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“Land Between Two Rivers” The Fertile Crescent Birthplace of Civilization Land of Firsts

Mesopotamia. “Land Between Two Rivers” The Fertile Crescent Birthplace of Civilization Land of Firsts. Plains Near Tigris River. Tigris River, Iraq. Groups of People. Before Farming After Farming. Culture Customs Beliefs Technology Art Interaction with environment. Civilization

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“Land Between Two Rivers” The Fertile Crescent Birthplace of Civilization Land of Firsts

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  1. Mesopotamia “Land Between Two Rivers” The Fertile Crescent Birthplace of Civilization Land of Firsts

  2. Plains Near Tigris River

  3. Tigris River, Iraq

  4. Groups of People Before Farming After Farming Culture • Customs • Beliefs • Technology • Art • Interaction with environment Civilization • Customs • Beliefs • Technology • Art • Interaction with environment • Food surplus • Social divisions • Writing • Laws

  5. Cuneiform

  6. Ziggurat

  7. The Wheel

  8. HammurabiCode of Laws

  9. Babylon with Hanging GardensBabylon was rebuilt under Nebuchadnezzar, including its ziggurat and temple. Its outer wall was so wide that a chariot could turn on its battlements.

  10. Ishtar Gate Adad Marduk

  11. Ziggurat at Ur

  12. Land of Firsts • Writing • Wheel • Divine Right of Kings • Architecture • Astrology • Irrigation • Polytheism • Class System • Slavery • 360 • Literature—Epic of Gilgamesh

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