Everyday Life
There houses were either built of mud brick or reeds, depending on where they were located.
How were Mesopotamian houses built.
Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams.
What was the Mesopotamia's landscape
Adad or Hadad – the God of Storm and Rain. Dagan or Dagon – the God of Crop Fertility. Ea – the God of Water. Nabu – the God of Wisdom and Writing. Enlil – the God of Air and Earth. Nanna – the God of the Moon.
What are Mesopotamia's gods
They were polytheistic. They worshipped several major gods and thousands of minor gods. Each Mesopotamian city, whether Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian or Assyrian, had its own patron god or goddess.
What is Mesopotamia religion type
They made toy bows and arrows, sling shots, boomerangs, hoops, and invented many games that used balls (throwing, tossing, chasing, rolling). They played a game called button buzz. They also loved hunting, boxing, wresting, racing, music, dancing, feasting, and story telling!
What are Mesopotamia's games
What do Mesopotamia people wear
Ancient Mesopotamia and the "Fertile Crescent" experienced enough rainfall, and had more than adequate supplies of water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, to make the region suitable of agriculture and permanent human settlement.
What's Mesopotamia environment
Religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia in modern-day West Asia.
What were the Mesopotamia myths
In Sumerian religion, the most powerful and important deities in the pantheon were the "seven gods who decree": An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna.
Who are the Mesopotamia's gods
Music was played for Mesopotamians' many gods and goddesses. Music was also played on special occasions, such as at festivals, royal weddings, births, and funerals. Some of the instruments used in Mesopotamia were harps, lyres, lutes, drums, and wood and bone wind instruments.
What kind of music did Mesopotamia people listened to
Grains, lentils, chickpeas, beans, onions, garlic, leeks melons, and eggplants.
What do Mesopotamia people eat
There was 10 inches of rain per year and hot temperatures - in summer average temperatures reached 110 degrees
What was Mesopotamia climate
Four different classes of society. These classes include, the slaves, the lower class, the upper class, and the Priests. The higher the level in society the wealthier the person was or honored.
What were Mesopotamia's levels of society
Religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia in modern-day West Asia.
What are Mesopotamia peoples myths
Dance depictions from the "heartland of cities" hold a particular fascination for those who are interested in this subject. Prehistoric pottery from Mesopotamia is known for its dynamic images of swirling dancers. Many of the dance positions shown on ancient ceramics and cylinder seals are echoed by the ceremonial dances of today's Iraqi tribespeople.
Did Mesopotamia people dance
Families included the household slaves as well as the family were seen as systems of mutual support, both financially and morally
What are the Mesopotamia family roles
The land between two rivers - are, of course, the two rivers: Euphrates (to the west) and Tigris (to the east). They flow from hills and mountains, down to marshland in the south, then into the Persian Gulf.
What were Mesopotamia physical features
Some of the important historical Mesopotamian leaders were Ur-Nammu (king of Ur), Sargon of Akkad (who established the Akkadian Empire), Hammurabi (who established the Old Babylonian state), Ashur-uballit II and Tiglath-Pileser I (who established the Assyrian Empire).
Who were the Mesopotamia's rulers