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8 Features of civilization (Mesopotamia)π :, Central government, -β¦
8 Features of civilization (Mesopotamia)π
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complex religion
The Mesopotamians worshipped gods
Mesopotamians would sacrifice animals such as sheep into ziggurat [ aka temple of doom ]
Priests were very high in the social classes to show respect to god
job/labor specialization
people would work as farmers, soldiers, fishermen and more
Public works
some examples of public works back in Mesopotamia would be roads, Walls, Dams
Social classes
The social classes of the mesoptamian times contained highest ranks such as priests down to the lowest ranks such as slaves.
Priests, Rich merchants, Artisians, peasants, slaves
art and achitechture
Mesopotamia had beautiful temples and cool sculptures
they were made by the sumerian culture
Cities
Uruk, Kish, Lagash, Umma, Ur.
Lots of cities were built by the sumerians by the time 3000BC hit. Each city was surrounded by fields of barley and wheat
Record keeping
writers back then would carve into clay using a sharp object to write
the language was called Cuneiform
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Central government
governments were controlled by temple priests.
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