Ancient Mesopotamia
The First Hunter-Gatherers in the world
The First Pre-Civilization
Mesopotamia was the first civilization in the world. It started in 5,000 BC to about 1250 BC. They invented simple machines like the hand axe, cart and the wheel and axle, so the Mesopotamians are key inventors for the world now.
Early Human Tools
Hand Axe
Early Human Tools
Whell and axle
Early Human Tools
The Cart
Hunter-Gathering communities
The Mesopotamians were the first Hunter-Gatherers in the world which meansthat they were the first civilization which could settle in one place. They usually setteled near rivers and lakes.
Mesopotamian Artifacts
Cuneiform
There writing system
Head of a ram
A carved peice of art
Statue of Guedea
Old religous statue
Mesopotamians
The End of Mesopotamians
The Fall of Mesopotamia The following contributed to the fall of Mesopotamia: (1.)Overcrowding led to pollution. (2.) War-like tribes trying to conquer land. (3.) Too much irrigation. They had irrigated all the way to the sea and the soil was ruined by salt.
Citations
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