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Mesopotamia

3200-500 BCE. Mesopotamia. “The Land Between the Rivers”. Come to Sumer!.

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Mesopotamia

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  1. 3200-500 BCE Mesopotamia “The Land Between the Rivers”

  2. Come to Sumer! If you are looking for a city bound vacation come to Sumer where culture is abundant. Sumer is the dominant kingdom in the Mesopotamia! Come between the time period of 4000 - 2800 BCE before conflicts arose! Bring food, bring friends and bring family!

  3. The Assyrian Empire Rises Again! Are you a fan of Middle Eastern culture? Well come on over to the Assyrian Empire! Besides for their strict Hammurabian laws the Assyrian Empire is the place to be. Just be careful for the internal and external conflict arising near 612 BCE.

  4. Babylon? More like Grab Your Mom!! Grab your mother and come on over to Babylon. Come from the time period of 1792 - 1595 BCE before the Hittites take over. King Hammurabi created a strict set of rules to keep you citizens in line! What a great a place to raise a family.

  5. Come on Back to Babylon After their slight skirmish with the Hittites the Babylonians are back in business. Now that they are back, they are prepared for anything with their thick walls. If you have a taste for luxury you will love Babylon under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar.

  6. Leadership! Mesopotamia is home to the most premier kings in all of the land. By 3000 BCE all Mesopotamian cities were ruled by kings and their noble men.The kings of Mesopotamia are the most elite men from the finest families. Kings like Hammurabi, Gilgamesh, and Sargon of Akkad led their civilizations to greatness.

  7. OMG Technology! The first wheel was brought to Mesopotamia in 3500 BCE. In just a mere 500 years, tourists from around the world could ride in style in their donkey pulled wagons! Along with the wheel a new metal was discovered called iron. Hittites used this metal to create weapons to defend their peasant lives! They were the first peoples of the Bronze Age.

  8. You Can Thank Mesopotamia for Writing The world's FIRST form of writing came from Mesopotamia’s Sumerians. Clay tablets, also know as cuneiforms, stored all the information of the Mesopotamia people in 3100 BCE. Cuneiform writing lasted another 3000 years until the Greek alphabetic script took over. This method was much easier having 26 written symbols representing a sound instead of hundreds of different symbols for words.

  9. Not an Economic Wannabe With bustling trade, Mesopotamia is an economic powerhouse. Mesopotamia is also an agricultural giant. Numerous specialized labor jobs are always available! Many other regions were jealous of the wealth and tried to steal it. Although there were random floods, due to region being between two rivers, the rivers supported the huge agricultural economy which included the production and irrigation of barley, wheat and peas.

  10. Unstable!! Laws The first recorded war in Mesopotamia was in 3200 B.C.E but war was not common until around 2500 B.C.E. Honorable mentions: • King Ensi of Uruk of Sumer- against Humaba of the Cedar Mountains • King Sargon- Conquered all cities of Sumer, Mari and then onto Northern Syria • Mesopotamia being so flat made it easy for savages to pillage them for their grave wealth in the Sumerian cities. SO make sure ya bring some wood to make a fence (although some temples, palaces and defensive walls were built around Mesopotamia). Pack your galoshes because Random Floods also put the region in danger. • Hammurabi’s Codes are strictly enforced so make sure you know a good lawyer or know your stuff before you think about causing trouble since the codes were extremely strict. War!!

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