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The Ancient Middle East. Coach D HDJ Algonquin IL 2011. 1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers". Indo-European Migrations:. The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents” (Psychological effect?). The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area.
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The Ancient Middle East Coach D HDJ Algonquin IL 2011
1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"
Indo-European Migrations: The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents” (Psychological effect?)
The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Believed gods punished humans>Why?
Mesopotamian Trade “Cultural diffusion- the spread of knowledge and technology to other regions”
Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”
Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • Man made “Mountain for the Gods keep em” (harvest)
Sophisticated Metallurgy Skillsat Ur Iron for Weapons!
Sargon of Akkad and Nebuchadnezzar:The World’s First Empire builders[Akkadians]
Hammurabi, the Judge Punishment was Physical Impalings, burnings dismemberment drownings
ARCHITECTURE • ARCH - Tension and Compression • Keystone