MESOPOTAMIAN LIFE

RELIGION

• In Mesopotamia all the Sumerians were polytheistic.
• Which means they believed in multiple gods or goddessess.
• They had a special building for gods or goddessess known as a ziggurat.
• They believed the gods/goddessess would come down onto the ziggurat
• The picture behind the first slide is a picture of a ziggurat.

GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES

• Of 56 best grain producing crops,32 of them grew in Mesopotamia.
• Their were two rivers around Mesopotamia.
• They would flood, but it helped because it brung resources to the people.
• So they didn't have to get it themselves.
• The plants were the easiest to domesticate because they didn't need a lot attention.

TECHNOLOGY

• Sumerians would have clay tablets which they used to write on.
• They used the flax and wool from plants and sheep to make clothing.
• Bricks were moulded by hand and had a flat base and a round top.
• They would have merchants which who they would buy items from.

A LIST OF SUMERIAN CLASSES

• King & Queen (Highest Rank)
• Priests (Near the King & Queen's Rank)
• Scribes and Administrators (High Rank)
• Craftsman,Merchant & Civil Servant (Medium Rank)
• Laborer & Farmer (Low Rank)

HAMMURABI'S CODE

• The Hammurabi's Code was written on a clay tablet covered in stone.
• It is one the oldest codes recorded of laws in the world.
• One of the best examples of the code is written on the "diorite stele".
• Instead of numbers and letters it would have pictures and triangles.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• Apple
• mesopotamia.co.uk
• Google.com
• ducksters.com
• newbookforanewworld.org