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Good afternoon. 1. Sit in your assigned seat from yesterday. 2
Good afternoon! 1. Sit in your assigned seat from yesterday. 2. Brainstorm 4-5 key things you think it takes to make a place or community CIVILIZED.
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What Makes Us Civilized?
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P. Political Organization
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P. E. Political Organization Economy
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P. E. R. Political Organization Economy Religion
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P. E. R. S. Political Organization Economy Religion
Society/Social Classes
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P. E. R. S. I. Political Organization Economy Religion
Society/Social Classes Innovations/Technology
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P. E. R. S. I. A. Political Organization Economy Religion
Society/Social Classes Innovations/Technology Art/Architecture
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Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"
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Mesopotamia Land Between Two Rivers
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Crossroads of Three Continents
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Mesopotamia The Fertile Crescent
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Unpredictable flooding
No natural barriers for protection Limited natural resources Building materials and other necessary items were scarce
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Sumerians 3000 BCE
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Sumerian Political Organization
Priests with religious and power Warrior kings Defense Dynasties City-states—Ur Laws Taxes Public Works Ziggurats Walled cities
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Royal Standard of Ur What does this reveal about Mesopotamian culture?
Depicts scenes of war and peace What does this reveal about Mesopotamian culture?
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Economy Agriculture Trade Catastrophic floods
Irrigation Canals Date Palms, grains such as barley and wheat Trade
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Mesopotamian Trade from Egypt to India
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Sumerian Cylinder Seals
Carved in reverse to leave a negative image. Used as receipts and to show ownership.
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Religion Polytheistic Goddesses Afterlife Pessimistic
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Society Social Hierarchy Kings, ruling family and Priests
Merchants, scribes, lesser priests Peasant farmers Slaves
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Sumerian Scribes Over 500 characters required years of schooling.
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Innovations Cuneiform Canals, dams, irrigation Mud bricked walls
Wheeled vehicles, sail, plow Number system Arches, columns, ramps Ziggurat
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Cuneiform Wedge Shaped Writing on Clay Tablets
Earliest form of writing
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Deciphering Cuneiform
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Babylonian Empires
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Hammurabi the Judge
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Hammurabi’s Code STELE
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