The_History_of_The_Mesopotamia汇.pptxVIP

Before we begin!!!!!;Ancient River Valley Civs;ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA;Geography;In what modern day country was the Fertile Crescent? Iraq;Ur, the capital city of Mesopotamia;Social;More cuneiform writing;More ziggurats;Hanging gardens of Babylonia;;Another painting of the hanging gardens with Tower of Babel in back;Economic: trade and farming;Sumerians invented the wheel!;Political:Mesopotamian Law;Cities were centers on political order and power, and religious worship. Farming – flood – irrigation灌溉, canals运河, dikes堤 Writing – by priest Pictograms 象形文字 Cuneiform 楔形文字 Phonetics 语言 Kings and wars