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Mesopotamian Civilizations

Published on May 30, 2019

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mesopotamian
Civilizations

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

The Sumerians

Sumer was the first Civilization

The Sumerians

Draining of Marshes & Building Leevees

The Sumerians

The Sumerians

cuneiform

The Sumerians

cuneiform

The Sumerians

wheel

The Sumerians

water clock

The Sumerians

calendar

The Sumerians

plow

The Sumerians

sailboat

The Sumerians

Number System 60
Photo by Nick Fewings

The Sumerians

keystone

The Sumerians

ziggurats

Akkadians

The First Empire

The Akkadians

Semitic language

The Akkadians

Sargon the Great

The Babylonians

The Babylonians

The Code of Hammurabi

The Babylonians

Astronomy & Astrology

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Wonder of the Ancient World

The Assyrians

The Assyrians

standing army

Large Empire run with help of regional governors

The Assyrians

mail service

The Assyrians

road system

The Assyrians

first library

The Hittites

The Hittites

One of the first to use iron

The Hittites

Iron Smelting

The Hittites

Warring against Egypt

The Hittites

The First Peace Treaty

The Hittites

Fairest Laws

The Phoenicians

The Phoenicians

"purple men"

The Phoenicians

purple dye

The Phoenicians

glassware made with quartz

The Phoenicians

sailors and navigators

The Phoenicians

Alphabet

The Hebrews

The Hebrews

Exodus from Egypt

The Hebrews

Joshua leads to Jerusalem

The Hebrews

monotheism

The Hebrews

The Ten Commandments

The Hebrews

The Torah

The Hebrews

King Saul * King David * King Solomon

The Hebrews

Religious Influence

Mesopotamia