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March 9, 2023: Mesopotamia review - Coggle Diagram
March 9, 2023: Mesopotamia review
mesopotamia civiizations (in order)
sumerians
religion
polytheistic - believing in multiple gods
each city state has a god
ziggurats
irrigation
language
cuneiform
mainly used to record trades, economic records, etc.
2: akkad
leader was sargon
babylon
leader was hammurabi
strict laws
neo babylon
leader was nebuchadnezzes II
tower of babel
hanging gardens
assyria was also there (at the same time as babylon/neo-babylon)
persia
shahs (kinsg)
satraps - local government
army was not professional
10 questions about what we learned
what is one of the most important "discoveries" from mesopotamian civilization?
who was one of the most important people in sumerian civilization, and why?
list 5 advantages of agriculture vs. hunting
how was the work divided?
which civilization developed mathematics? What else did they use numbers for?
True or false, sumerians had enough resources by themselves
if we have policemen today, what was the equivalent to that role in mesopotamia? And which civilization applied this role?
what is an important story to the babylonians? What was it about?
Why were the
babylonians
called
"the fathers of astronomy"
?
list the 4 main kings of the persian empire