Writing and city life
, E 3
mesos-middle ,
mesabotamia
potamos >
- river
↳ The land blu two rivers , Tigris & Euphrates
>
-
Mesopotamian Civilization is known for its prosperity , city life,
voluminous & rich literature , its mathematics and
astronomy
.
-
Writing and literature spread to eastern mediterranean ,
northern Syria and Turkey after 2000 BCE
.
- To pharaoh of Egypt in lang. & script of Mesopotamia
↳ & Sumer
The urbanized South of Mesopotamia was called Akkad .
-
After 2000 BCE after Babylon became an imp .
City , the term
Babylonia was used for the southern part.
↳
When the assyrians established their
kingdom in north
,
the
region was known as Assyria.
>
-
First known
language
>
-
Sumerian
-
Sumerian Kadian around
was replaced by 2400 BCE
.
- ↳
Flourished till Alexander's
time (336-323 BCE)
↳ The Aramaic BCE
trickled in from 1400 and
language was
similar to Hebrew
very .
Archaeological sites of Mesopotamia
-
Uruk & Mary
-
Mesopotamia imp Europeans bec of references to it
-
was .
to
in the old testaments
.
-
Book of Genesise Shimar meaning sumer (as a land of
>
-
Acc . to the Bible -> The flood was brick built cities)
meant to
destroy Earth
the but God chose a man
,
Noah ,
to
Save the Earth
. Noah built a huge boat. He took a pair
of known species of animals & birds and saved .
them
>
- There was a similar story in Mesopotamin tradition
- Main character >
-
Uthapishtim or Zinsudra .
, mesopotamian geography
↳
In the north-east
-
green undulating plants , gradually rising to tree
covered mountain ranges with clear streams and wild
flowers
.
>
-
agriculture began blu 7000 & 6000 BCE .
- In the north
>
- stretch of upland called "steppe". People earn more
from animal nerding than
agriculture there.
↳ To the east
-
Tributaries of tigris provide routes of communication
into the mountains of Iran
.
↳ The south
↳
The South is a desert .
The first cities and writing engaged
in the south
.
>
- The desert could cities
:
support
>
- The rivers Euphrates and Tigris ,
which rise in the
northern mountains , carry loads of silt /fine mud).
>
-
When the rivers flood ,
the water is let out on the
field ,
fertile silt is deposited
.
-
After Euphrates enters the desert
,
the water flows out
into channels
. These channels flood banks and functioned
as
irrigation canals.
-
Agriculture of southern Mesopotamia was the most productive .
, E 3
mesos-middle ,
mesabotamia
potamos >
- river
↳ The land blu two rivers , Tigris & Euphrates
>
-
Mesopotamian Civilization is known for its prosperity , city life,
voluminous & rich literature , its mathematics and
astronomy
.
-
Writing and literature spread to eastern mediterranean ,
northern Syria and Turkey after 2000 BCE
.
- To pharaoh of Egypt in lang. & script of Mesopotamia
↳ & Sumer
The urbanized South of Mesopotamia was called Akkad .
-
After 2000 BCE after Babylon became an imp .
City , the term
Babylonia was used for the southern part.
↳
When the assyrians established their
kingdom in north
,
the
region was known as Assyria.
>
-
First known
language
>
-
Sumerian
-
Sumerian Kadian around
was replaced by 2400 BCE
.
- ↳
Flourished till Alexander's
time (336-323 BCE)
↳ The Aramaic BCE
trickled in from 1400 and
language was
similar to Hebrew
very .
Archaeological sites of Mesopotamia
-
Uruk & Mary
-
Mesopotamia imp Europeans bec of references to it
-
was .
to
in the old testaments
.
-
Book of Genesise Shimar meaning sumer (as a land of
>
-
Acc . to the Bible -> The flood was brick built cities)
meant to
destroy Earth
the but God chose a man
,
Noah ,
to
Save the Earth
. Noah built a huge boat. He took a pair
of known species of animals & birds and saved .
them
>
- There was a similar story in Mesopotamin tradition
- Main character >
-
Uthapishtim or Zinsudra .
, mesopotamian geography
↳
In the north-east
-
green undulating plants , gradually rising to tree
covered mountain ranges with clear streams and wild
flowers
.
>
-
agriculture began blu 7000 & 6000 BCE .
- In the north
>
- stretch of upland called "steppe". People earn more
from animal nerding than
agriculture there.
↳ To the east
-
Tributaries of tigris provide routes of communication
into the mountains of Iran
.
↳ The south
↳
The South is a desert .
The first cities and writing engaged
in the south
.
>
- The desert could cities
:
support
>
- The rivers Euphrates and Tigris ,
which rise in the
northern mountains , carry loads of silt /fine mud).
>
-
When the rivers flood ,
the water is let out on the
field ,
fertile silt is deposited
.
-
After Euphrates enters the desert
,
the water flows out
into channels
. These channels flood banks and functioned
as
irrigation canals.
-
Agriculture of southern Mesopotamia was the most productive .
