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The Ancient Middle East

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

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  1. The Ancient Middle East Coach D HDJ Algonquin IL 2011

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

  3. Indo-European Migrations: The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents” (Psychological effect?)

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

  5. Sumerians

  6. Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Believed gods punished humans>Why?

  7. Mesopotamian Trade “Cultural diffusion- the spread of knowledge and technology to other regions”

  8. Cuneiform:“Wedge-Shaped” Writing

  9. Cuneiform Writing

  10. Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”

  11. Gilgamesh

  12. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:Flood Story

  13. Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • Man made “Mountain for the Gods keep em” (harvest)

  14. Mesopotamian Harp

  15. Board Game From Ur

  16. Sophisticated Metallurgy Skillsat Ur Iron for Weapons!

  17. Sargon of Akkad and Nebuchadnezzar:The World’s First Empire builders[Akkadians]

  18. The Babylonian Empires

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

  20. Hammurabi, the Judge Punishment was Physical Impalings, burnings dismemberment drownings

  21. Babylonian Math

  22. Babylonian Numbers

  23. ARCHITECTURE • ARCH - Tension and Compression • Keystone

  24. Gate of Ishtar (Berlin)

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