“land between two rivers” “land between two rivers” the fertile crescent the fertile...
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•““Land Between Two Rivers”Land Between Two Rivers”
•The Fertile CrescentThe Fertile Crescent•Birthplace of CivilizationBirthplace of Civilization•Land of FirstsLand of Firsts
Plains Near Tigris River
Tigris River, Iraq
Before Farming After FarmingCulture
• Customs• Beliefs• Technology• Art• Interaction with environment
Civilization• Customs• Beliefs• Technology• Art• Interaction with environment
• Food surplus• Social divisions• Writing• Laws
Groups of People
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
The Wheel
HammurabiCode of
Laws
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.
AdadAdad
Ziggurat at Ur
Land of Firsts
Writing
Wheel
Divine Right of Kings
Architecture
Astrology
Irrigation
Polytheism
Class System
Slavery
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Literature—Epic of Gilgamesh