Mesopotamia
By: Alison Sadler and Madelyn Hill
Come to Mesopotamia!
Why you should come to Mesopotamia, because it is in between the Tigris and the Euphrates river so that means that they have fertile soil for crops. You should also come here because There are no floods because of the system that we use. We use something called irritation system, that means that we can save water in these water ways that we build. It also will not ruin the crops that you have planted.
What we've made!!
Jewlery
We have made jewelry out of minerals and stone. We love showing off our own style. We love to make our jewelry and trade it and get food for our family. We do not have a lot of money here , but there are so many thing that you can do and trade things to get things that you really need.
Cattle
We have raised sheep, goat, and pigs. We keep track of how many we have by using our new way of writing called Cuneiform. How do you use Cuneiform? Well first you have to make clay and then you use a stick to press it into the clay so that you can write and communicate with the other people with you.
The Wheel
First we made the wheel because we thought that it would be easier to get around like planting crops onto the field. You hook the wheel onto a cart and then put it onto the cattle that you have and then the cattle will walk with it and then it will plant what ever you put onto the cattle.
What We Worship
We worship our highest king. He lives in the highest point in the pyramid. He has people that serve him all of the time and when he wants something he gets it. When there is a fight he settles it and pick who wins. We also believe in many other gods. We make models to show that we are always praying to the king.
Economy
Trading and growing helps the city grow and have a bigger population. City states trade with each other people so that people can get what they need.
Social Structure
Farm villages grew into big cites. There are three options that you could live in, the upper class where the priests, kings and other important people live, middle class are the merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans, which is also the biggest class. There is also the bottom class which is where all of the slaves are.