mesopotamiatendai

====   __** Mesopotamia** **Location-** Has a desert climate. Has the Tigris and Euphrates River framing it. Landscape between Persian Gulf and   Mediterraniean Sea in Southwest Asia. tendaic    **   Religion   **   -     They believed in more than one god and offered rich sacrifices such as food, animals, and wine.od and they were Polytheistic. They offered rich sacrifices to gods. **Empire**- Conquered by Sargon, the first empire was created.Sargon conquered Sumer, a city in Mesopotamia. **Writing**- They created a system of writing as well as a number system. They have old written clay tablets of investigations in the areas of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. **Technology**- Used math and geometry to erect walls and buildings. Developed a number system on base 60. Did you know that they also created arches, columns and ramps? **War/military**- During war they had tough fighters who commanded the cities instead of the priests. As soon as the war ended so did the tough fighter's power, but soon that changed. The priests decided to give the tough fighters permanent power when wars started to become more frequent. **Economy/Agriculture**-Sumerians traded their grain, cloth, and crafted tools with mountain people. In exchange for stone, metal, and wood. Important People- __   ====