Civilisations
The Sumerians
Began the Mesopotamian civilisation around 3500 bc in lower mesopotamia
Relief
Bulls with winged heads used to decorate temples and palaces
Polytheists
The belief in multiple gods
City states
Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Eridu. City with surrounding land and territories with an independent economy and political system.
The Babylonians
Hammurabi unified the laws of different cities, Babylon.
Palaces
Created by Akkadians continued, large gateways surrounded by walls had many rooms were adorned with reliefs and frescoes.
Scribes
Recorded important information were apart of the upper goup called the people.
River civilisations
Egypt mesopotamia india and chinese
The Akkadians
invaded the sumerian cities (Sargon the first, Akkad)
Adobe
they didnt have rocks so they used clay mixed with straw baked in the sun, rectangular bricks
The slaves
Not considered people a form of cheap labor to carry out the most difficult and dangerous work.
Ashurnasirpal the second
where was he from? assyrians 883-859 bc
The Assyrians
warlike people ashurnasirpal the 2nd they had assur and then in nineveh
Cuneiform Script
main cultural contribution, wedge shaped marks done on wax or clay tablet with a stylus.
irrigation based agriculture
foundation of the economy the land belogned to a palace or temple and was leased to the peasants who grew cereal and also cotton used for battering and foriegn trade.
Sargon the first
The Akkadians C. 2334-2259 BC
The Perisans
Conquered all of Mesopotamia in 539 BC, formed them into one empire that marked the end of the Mesopotamian civilisation.
Ziggurat
A temple built on a stepped tower also contained warehouses.
The Ensi
The priest king who had both religious and political responsibilities.
Hammurabi
Part of babylon, code of Hammurabi unified the laws of different cities