PPT-Sumerian/ Mesopotamia Civilization

By Yonas Tesfaye Daniel Yu Abby Seabaugh amp Jimmy Cotter Sumerian Geography Mesopotamia is the name used for the area watered by the Euphrates and its tributaries Mesopotamia is now in modern day Iraq and Syria The name Mesopotamia name was appropriate because ancient Mesopotamia was located between the . Your teacher: Robert Fitzpatrick. Class Rules. Only one person talks at a time. . When somebody speaks in class, be a respectful, engaged listener. . Use the bathroom before class. . Treat others and your surroundings as you would like to be treated. . Mesopotamia. “Land between the rivers”. Between the Tigris River and Euphrates River. Fertile Crescent. Little rain. Silt from river. Mesopotamia. Flooding. Snow melt. Irrigation and drainage ditches. 7000-5000 B.C.. 7.1.1 Identify and compare the rise of early agricultural river valley civilization in Africa and Asia.. 7.1.3. Trace steps in the development of written language, including the evolution of Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Chinese calligraphy.. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. Euphratic. 28 Oct. 2014. The Issues. When did the Indo-European (i.e. Indo-Anatolian) . continuum. end? . Alternatively, when did Indo-European . migrations. begin? . Where was the (final) Indo-European . Brandon Mark, Chris . Charran. , Keara Pagniello, Sarah Ahmed and Sybil Tong. The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient . non-Semitic. inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the . Paper 78. The Violet Race After the Days of Adam. Paper 78 - Video study group link. Paper 77 - The Midway Creatures. Paper 78. The Violet Race After the Days of Adam. Audio . Version. 78:0.1. . (868.1). By Mr. Zindma. n. Unit 2. 1. Section 1: Geography and the Fertile Crescent. 2. Essential Question. : How did geography influence the development of civilization in Southwest Asia?. The Big Idea: . . The Violet Race After the Days of Adam. Paper 78 - Video study group link. Paper 77 - The Midway Creatures. Paper 78. The Violet Race After the Days of Adam. Audio . Version. 78:0.1. . (868.1). The second Eden was the cradle of civilization for almost thirty thousand years. Here in Mesopotamia the Adamic peoples held forth, sending out their progeny to the ends of the earth, and latterly, as amalgamated with the Nodite and Sangik tribes, were known as the . Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . 5.1 Introduction. Focus on Sumerian culture.. In 1800’s archeologists bean finding artifacts in Mesopotamia.. By studying artifacts the archeologists have learned about Sumer.. One artifact is the Standard of Ur.. what is now the country of Iraq.. Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called the Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many civilizations started. The shape is somewhat similar to a crescent (think of a crescent roll, or a crescent-shaped moon).. Two Early City-States. Catal Huyuk. Jericho. Catal Huyuk is the oldest and the largest Neolithic city found, so far. It dates to 8,000 years BCE and was occupied continuously for 376 generations. No specific reasons for its abandonment have been found. . Mesopotamia “LAND BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS” Begin by looking, reading, and writing…. A time line: pp 82: write 5 statements based on the information pp 82—83 A map pp 84—85: write 5 statements based on the information based on the information on page 84—85…What is the title of the map?