Mesopotamian Culture
James Brickman, Jana Abiati, and AJ Emmolo
Culture Intro
Culture is the religion, art, traditions, and architecture that makes a civilization unique. Culture is developed over time and is based on where people are from, what they believe, and basically how they do things. The aspects of Mesopotamian culture are religion, writing, architecture, innovations, and achievements. Cultural developments during the River Valley Civilizations made the largest impact on people today.
Mesopotamian Photo Gallery
Cueiform was the Mesopotamians way of writing.
Mesopotamian farming was their main way of getting food.
Mesopotamian art was an important part of their culture.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Mesopotamian Army
Mesopotamian Ziggurat
Map of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian Art
Mesopotamian Farming Village
Writing Go Animate
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Achievments Fact Sheet/Galery
They were accomplished traders and businessmen.
They were the first civilization to have iron weapons.
They invented the sexagisimal system (counting on hands)
They created the first form of writing (cuneiform). They memorized over 500 cuneiform writing.
The Mesopotamians Invented the wheel.
Religion Google Draw
Conclusion
Mesopotamian culture was used in the people’s everyday life in many ways. Religion impacted the Mesopotamian people by going to the Ziggurats every morning and putting a statue of themselves there so the gods would know they worshiped them. A Ziggurat was a temple where the Mesopotamian people went worship and celebrate their gods. Mesopotamian architecture plays a big role in how we build things today because they invented early architecture. Writing influenced the way Mesopotamians kept records and history. Innovations helped the farmers by making crop growing and harvesting easier. Through out Mesopotamian culture, it is obvious that they affect things today.