Mesopotamia

Dylan and Katie  8000-2000 B.C



Mesopotamia or the land between two rivers was founded in 5000 B.C.. It is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Asia. The land in Mesopotamia is very fertil because of the two rivers being there, this land is called the fertile cresent. The Sumerians were the first civilization In history in this area. When they founded this area, they started to build towns with surounding coundtry sides that formed governments, or City States. One of the most important City States was Ur or "Moon City" In Ur were the Toyal Tombs, that showed wealth and human sacrifice.

Some of the important people in Mesopotamia were the Sumerians. There were three different social classes of the sumarians which included the Nobles, the Commoners and the slaves. The Nobles were royalty and priests, the commoners were the merchants fishers and farmers which covered 90% of the population.

The main religion in Mesopotamia was Theocracy which was a government run by priests. A ziggurat was a temple of city gods.

City State: Town and surrounding country side form a gov. Ur: "Moon City" key city- state Cuneiform: Use of wedge shaped objects to write on clay tablets Stylus: Stick used to write Eddubas: Schools to learn cuneiform



~Important People~ Gods: Anu- Lord of Heaven Nanna- Moon God Ea- God of Waters Enke- God of the Earth Enlil- God of Air and Storms Dumuzi- King of City Inanna- Goddess of Fertility Wicked Udugs- Demon Gods

**~Links~** **[|Writing]- This link has images of Cuneiform. You can also read a story that was found written in cuneiform and explore a scribes life.** **[|Timeline]- This link will take you to a timeline of important events in Mesopotamia.** **[|Map]- This link will take you to a detailed map of Mesopotamia.** **[|Gods]- This link will take you to a page on the gods, goddess and demons of mesopotamia.** **[|Fun Facts]- This link talks about differnt facts on Mesopotamia.**