Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia 5000-550B.C.   By Cameron Pederson and Jacob Wasem __ Overview of Ancient Mesopotamia __ Mesopotamia was the birthplace for many new things. First they created a writing system by using cuneiforms. They had their scribes translate and copy the writings. Their culture was very well put together. They had only boys go to school to be scribes. This was because they were a Patriarchal society. They used a Stylus to write their cuniforms. All in all Mesopotamia was the birthplace of writing.

Mesopotamia was also the place where they started the first library. The first library was created around 668-627 B.C. when King Assurbanipal was ruling. The library contained 22,000 clay tablets containing their cuniforms. This library is important to us so that we can know all about their history of what happened in ancient Mesopotamia. In the end they created the library for later years.

The land between the rivers was also the place of the earliest empirer in history. The Assyrian Empire was so great they destroyed Babylon in 700 B.C. They did this because they created Mercenaries. Also Mesopotamia was the beginning of the Persian Empire. Under Cyrus the Great they created Satarpries or provinces. He also hired Satraps which were governors of each of the Satarpries. They also had the Immortals that were elite Persian soldiers. All in all Mesopotamia was the birthplace of great empires.

5 Key Terms Scribes- members of the learned class who served as copyists, teachers, and jurists who learned when they were boys. City-State- the basic units fo sumerian civilization that most people in Mesopotamia lived in for better protection from other Tribes, Countries, or Empires. Polytheistic- belief in many gods practiced in Mesopotamia and many other places who believed in many gods. Zoroastrianism- the Persian religion Principle of Retaliation- "an eye for an eye","a tooth for a tooth", basically created to make everything even between people created by Hammurabi.

5 main people Hammurabi- Created the Code of Hammurabi that most everyone followed in Mesopotamia followed. Sargon of Akkad- founded the 1st empire in history. King Assurbanipal- created the first library. Nebuchadnezzar- defeated the Assyrians and rebuilt Babylon. Amytis- created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.


 * // "I have been a stranger in a strange land." -Moses //**

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__Timeline of Ancient Mesopotamia__ **5000 BC**- Sumerians, 1st civilization in history **3100 BC**- Sumerians invented writing **2340-2284 BC**- Sargon of Akkad founded the 1st empire in history **1550 BC**- Hittites, warriors from Asia Minor, conquered Babylon **1200 BC**- Moses and Exodus, flight from Egypt, 10 Commandments **814 BC**- Carthage, a North African city, dominated trade in the Med. Sea **605 BC**- Nebuchadnezzar, leader of Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians and rebuilds Babylon **560 BC**- King Croesus is the first to use coins **550 BC**- Persians, modern Iran, become largest empire in Middle East

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