Ancient Mesopotamia
Past to the present
Geographer
Hand drawn map
The map that I drew.
Mesopotamia
A picture of present day Mesopotamia.
Fertile Crescent
The shaped of green is the Fertile Crescent
The history
Historian
Hammurabi was first warrior king. His famous code of laws point to him to be a strong ruler of a strong government. Here are five of his laws:
1. If any one kicks out another putting a ban on him and he cannot prove it then he that he when be put to death.
2. If any one brings any hurt to the elders and does not prove what he has done he would be put to death.
3. If he satisfy the elders to impose a fine of grain or money, he shall receive the fine that the people decide.
4. If any one steals property from the temple or the court he shall be put to death and the one that receives it shall be put to death.
5.If any one buys from the son or the slave of another man without a contract he is considered a thief and shall be put to death.
Now we are going to talk about Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk and one of the strongest of men. Gilgamesh surrounded the city of Uruk with great walls and erects its glorious and built temples. He was two-thirds god and one-third human.
Grow crops
Agriculturalist
Archeologist
Two inventions
The two inventions are the wheel and cuneiform. If someone didn't make the wheel we would not be able to drive cars. Cuneiform was the first known form of writing.
Boat
If we did not have boats we could not get the goods from china.
Mesopotamia art
If we did not that we would not have artics
Cuneiform
My name in cuneiform.
soical class
The social classes
Ziggurat
The ziggurat was a huge temple to worship the gods.