mostly used to tell a story
Most famous Mosaic was the Standard of Ur, found by Leonard Woolley (1922)
Relief carvings were an important art form, depicted mythical animals or figures

5. Extra Facts Cuneiform comes fro the Latin word cunes meaning wedge
Ideograms represented different words
Used clay and a reed stylus to write