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Early River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia

Early River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia. Why build a civilization by a river?. People of Mesopotamia were called Sumerians. Location :. Fertile Crescent  right between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (present day Middle East area  Iraq). Religion. Polytheistic  More than one God.

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Early River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia

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  1. Early River Valley CivilizationsMesopotamia

  2. Why build a civilization by a river? • People of Mesopotamia were called Sumerians

  3. Location : • Fertile Crescent  right between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (present day Middle East areaIraq)

  4. Religion • Polytheistic More than one God

  5. Problems Faced: • Few resources • Uncontrollable Flooding or No rain • Hard to defend (flat land)

  6. How did they fix these problems? • Irrigation systems • Build Walls with mud bricks • Trade with others for needed materials

  7. Science and Technology • Building of Ziggurat (pyramid type structures, no point) • Used for worship • Architecture- ramps, columns

  8. Science and Tech: Building City-States • City of Ur • City of Sumer

  9. Babylon: • Famous King: Hammurabi • Hammurabi’s code of law

  10. Science and Tech Cont. • Arithmetic and Geometry • # system based on 60 • 60 seconds in a min • 360 in a circle • ****Cuneiform**** • Writing systems to record history • Wheel

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