Mesopotamia

General Facts

• Started in 5000 BC
• Ended in 550 BC after The Persians take over. 
• The meaning of Mesopotamia is The land between rivers
• These rivers being the Tigris and the Euphrates
• It is the first civilization with a recorded history

In modern day Iraq

SUMERIAN, ASSYRIAN, BABYLONIAN, AKKADIAN, URUK

Academics

Technology and Engineering

• The wheel
• Iron, copper and other metals
• The Archimedes Screw used in the hanging gardens of Babylon
• Ziggurats and city walls
• Canal Systems  for irrigation

Mathematics

• The base of 60 was used for record keeping  and to keep time.
• The circle was divided into 360 degrees 
• Pi was used to find the circumferences of circles
• Basic maths including addition, subtraction, division and multiplication we
• Pythagorean Theorem and formulas were used in large scale buildings

Astronomy

• Ziggurats lined up with significant stars
• The 12 month calender was created
• Research on the planets, stars and the moon

Language and literature

• The first type of writing - Cuneiform
• The Epic Of Gilgamesh
• Libraries

LAW

Laws

• Eye for an eye
• Gender Equality
• Woman`s Rights
• Stealing, homicide, etc

Warfare

Army and weapons

• The strongest and the most trained
• Most stratagical
• Well equipped with weapons and armour
• Utilized city walls for seige warfare

Economy and agriculture

Agriculture

• The Fertile Crescent
• Ingenious irrigation
• Modern day techniques used to produce a higher yield

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Economy

• Bartering
• Agriculture
• Shekels- silver coins and clay balls
• First commercial banking system used ( loans and credit)

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