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Eight features of civilization (MESOPOTAMIA) - Coggle Diagram
Eight features of civilization (MESOPOTAMIA)
Cities
Surrounded by fields of barley and wheat.
functions as an independent country does today.
Walled temple with a Ziggurat in the middle.
Grew prosperous from the surplus of food.
Central Government
1.Each with its own rulers
Controlled by the temple priests.
Pass their powers to their sons
Public Works
City walls
Social Classes
Affect the lives of both men and women
Levels
Highest: Kings, landholders, priests
Wealthy: Merchants
Majority: Farmers, craftmans
Lowest: Slaves
Job/Labor Specialization
Priests and rulers appealed
Record Keeping
Cuneiform(Hammurabi's Code of Laws)
Art and Architecture
Statuses and artwares
The Ziggurat
Complex Religion
Sumerians believed that many different gods(polytheism) controlled the various forces in nature.
