INTRODUCTION

 Mesopotamia is the Greek word meaning "land

between the rivers."
Ancient civilization developed in this area
because of the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.
The land was fertile, the nearby rivers provided
water, and settled farming .
 RELIGION
 The Mesopotamians believed in many gods and
goddesses.
 They also worshipped forces of nature such as the
Sun, Moon and rain.
 The chief Mesopotamian gods were :
 Anu
 Enlil
 Eunki
 Ninhursaga
HISTORICAL PLACES
 SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
 Mesopotamian people developed metalworking
technologies, among them, glassmaking, textile
weaving, food control, and water storage
and irrigation. They were also one of the first Bronze
age people in the world. They were also one of
the first Bronze age people in the world.
 The Mesopotamians were the first to develop the
lunar calendar.
 DO YOU KNOW ?
 Mesopotamia is generally credited with
being the first place
where civilized societies truly began to
take shape. People around the world had
been developing the groundwork
for civilization for millennia.
 SOCIETY
 Ancient Mesopotamia had a complex society.
The Mesopotamian society was hierarchic. In
a Mesopotamian society, there were three social
classes: nobility, free citizens, and slaves. The
nobility class included priests, and priest-kings.
CULTURE
 IMPORTANT FACTS
 The Sumerians are often credited with inventing the wheel.
 At the center of each major city was a temple to the city's god called a
ziggurat.
 The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers are both well over 1,000 miles long.
 Because this is where people first began to write, Mesopotamia is often
called the place where history began.
 Mesopotamia is part of a larger area that archeologists call the Fertile
Crescent.
 Many of the buildings, walls, and structures were made from sun-dried
bricks. These bricks didn't last long, so very little of Ancient
Mesopotamian cities still stand.
 Much of what we know about Mesopotamian history comes from
thousands of clay tablets found in the library at the Assyrian city of
Nineveh.