Mesopotamia Culture
Madalyn, Cassandra, Emily
Introduction
Culture is the beliefs, traditions, food, dance, etc that a civilization shares. Culture is extremely important to a civilization. We have culture because it shapes our lifestyles. Culture describes our religion, the things we do and how we do them. The 5 main ways that culture was impacted are the following: architecture; religion; writing; innovations; and achievements. Religion impacted Mesopotamian culture. People in Mesopotamia worshiped their gods everyday. The act of writing gave them the ability to keep records about the offerings to the gods and the amount of food production through farming. Through their own innovations, people lived more efficiently. For example, they inventing the wheel and were the first civilization to ever write the written word. They even performed complex mathematics. Achievements impacted the way people lived. In Mesopotamia a big achievement was a Sundial. It was used to determine the time of the day.The culture during the River Valley civilizations made the largest impact on the people.
Culture Photo Gallery
King Sargon
Clay Tablet
Ziggerat
Sundial
Stylus
Architecture
Chariots
Worshiping Their God
Architecture
Religion
Inovations
Achievements
The people in mesopotamia had many achievements, such as wheels, chariots, and many other weapons that they would use during wars, and battles.
They were very successful in weapon making. They were able to create many different weapons with their resources. They created spears, bows, arrows, dagers, and sling shots.
The people made a military and weapons so that they will be able to fight to keep their land if anyone wanted to conquer it.
Mesopotamia was the first of the four civilizations to create writing. This occurred in 3100 B.C.
Architecture
Conclusion
The greatest impact on people was made by the culture during the River Valley civilizations. Religion impacted Mesopotamian culture (people in Mesopotamia worshiped their gods everyday). The act of writing gave them the ability to keep records about the offerings to the gods and the amount of food production through farming. Through their own innovations, people lived more efficiently. For example, they inventing the wheel and were the first civilization to ever write the written word. They even performed complex mathematics. Achievements impacted the way people lived. In Mesopotamia a big achievement was a Sundial. Also, architecture impacted the study of mathematics, science and engineering. The more people built, the more they improved in science, mathematics and engineering.