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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates and site of several ancient civilizations.
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Ziggurats were temples.
Like many ancient people, the ancient Sumerians believed that powerful gods lived in the sky. They built huge structures, called ziggurats, with steps climbing up to the top. Religious ceremonies were held at the very top. People left offerings of food and wine. The priests enjoyed these offerings, as the gods could not eat for themselves.
The Ziggurat was built in the center of town. It was the center of daily life. Except for festivals, which, for the most part, were gloomy things, the Ziggurat courtyard was gay and lively. You might see an artist painting, a boy racing by on his way to school, someone milking a cow or making a basket.
From the top of the Ziggurat, you could see the protective wall built about the entire town, and over the wall to the farmlands beyond.
What was the first important farming tool used to break soil in ancient Mesopotamia?
That was the Sumerian Farmer's Almanac, discovered in 1949 by an American expedition in Iraq sponsored jointly by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. It was written in a small clay tablet of 3 inches.
What are the contribution of Mesopotamia?
- wheel
- mortal and pestle for grinding foods
- astronomy
- cultivation of grains
- pottery
- writing (cuneiform)
- irrigation,canals,dams
- measuring and surveying materials
- religion
- polytheistic
Why is Mesopotamia a fertile valley?
Mesopotamia is located between two rivers. The water from the rivers gives it very good farming soil.
An amphora was a two-handled pot or storage container that was used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. During the Roman Empire, amphoras were used to hold olive oil, water, wine and other liquids.
What was the 5 innovations of mesopotamia?
wheel,sail boat, writing and irrigation and now find it for ur slef
Compare and contrast judaism and mesopotamian religions?
I think basically that mesopotamain didnt like them beacause they really hate eachother they dont like each othe.
Answer:
Judaism differed from Mesopotamian and other ancient religions in the following ways:
1) It was the only religion in which God spoke to the entire assembled nation (Exodus ch.19) of over two million people.
2) It made a complete break from the surrounding idolatry. Their monotheism (belief in One God) set the Jews apart because Mesopotamia and other ancient nations did not share it. We've heard (for example) of the Greek mythology and Roman mythology. What not everyone is aware of is that idolatry tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior.
Compare that to God, who reveals His attributes in the Torah as wise, kind, holy, and pure. God is One, so the command to imitate His attributes (Deuteronomy 8:6) was (and is) a straightforward matter once one is even minimally familiar with the Torah.
Accordingly, Judaism was:
3) The only ancient religion in which a large percentage of its adherents were literate and scholars.
4) It was the only religion in which the people were ruled by God, with no need for a king, for several centuries (see Judges 8:23 and 1 Samuel 8:4-7).
5) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews' religion, including the dignity and value of a person. It is the responsibility of the community to support the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger passing through.
6) Under the law of Judaism, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which (at most) only mature, land-owning males had rights.
7) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else.
8) A robber repays double to his victim, or works it off. Unlike in many other ancient societies, in Judaism debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed.
It is important to note that every one of the above existed in Judaism thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable.
What did the Mesopotamians do for a living?
people made clothing,farmed,traded,and did a lot more stuff.
Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations in mesopotamia?
The Mayans were geographically isolated from some civilizations at their time. Civilizations like Greece, Rome, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian people were separated by the Atlantic ocean and at the time no one had the technology to cross it. But in South America there were Aztecs, Tapotec, Mixtec, Olmec, Toltec, and Teotihuacan and Inca populations.
First things Mesopotamians did?
They made the wheel simply by taking a potter's wheel and using it to make their carts more easy to push/ pull.
They also made up time by splitting it into units of 60. (60 seconds and 60 minutes)
They came up with sails so trading with other countries would be simple.
Mathematics was another thing they made so keeping track of time or how many crops grow that season was recorded.
They had to learn how to write so they knew what crops they were talking about or even how to make something to write with.
What kind of money did ancient mesopotamia's use?
Money wasn't used for trade. They used silver and grain for fixed price money, instead of trade
yupWhat stone age did Neanderthal Man live in?
most likely to have been huts of some sort, possible a wood frame covered in mud that set to create a hard outer case. though it would vary in different continents.
Where did the Mesopotamian migrate from?
From the Greek words mesos = between/middle and potamos = river - between the rivers (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
What is the size of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia means "the land between the rivers". Mesopotamia is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, stretching from the Persian Gulf to around the Mediterranean Sea, also known as "the Fertile Crescent.
What are three solutions to the environmental challenges of Mesopotamia?
The three environmental challenges in the Mesopotamian civilization was to flood, fire, and droughts. Although the floods make the soil fertile, sometimes it floods too much and overflows it. The fire can help burn up the trees and make the soil fertile, but it might catch up on houses it it will burn. Without flood, there will be drought, or not enough water for your crops to grow.
What word starts with k and has to do with Ancient Mesopotamia?
King. Or you could say King Gilgamesh
