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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia. Where was Mesopotamia?. Present day Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran Word means “land between two rivers” The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates Sumerians, Akkadians , Babylonians, Judeans (Israelites), Assyrians, Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians), Persians.

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Mesopotamia

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  1. Mesopotamia

  2. Where was Mesopotamia? Present day Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran Word means “land between two rivers” The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Judeans (Israelites), Assyrians, Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians), Persians

  3. Map of Modern Mesopotamia

  4. Sumeria • 4000 – 2340 BC • Cuneiform – wedges, clay tablets • Epic of Gilgamesh – king of Uruk, friend Endiku, goddess Ishtar • Ziggurats • Abraham from Ur

  5. Map of Sumeria

  6. Akkadians • 2340-2230 BC, centered at Akkad • Sargon the Great overthrows Sumerian cities

  7. The Akkadian Empire

  8. Babylonians • 1800 BC – 1650 BC • Hammurabi • The Code of Hammurabi • The Stele

  9. Map of Babylonian Empire

  10. The Assyrians • Nineveh – mentioned in the Bible, Jonah and the fish • King Ashurbanipal • Centered around Ashur

  11. Map of Assyrian Empire

  12. Judea • 1800 BC – Abraham from Ur (in Babylon) • Isaac, Jacob (Israel), 12 sons including Joseph • Captivity in Egypt • 1300 BC – Moses born • Israelites freed during Ramses II reign, return to Palestine • Babylonian Captivity – 6th or 5th century BC

  13. Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians) • 626-539 BC • Nebuchadnezzar II – Hanging Gardens of Babylon • Took Hebrews (Israelites) into slavery, destroyed the temple in Jerusalem

  14. Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)

  15. Persian Empire • Also known as Achaemenid Empire 550-330 BC • Cyrus the Great freed Israel, let them go back to Jerusalem and rebuild temple • Zoroastrianism – monotheistic • 518 BC – Darius the Great took power, built Persepolis

  16. Map of Persian Empire

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