PPT-Chapter 4 Rise of Sumerian City-States

How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of citystates in Mesopotamia Early people who lived in the Fertile Crescent began farming and living in small villages These villages were located in a land of rolling hills and low plains called Mesopotamia . LEQ: What were the causes of the Renaissance? . Based on your reading from last night, how did Renaissance different from that of the art of the Middle Ages? . Bell Ringer . School of Athens. by Raphael. 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. Contributions. Effects of the Renaissance. Cornell note-taking method. Notes color-coded in . RED. go on this side of the line.. These items will include:. Main Ideas. Big Concepts. Vocabulary Words. Sumeria. Section 2: The Rise of Sumer. The Big Idea. The Sumerians developed the first civilization in Mesopotamia.. Main Ideas. The Sumerians created the world’s first advanced society. .. Looking at Sumerian history and government. Section 3: Sumerian Achievements. The Big Idea. The Sumerians made many advances that helped their society develop.. Main Ideas. The Sumerians invented the world’s first writing system. . Advances and inventions changed Sumerian lives.. 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. . 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”. STANDARD SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE. ELEMENT Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society, with attention to Hammurabi’s law code. 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).. The Italian City-States and the New . Moncarchs. Why did the Renaissance begin in northern Italy?. “Geography is destiny!”. The Italian City-States and the New . Moncarchs. Why did the Renaissance begin in northern Italy?. Dr. Wang . Qi. Department of Architecture and Built Environment . Between the rivers – the cradle of western history and architecture. Irrigated by two rivers. The earliest literary civilization. State-cities .