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The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area
The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization” Nicknamed “Fertile
Crescent”
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization” Nicknamed “Fertile
Crescent”
Sumerians – first people to live in Mesopotamia in civilizationsSumerians – first people to live in Mesopotamia in civilizations
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic
Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic
Enki
Enki
Innana
Innana Gods and Goddesses usually had
human and animal qualities Gods and Goddesses usually had
human and animal qualities
Mesopotamian TradeMesopotamian Trade
“The Cuneiform World”
“The Cuneiform World”
Cuneiform: The First Writing System
“Wedge-Shaped” Writing
Cuneiform: The First Writing System
“Wedge-Shaped” Writing
Cuneiform WritingCuneiform Writing
Deciphering Cuneiform
Deciphering Cuneiform
Sumerian Scribes – the writers of society
Sumerian Scribes – the writers of society
“Tablet House” “Tablet House”
Sumerian Cylinder Seals
Sumerian Cylinder Seals
GilgameshGilgamesh
Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:Flood Story
Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:Flood Story
Ziggurat at UrZiggurat at Ur
Temple
“Mountain of the Gods”
Temple
“Mountain of the Gods”
The Royal Standard of Ur
The Royal Standard of Ur
Mesopotamian HarpMesopotamian Harp
Board Game From UrBoard Game From Ur
Sophisticated Metallurgy Skills
at Ur
Sophisticated Metallurgy Skills
at Ur
Sargon of Akkad:The World’s First Empire
[Akkadians]
Sargon of Akkad:The World’s First Empire
[Akkadians]
The Babylonian Empires
The Babylonian Empires
Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750
B. C. E.] CodeHammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750
B. C. E.] Code
Hammurabi, the JudgeHammurabi, the Judge
Babylonian MathBabylonian Math
Babylonian NumbersBabylonian Numbers