PPT-Ancient Sumer Mesopotamia- “between the rivers”

Many settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers also known as the Fertile Crescent The Sumerians The Sumerians took care of the rivers building dikes dams and irrigation systems Mari. Mesopotamia. “Land between the rivers”. Between the Tigris River and Euphrates River. Fertile Crescent. Little rain. Silt from river. Mesopotamia. Flooding. Snow melt. Irrigation and drainage ditches. th. . Bellwork. Checkpoint #45. Classwork. India map. Test next Friday, 14. th. . Check Point #45. Number 1-7. 30 seconds per slide. 1. What larger region was Mesopotamia located within?. Sahara Desert. By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. Assyrian Empire. 2400-612 B.C.E.. Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian Civilizations survived because of the water resources known as the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamian cultures used mud bricks to build with . Standard 6-1.3 . Let’s Remember… . https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdT6QcSbQ0. . Ancient River Valley Civilizations. Geography. - where are they located, natural boundaries . Architecture. - what did they build that they are ‘famous for’ . Mesopotamian Civilization. Mesopotamian Civilization. p17-20. What do you call a complex society that has an organized government, art, religion, class divisions and a writing system?. A civilization. Chapter 2. Section 3. An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth…….. “If a man has destroyed the eye of a man if the class of gentleman, they shall destroy his eye. If he has broken a gentleman’s bone, they shall break his bone. If he destroyed the eye of a commoner or broken a bone of a commoner, he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has destroyed the eye of a gentleman’s slave, or broken a bone of the gentleman’s slave, he shall pay half the slaves price. If a gentleman’s slave strikes the cheek of a gentleman, they shall cut off the slave’s ear.” . Chapter 5. Civilization is a society that has developed arts and sciences and . organizations.. Until . 150 Years ago, Archeologist had no idea that Sumerian People had lived at all.. . Mid-19. th. . 6. th. . Grade Social Studies. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 in the World Text. The Big Picture. Around 4000 BC Egyptian farming communities were growing along the Nile River.. Another civilization was also developing in . Mesopotamia. Geographic Location. The area lies between the . Tigris. & . Euphrates. Rivers in modern day Iraq.. Mesopotamia. Advances. Bronze. Metallurgy. Cuneiform. (wedge shaped writing). Pictograph: picture representation. what is now the country of Iraq.. Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called the Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many civilizations started. The shape is somewhat similar to a crescent (think of a crescent roll, or a crescent-shaped moon).. Bellringer KEEP YOUR HOMEWORK FOR NOW In your Glossary, define river valley On your Bellringer sheet: Does Sumer have all of STAIR? Give examples for each letter. STAIR S pecialized workers T echnology Bellringer What advantages did River Valleys offer for starting a civilization? List the 5 characteristics of a civilization. STAIR S pecialized workers T echnology A dvanced cities I nstitutions R what is now the country of Iraq.. Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called the Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many civilizations started. The shape is somewhat similar to a crescent (think of a crescent roll, or a crescent-shaped moon)..