PPT-Water and Early Civilization in Mesopotamia

Water in Context Exploring water in the Middle East region through GIS mapping and crossdisciplinary perspectives 28 September 2012 Jason Ur John L Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences. It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The c. 8000 BC c. 3600 BC c. 3200 BC c. 2334 c. 1792 c. 539. Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great. - - - - -. The . Donut. . Olympics. Beard AP World. 2014-2015. Rules of the Game. Choose the following roles: hand-raiser, speaker. I will read each question/clue out loud. When I finish reading the entire question/clue, I will call on the first hand I see. If your hand comes up early, I will not call on your group.. By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. 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.. i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. 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). ”. Madison Perry & Elizabeth Troy. What is it?. “Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history, and organized religions.”. A region in the Middle East that curves (hence crescent) through southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt.. 6. th. . Grade Social Studies. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 in the World Text. The Big Picture. Around 4000 BC Egyptian farming communities were growing along the Nile River.. Another civilization was also developing in . Mr. Korinek 7. th. Grade Social Studies. The Four Empires of Mesopotamia 2300 and 539 B.C.E. Akkadian. Empire. Babylonian Empire. Assyrian Empire. Neo Babylonian Empire. The . Akkadian. Empire 2300 . Use AP PARTS to analyze a primary source & describe how this primary source helps us understand Sumerian society . Civilization Bell Work 9/4. What does it mean to be called civilized? What does it mean to be called a savage? . Vocab: Fertile Crescent. Region of rich soil in the middle east, curving from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.. Vocab: Mesopotamia. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Name given to this region by the ancient Greeks meaning “between the rivers”. MESOPOTAMIA “ FERTILE CRESENT” LAND BETWEEN THE RIVERS Mesopotamia Overview and Objectives Learn about the ancient achievements of the early people in this region. Learn about the geography of the land and how the people used it. Class Introduction. Mr. Djukic: Good morning students, how are all of you today?. The Students: Good, Mr. Djukic!. Mr. Djukic: That’s great to hear, today is another day to expand our minds. Today, we will learn, by PowerPoint about a civilization or in this case, civilizations, that historians consider as “the cradle of civilization” which is the Mesopotamian civilizations..