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mesopotamia
Location: On page 6 it said that mesopotamia is located in what is today Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. According to the Greeks, mesopotamia means "between the rivers." Also, the that states that "Mesopotamia included cooler mountainous regions in the north and reed-filled wetlands in the southeast." (Steele)
religion: (Steele 14) The Sumerians had believed and worshiped many gods including goddesses. The Sumerians had believed that stars traveling across the dark night were cows of Sins or Nanna. The Sumerians had also believed in spirits like ghosts and even demons.
architecture: The text says, "A lasting symbol of architecture in ancient mesopotamia is the ziggurat a massive terraced platform made of brick." On page 6 it says, "The ziggurats themselves had small temples or shrines on top reach by long stairways." Also the text states, "Temple platforms were being built at as early as 5000 BCE, but the great age of the ziggurat building began in the reign of Ur-Nammu." (Steele 24)
writing: The text states, "As the first cities arose, people began to require records of ownership, business deals, and government ." On page 12 it says, "Archeologists call this cuneiform wedge shaped) writing." Also the text states, "By around 3300 BCE the citizens of Uruk were using about 700 different symbols, or pictographs." (Steele 12)
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