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Location   -Between the Persian Gulf and Med. Sea/Tigris River and Euphrates River/Modern day Iraq/Southwest Asia Geography  -Curved shape/flat swampy land/rich soil and silt/Fertile cresent/desert climate/Mesopotamia means "Land between the rivers" Economy -Traded grain and cloth/recieved stone, wood, and metal/grew wheat, barley, and sorghom/they exchanged ideas through trade Time Period -4500B.C. people began to farm/3300B.C. Sumer was created Challenges -unpredictable flooding/natural resources were limited/little rain=desert/no natural barriers/ defenseless/not alot of building material/need water for survival and crops---> built irrigation ditches War/Military/Defense -Built city walls/constant war between citystates/hard to defend=no natural barriers/spread culture/men pick a leader during time of war Institutions -Citystates=independent self-governing city including its surrounding farm land/Empires: created independent countries, citystates brought under one ruler(Sargon created the 1st City-State)/Babylonia: invaded Mesotamia/dynasty-series of ruler from family <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(239, 100, 11)">Religion  -Beliefs in many gods/god control share/what happens to you after death/go to the land of no return/gave offering and sacrifes for the gods <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(231, 207, 13)">Architecture -Arches, ramps, columns, pyramids, Ziggarat Pyramid is the center of culture! <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(21, 216, 14)">Literature -Epic of Gilgemesh/gives us information on how they might have lived/story is similar to the Noah's Ark Legend(flood) <span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 189)"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Social Clas <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">s -Top layer:Kings, Landholders, and Priests/Next:Wealthy Merchants/Next:Ordinary People;people who worked in the fields, or in workshops/Lowest Level:Slaves (debt-work) <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(158, 20, 184)">Equality (women rights)- women could be merchants, farmers, or artisan/women could be priests/some upper class learned to read, write, and become scribes/ **more rights than women in many ancient societies** <span style="color: rgb(228, 17, 17)"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Important People -Sargon:conquered Sumer(adapted and spread culture)/Hammurabi:leader of the Babylonian Empire(known for the code of law) <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(225, 78, 20)">Technology -inventions:wheel,plow,sail,bronze/need math to plan and build things/arithmetic and geometry/based on 60;(60=1min.)(60min=1hr.)(360=circle) <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(238, 224, 32)">Government - controlled by priests at first/during war men:chose a tough fighter to lead at first control ended after war over/with move frequent wars tough fighters=commanders got permanent control/Hammurabi's code of law