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Mesopotamian Culture

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Architecture

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Master Builders Arch & Dome Arch & Dome Become primary elements in architecture for the rest of human history. Become primary elements in architecture for the rest of human history.

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Ziggurat of Ur

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Babylon Ishtar Gate

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Babylon Today

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Literature Heaven is far away, but earth is precious. - The Instructions of Shuruppak circa 2,500 BCE

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Cuneiform Writing

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School Days 17 th century BCE My mother gave me two pieces of bread and I went to school. In school the supervisor asked me, why are you late? I was afraid. My heart was pounding. I entered into the presence of the masters. I bowed down, and I recited my tablet to the Master of the school. He said, You are going to be beaten because you left out some lines.

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Cyrus Cylinder 539 BCE

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Art

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Standard of Ur 2500 BCE War

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Standard of Ur 2500 BCE Peace

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Bas-reliefs

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Lamassu

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Metal Work Head of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Head of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Ca. 2350 BCE Ca. 2350 BCE

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Ram Caught in a Thicket ca. 2650-2550 B.C.

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Headdress of the Lady Puabi, ca. 2650-2550 BCE Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian

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Music

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Music