PPT-Mesopotamia

8000 BC Start with a story imagine you are a farmer living near Southwest Asia The yearly flood which makes farming possible has not come Now the village is fighting for its life Do Now . Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, and others in the Fertile Crescent. 9. th. Grade Integrated Honors. Mr. Coia. Key Terms. Mesopotamia. : An ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. Probably settled before 5000 B.C., the area was the home of numerous early civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. . BY: Zaina Al Aker.. What. is a wheel?. When the first wheel was created people didn’t know . WHAT. it was until they saw it on carriages and as pottery wheels. Today lots of people usually think that wheels are not that important. Before wheels were created people used to use camels and horses to get around. The wheel of Mesopotamia was the first wheel to be found. It was made of wood and much thinner than the wheels we have today. . 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.. 6.8. On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent. . Water in Context: Exploring water in the Middle East region through GIS mapping and cross-disciplinary perspectives . – 28 September 2012. Jason Ur. John L. Loeb Associate Professor . of the Social Sciences. i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. Assyrian Empire. 2400-612 B.C.E.. Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian Civilizations survived because of the water resources known as the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamian cultures used mud bricks to build with . Assyria. Famous kings. Sargon of Akkad . Also known as Sargon . the Great. Great Empire builder. Took over . all of . southern . Mesopotamia. Assyria was an empire that means they were ruled by one king- who made all the rules to live by. Chapter 5 . History of the Fertile Crescent. The Main Idea. The rivers of Southwest Asia supported the growth of civilization. New farming techniques led to the growth of cities. .. The BIG Idea. The valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were the site of the world’s first civilizations.. Presentation by Rebecca Edwards. The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is a perilous adventure a hero takes.. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, king Gilgamesh goes on an adventure seeking immortality. . 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: . . Mesopotamian Civilization. Mesopotamian Civilization. p17-20. What do you call a complex society that has an organized government, art, religion, class divisions and a writing system?. A civilization. 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 .