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NAME OF THE TEACHER TRAINEE

SHIBU P

SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE

TOPIC : MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION

Mesopotamian Civilization

3200-1200 BC

The land lying between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris flowing through the

present Iraq was known as

Mesopotamia

Vast marshy Lands Forest of Bamboo touching the sky River banks with Rich soil and Slush mixed

PHYSIOGRAPHY

A Temple or a Complex of Temples

ZIGGURATS

ART OF WRITING

o Script Developed in Sumer - Cuneiform

o Script had Symbols in the shape of wooden wedges Imprinted on Clay Vertically and Horizontally

• Agriculture :- Barley, Wheat, Peas, Dates,

Grapes etc• Cattle Rearing• Trade and Commerce

OCCUPATION

Foreign Invasion

Flood in Rivers

FALL OF CIVILIZATION