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Mesopotamian Civilizations

Mesopotamian Civilizations. Land Between the Two Rivers: Tigris and Euphrates. Sumerians. Jordan River. Located in Southern Mesopotamia -Ur, one of the earliest cities, 30,000 people. Cuneiform. Cuneiform wedge-shaped writing. Sumerian Wheel.

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Mesopotamian Civilizations

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  1. Mesopotamian Civilizations Land Between the Two Rivers: Tigris and Euphrates

  2. Sumerians Jordan River Located in Southern Mesopotamia -Ur, one of the earliest cities, 30,000 people

  3. Cuneiform

  4. Cuneiform wedge-shaped writing

  5. Sumerian Wheel

  6. Sumerian Lyre (liar) from the royal tombs of Ur

  7. Game board from the royal tombs at Ur

  8. Gilgamesh epic hero

  9. Ziggurat at Ur • Ziggurat means – “House of the Mountain” and “Bond between Heaven and Earth” • Built for the priests & priestesses who served their gods & goddesses

  10. Ziggurat examples

  11. Amorites settle in Babylon

  12. Babylonian relief sculpture

  13. Statue of Hammurabi

  14. Hammurabi’s Code:The Stele

  15. The Phoenicians

  16. Phoenician ship

  17. Murex – snails used to produce a purple dye

  18. The Assyrians

  19. Walls of Nineveh

  20. Assurbanipal the mightiest of the Assyrian Kings

  21. Flood tablet found in Assurbanipal’s library

  22. Winged Assyrian Bull

  23. Assyrian god Assur

  24. Assyrian chariots

  25. The Chaldeans

  26. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 2nd of the 7 wonders of the world. Destroyed by earthquakes

  27. Ruins of Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon

  28. Parts of Babylon had been rebuilt by Saddam Hussein

  29. Rebuilt by Saddam Hussein

  30. Mosul on the Tigris River

  31. Iraq

  32. Ishtar Gate of Babylon

  33. Ishtar Gate at Babylon

  34. Lion in Nebuchadnezzar's throne room

  35. Nebuchadnezzar

  36. First Historical Horoscope

  37. The Persians

  38. Cyrus the Great

  39. Cambyses – son of Cyrus who conquers Egypt

  40. Darius - Successor of Cambyses, a member of the Ten Thousand Immortals (the King’s body guard)

  41. Capital of a Column in Darius’ audience chamber

  42. Persepolis - Persian capital built by Darius

  43. Arial view of Persepolis

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