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8 features of civilization (Mesopotamia) - Coggle Diagram
8 features of civilization (Mesopotamia)
cities
they built cities typically around a ziggurat as a temple and as a town hall
the mesopotamians built major cities near rivers because its the most fertile land to farm crops
public works
the mesopotamians built public works for all to enjoy, they were encouraged by Hammurabi (king of Babylon)
public works includes roads, dams, bridges, irrigation, warehouses and more
religion
mesopotamian religion is polytheistic, they believe in multiple gods like many other old religions.
mesopotamians sacrificed animals and offer foods to the gods in the ziggurat, the temple in which they worshiped
art and architechture
Mesopotamian art and architecture is mainly pots and statues of kings or gods.
the ziggurat is a place of worship, a town hall some might say
jobs
mesopotamians have daily jobs too, its mostly the old-schooled jobs we think
jobs includes: farmer, blacksmith, scribe, fisherman, soliders and many more
records - scribes
mesopotamian scribes record grain harvests and major events, but once in a while they wrote a poem or a story to tell.
in the picture is the epic of Gilgamesh, a series of poems and stories about gods, kings and legends, it has been assumed as the oldest literature ever discovered
goverments
the mesopotamian government is centered around gods, particularly around how humans were created to serve god
the expectations for leaders (high preist, governors, assembly and other) were expected to serve and protect the citizens like how a father is expected to protect their kids
social classes
the social classes of the mesopotamians mainly contain the emperor to slaves
the heirarchy goes like this: slave, peasants, artisants, merchants, preists, nobles & king
