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Mesopotamian Civilization PDF
Mesopotamian Civilization PDF
Mesopotamian Civilization PDF
AKANKSHA BHARDWAJ
TAHREEN FATIMA
SNEHA
It was the first civilization in the history which developed around 3500 B.C.
The word ‘Mesopotamia' has a Greek origin meaning land between the rivers.
Those river were Tigris and Euphrates.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS :
Hot and dry climate with little rainfall
Windstorms leaving muddy river valleys
in winter.
Catastrophic flooding of the rivers in
spring.
Arid soil containing little minerals
PRIESTS
.
SCRIBES ECONOMICAL CONDITION :
SLAVES
NEW PERSIAN
SUMERIAN AKKADIAN BABYLONIAN ASSYRIAN
BABYLONIAN QUEST
The cities were centered around a temple (or a ziggurat) dedicated to a god or
goddess ruled by a priest-king or a king who was the head of the city government
and the temple.
Plan of temple: Rectangular, measuring 17.5 x 22.3 meters corners oriented to the
cardinal points
A tri-partite plan: a long rectangular central hall with rooms on either side
AKKADIAN
EMPIRE
(2,330-2,130 BC)
Located on the northern
part of the Mesopotamia.