polytheistic‚ which means they worship several gods. There were supreme gods such as the sun god‚ (Ra)‚ and Osiris‚ who were Egyptian. Mesopotamian gods included Ishtar. Both civilizations built massive‚ religious structures such as pyramids‚ which Mesopotamians called “Ziggurats”. They usually buried powerful rulers or kings in these tombs. Finally‚ they both made great contributions to writing and language. Mesopotamia and Egypt were one of the first civilizations to make up a writing system. They utilized
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The First Civilization The Rise of Civilization EQ1: How did civilization develop in the region of Sumer? Answer: Civilization developed in the region of Sumer because then they had a better and easy life to live. What is traits of civilization? * Advanced Cities * * Cities became important because farmers needed a place to store and trade their surplus again * * As cities grew larger and larger‚ they began to offer other advantages to do
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with people around them for resources that they lacked. Mesopotamia’s government structure was a city state. Each city in Mesopotamia had its own government‚ rulers‚ and warriors. Each city had its own god also in the center of each city-state was a ziggurat a place where that city-state’s god could be worshipped. Even though the cities all shared common culture they all functioned independently. The different rules often kept the ruling in the family for many generations this also known as a dynasty
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CH.2 1. Gilgamesh was associated with Uruk 2. Mesopotamia means "the land between rivers" 3. Sumerian isn’t a Semitic language 4. Sumer was the first complex society developed in Southern Mesopotamia 5. A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a ziggurat 6. After 3000 BCE all Sumerian cities were ruled by monarchies 7. The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was Sargon of Akkad 8. Hammurabi believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people" 9. Hammurabi’s
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3200-3000 2-3 Reconstruction drawing of White Temple and ziggurat‚ Uruk‚ Iraq‚ ca. 3200-3000 B.C. 2-4 Female Head (Inanna) from Uruk (Warka) 3‚200-3000
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1. Pastoralism- the practice of raising livestock 2. Bronze Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Bronze 3. Iron Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Iron 4. Nile- gives people fresh water and is a major source for Egypt. The yearly activity is that it floods the river valley and moist fertile land is left behind. The resource the Nile has is the floodplain full of fertile land 5. Cataract- an unnavigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls 6. Delta-
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Chapter 2 Early Civilizations in Mesopotamia Cumulative effects of agriculture + wave of technological changes around 4000 B.C.E. = generated civilizations as a new organizational form The process of agricultural economies = civilizations began in the Middle East. The Sumerians Sumer 1st river valley civilizations Major floods occurred Northeastern section along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that lead to the Persian Gulf Rainfall is scant Generated large food surpluses = population
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sun or moon. This was called Polytheism. Polytheism means that you believe in more than one God. They created Ziggurats and these were like churchs. They believed that all of the land belonged to the Gods. They would also offer some of the crops to the Gods. Ziggurats were built usually in the middle of the town. This was because religion was very important in their lives. Each ziggurat was dedicated for a God.
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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Assyrians‚ known for their brutality‚ came and conquered Mesopotamia. Egypt: Found along the Nile River‚ the Egyptians were the first to inhabit this area. The Egyptians had three kingdoms‚ or times of reign. In the old kingdom‚ most‚ if not all‚ of the pyramids were built‚ but later was found that it was too time consuming and costly. The middle kingdom is known for wars. This kingdom was marked by horrible/corrupt pharoahs‚ which lead to many conflicts. The last kingdom‚ known as
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