5/21/095/21/09BR- List the 5 Mesopotamian BR- List the 5 Mesopotamian Gods.Gods. Today: Learning about the Lives of Today: Learning about the Lives of Royalty in MesopotamiaRoyalty in Mesopotamia

-We will prepare 2 column notes for We will prepare 2 column notes for Chapter 6. Then we will use the notes to Chapter 6. Then we will use the notes to complete a homework assignment.complete a homework assignment.

-Assignment:Assignment: Write a letter (or draw a Write a letter (or draw a picture) describing the daily life of a picture) describing the daily life of a member of the Mesopotamian Royal member of the Mesopotamian Royal ClassClass

Shamash Ishtar

Adad Ea

Lives of Mesopotamian RoyaltyLives of Mesopotamian Royalty

Mesopotamian Mesopotamian royalty were richroyalty were rich

Had devoted Had devoted servantsservants

They had gold and They had gold and silver jewelry and silver jewelry and other household items other household items such as lamps, cups such as lamps, cups and bowls. Gold and and bowls. Gold and silver was rare. These silver was rare. These items would be buried items would be buried with them to show with them to show how important the how important the person was.person was.

Servants of royalty Servants of royalty had jewelry and fine had jewelry and fine clothes as well and clothes as well and would often be buried would often be buried with their masterswith their masters

Lives of Mesopotamian RoyaltyLives of Mesopotamian Royalty

Women had Women had positions of power positions of power

Kings or rulers got Kings or rulers got their power from their power from the godsthe gods

Women who were Women who were wives or mothers of wives or mothers of kings were often kings were often priestesses and were priestesses and were in charge of important in charge of important religious functions.religious functions.

Being sent by the gods Being sent by the gods to rule made the to rule made the people very devoted to people very devoted to the rulers and the rulers and followed them almost followed them almost without question. without question.

Lives of Mesopotamian RoyaltyLives of Mesopotamian Royalty

Cities in Cities in Mesopotamia were Mesopotamia were independent. independent.

Royalty would use Royalty would use local people for local people for projectsprojects

Each city and the Each city and the surrounding land was surrounding land was ruled by a different ruled by a different king. Some important king. Some important cities were Sumer, cities were Sumer, Kish, Ur, LagashKish, Ur, Lagash

Cuneiform tablets Cuneiform tablets show that rulers of show that rulers of different cities used different cities used their local people to their local people to build walls, temples, build walls, temples, and canalsand canals

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The ruler’s success The ruler’s success was linked to was linked to religionreligion

If the city If the city prospered, the prospered, the people felt that the people felt that the king was favored king was favored by the gods and by the gods and would continue to would continue to follow them.follow them.