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The Nineveh tablets reveal a civilization 1000 years older than Babylonia...and neolithic life going back to 7000 BCE
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Two great rivers were fed by the winter rains of Syria and the spring thaws of the snows of the Taurus and Zagros mts : life-giving but unpredictable
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How was Mesopotamia transformed around 3200 BC?
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Each city was believed to be the property of an individual god
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Religion was the central force:
Explained the workings of nature
Eased the fear of death
United people in a common view
Bolstered the authority of rulers
Justified rules and morality
Promoted creativity in art, literature and science
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U.S. soldiers, 2010
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• Each city was the property of a specific deity.
• Temple priests interpreted the will of the gods and acted as stewards of a city's deity.
• The ruler of the city – a priest-king often was visited and instructed by the community's god.
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How did Mesopotamians define the purpose of man’s existence?
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Why did a mood of pessimism, uncertainty and anxiety pervade the Sumerian psyche?
• Frequent floods and droughts
• Windstorms
• No natural boundaries to impede invasions
• The gods were unpredictable
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• About 2350 BCE,King Sargon led the people of Akkad in conquering Sumeria and establishing the world's first empire.
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Third Dynasty of Ur…Ur-Nammu, 2113-2096 BC
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The ancient Sumerians were very smart people:
• Cuneiform• Law codes• Literature• Schools• Numbering system• Kiln-dried bricks & pottery• Lunar calendar• Potter’s wheel• The wheel
• The wheelbarrow• Sailboats• Bronze tools and weapons• The plow• Frying pans• Razors• Cosmetic sets• Shepherd’s pipes• harps
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Why were King Hammurabi’s law codes obeyed?
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The Hittites,1600 bc- 1200 bc
The first people to develop a substantial iron industry
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examples of Hittite iron swords…
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A Phoenician sailing vessel
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• The Phoenician Alphabet, circa 1400 bc
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The Hebrews
• Monotheism• Removed the gods
from nature• Assertion of human
dignity• 10 Commandments