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The Ancient Middle East

The Ancient Middle East. 1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers". Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE. The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area. The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”. Sumerians.

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The Ancient Middle East

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  1. The Ancient Middle East

  2. 1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"

  3. Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”

  4. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”

  5. Sumerians

  6. Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Anthropomorphic Gods

  7. Mesopotamian Trade “The Cuneiform World”

  8. Sumerian Wheel A technological advancement Used first for pottery making and later for transportation

  9. Building Techniques Arches and Domes were first invented by the Sumerians

  10. Mathematics They had a number system based on 60 120 was 2 x 60 and so on They divided the circle up into 360 degrees (6x60) Each degree = 60 minutes Each minute = 60 seconds The Sumerians were the 1st people to invent the wheel

  11. Cuneiform:“Wedge-Shaped” Writing

  12. Cuneiform Writing

  13. Deciphering Cuneiform

  14. Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”

  15. Sumerian Cylinder Seals

  16. Gilgamesh

  17. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:Flood Story

  18. Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • “Mountain of the Gods”

  19. The Royal Standard of Ur

  20. Mesopotamian Harp

  21. Board Game From Ur

  22. Sophisticated Metallurgy Skillsat Ur

  23. Sargon of Akkad:The World’s First Empire [Akkadians]

  24. The Babylonian Empires

  25. Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.] Code

  26. Hammurabi, the Judge

  27. Babylonian Math

  28. Babylonian Numbers

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