Geography
"Land between the Rivers"
Mesopotamia
Self-Governing City
City-State
Belief in many Gods
Polytheism
Before written history
Prehistory
Unified Mesop. Cities
Sargon
Northern River
Tigris
Protected by...
Walls/Military
Same acts, same way
Rituals
Why writing invented?
Keep Records
Many cities ruled by 1
Empire
Southern River
Euphrates
Order of "Importance"
Social Class
Huge Pyramid Temple
Ziggurat
First Writing
Cuneiform
"Protection" Tax
Tribute
Fine, fertile soil
Silt
First Mesop. Kingdom
Sumer
Giving to the Gods
Sacrifice
First Written Story
Gligamesh
Widespread Hunger
Famine
Watering Crops
Irrigation
Creates with Hands
Artisan
Speaking with the Gods
Prayer
First Story Hero's Goal
Immortality
Same Language/Measurement/Laws
Unification