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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Location: On page 6 it said that Mesopotamia lies between two rivers. Also we know that "most of ancient Mesopotamia lay within the border of modern Iraq." The region is called the cradle of civilization. (Steele 6)
Religion: Page 14 it says "The sumerians worshiped many gods and goddesses." Also on page 14, it says the night sky was cows of sins. The sumerians believed in gods and goddesses, demons, ghosts, and spirits. (Steele 14)
Architecture: ON page 24, it says that ziggurats are big lasting symbols of Ancient Mesopotamian. Also on page 24, it says people thought the ancient pyramids were homes for the gods. They started building all this in the region of Ur-Nammu. (Steele 24)
Government: For much of its history, Mesopotamia was not a single, unified empire but a collection of independent city-states, each with its own ruler. These early governments were theocracies where a king or priest-king ruled as a representative of the city's god. Eventually, certain rulers, like Sargon of Akkad and Hammurabi of Babylon, established larger empires that centralized power and created standardized codes of law.
(Steele 22)
Art: The author wrote that the Mesopotamians were really good with technology and crafts. Also we know that " Using low, horizontal looms, women wove cloth from wool, then linen, and, from the eighth century BCE, cotton." They also were working with a lot of metal work. ![image] located. (Steele 44)
Writing: On page 12 it says that Sumerians made the first writing system in the world. They would use picture symbols so it would represent objects. It was used later by the mesopotamian peoples, including the Akkadians, Babylons, and Assyrians. The Sumerians made a system that would go on to change the world. (Steele 12)
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