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Mesopotamian Civilization PART 1, Nirmay Grade 6 - 2025 - Coggle Diagram
Mesopotamian Civilization
PART 1
Features of Civilization
Settled Life
Surplus food production
Towns and Cities
Town planning, residential buildings and monuments
Governing Bodies and Laws
Language and script
Bronze Age civilizations
Indus Valley
Nile Valley
Huang He (Hwang Ho)
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Location and Origin
Tigris and Euphrates (in West Asia)
Two rivers flow parallel and flooding deposits silt
Different Civilizations
Sumerian Civilization
Babylonian
Assyrian
Around 3500BCE to 600BCE - Oldest
Art and Craft
Pottery, Weaving and metalwork
Technical Knowledge
Artisans
Trade
Stone, timber and metal ores were SCARCE so these were traded for the produce from farm
Exports to Mediterranean countries and Egypt
Seals found in Indus valley - so they traded with India
Exports to Indus valley - So trade with India
Religion
Every city had a God
Worshiped forces of nature
King was Chief Priest and representative of God
Believed in Life after Death
Society
Upper Class - royal family, priests and high officials
Middle Class - framers, artisans and traders
Lower class - slaves
Nirmay Grade 6 - 2025