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DAY TWO TAKE IT TO WRITING:

Dear boss,

I just made an incredible discovery! I found an old written out journal from the Mesopotamian times! I think this is amazing, because I could use it to see what the actual point of views from the people of Mesopotamia were. We could learn lots of new things. The person wrote about everything in his daily life. I hope that you are as excited as me to share information from this journal.

Sincerely,

Sophia Pacheco

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Dear Boss,
While I was doing research and excavating for more information, I foud the most Amazing thing! I found a Mesopotamian Journal with ALL SORTS of information. With this journal I could find SOOO much information, I could learn how it was back then from that persons point of view not from what ive learned already. I would get to learn more about their writing and irrigation, and everything that happened not only whats on the books. I am so glad I found this Journal and hope I can find more to it and learn everything it has brought with it, I hope I can be on this case!
Regards,
Maria Sofia De Abreu

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Written language is very important! Its the way we can communicate now, without it we would not have articles, books, computers and soooo much more.

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If there was no record of anything from back of Mesopotamia we wouldn't have known Anything from life back then in Mesopotamia we would still have what we have right now but not so advance because we would have nothing to base it off on. We wouldnt have known how everything happened.

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The letter in the reading shows something REALLY important, what this letter shows me about the culture is that they where educated and that is something really important that I think is very great!

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The picture in the reading shows progression and evolution because it shows how writing went from pictographs to cuneiform a more specific way of writing. This made it easier for everyone to recognize and read what other people were saying. It showed how everything eventually led or turned into cuneiform and all of that shows the progression of everything.

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I think life before cuneiform existed must have been REALLY hard because thee would have been no easy way of communicating with each other, and without them inventing cuneiform it would have never led to what now is called the ABC or the alphabet or numbers and Math!

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I have learned MANY things about the religion and government of Mesopotamia, but something that I found very interesting was that  Sumerians worshiped their gods A LOT and that they were Polytheistic (the belief in more than one god), because i am monotheistic i believe in one god so i found that very interesting!

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Religion and government were intertwined because people thought kings were chosen by the god and they thought they were under the protection of the gods.

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The religion and Government in Mespotamia was VERY different from what it is today in many diferent ways! Before Sumerians werent allowed to go into their temples, they also believed in many gods instead of just one. Now w get to choose who we want as our leader and we can go in any time to churches an other temples.

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Mesootamians would worship their gods A LOT unlike some other people. They would please their gods by giving them anything including sacrificing, water and food.

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A society is a community that has established rules and traditions. In Mesopotamia people where polytheistic that means they believed in more than ONE god, they also believed that the gods were responsible for everything! Including what happened to people, Mesopotamia, and everything else there was.

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Opening Question: There was a lot of meaning in both of these pictures something I found interesting from the pictures was that there were gods for everything, from mud brick all the way to the mother of all gods. the other picture was about the different classes they had. Ranging all the way from kings to slaves. The picture I found most interesting was the first one because it looked like the people worshiped the gods and that really got me thinking.

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This journal could be simply life-changing l for the human race, it could change the way that humans see the way that the Mesopotamian people lived. We could know about there government and religion. Of course, we already know about the Mesopotamians, but this could actually prove our assumptions.

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I felt that this was a productive socratic seminar.https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhPfGCok0IhWGLNJWpQ_J8LWzmZmcHnUiD7tBgCgLuJCnQEnEEJg

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Dear Boss,

I found a written journal from Ancient Mesopotamia the other day. I think if we examine and translate it, we might be able to get very valuable information. We could find out how the Mesopotamians lived their lives, and how they did business! Also, we might be able to find out some unknown inventions they created, and about their leadership.

The Best Archaeologist (and should totally get a raise)

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Dear Boss:
I made a huge discovery today! There was a fully written journal in the excavation site. This will help us further decode cuneiform and figure out more of their daily lives.

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Pretend you are an archaeologist studying Mesopotamia. Today you made a huge discovery. You found a complete journal! Write a letter to your boss explaining what you might learn from it. 

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Pretend you are an archaeologist studying Mesopotamia. Today you made a huge discovery. You found a complete journal! Write a letter to your boss explaining what you might learn from it. 

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Dear Boss,

I discovered the most amazing thing ever today! I found a journal that went all the way back to the Mesopotamia time period when they could write. Just imagine what we could learn from this. We could discover new words in cuneiform. We can see how they made sentences, and what they did to make a journal. This also could be the first and when they started making journals. They could write in it like a diary and we could write a book about it or something.  This so cool, I can’t believe I found this. I think I should get a raise or something like that. I am going to take it back to lab and do some tests on it to see exactly where and when it is from.

Sincerely,

Sydney/Clara

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Take it To Writing:

Pretend you are an archaeologist studying Mesopotamia. Today you made a huge discovery. You found a complete written journal! Write a letter to your boss explaining what you might learn from it.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Today I discovered a complete written Journal in the ruins of a Mesopotamian city. We can learn a lot from this Journal. Considering that we have already learned how to decipher cuneiform, this journal could tell the stock at a ziggurat, or it could tell the story of someone's life! Whatever it is, it will be a huge step forward in understanding how Mesopotamian citizens lived.  I hope that you are as interested in the findings as I am.

Sincerely,

Marina Trigo

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Hey, Boss!
I just found a really cool Mesopotamian journal! Guess what I can learn from it! I can learn so many things! I can learn: their early lives, their daily lives, what they ate and so much more!!! I really hope we can le

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dear boss,
I have made a great discovery. while searching i found great new things from mesopotamia. we will learn so much from this like the gods and clasess. this discovery will allow us to advance in science.

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Dear Boss,
After a long day's work, I have made a huge discovery. I found a completely written in journal! We can learn so much more

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Dear boss,
I found and excavated the most amazing thing today! I discovered a journal of a journal of a Mesopotamian. I think the citizen wrote about he daily routine, job, and life! i hope we learn more anbout his or her past.
DIVYA

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If recorded messages didn't exist from the time of Mesopotamia we wouldn't know a lot like today. We might not even have phones today!

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Written language is very important because we would not be able to write anything down. We may not even be able to go to school without written language, because we woukd have no way to express oourselfs.

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Closing question

In my opinion, having written language is very important, and our lives would be very different without it. It affects me by giving me books to read and even a way to write this sentence. All in all, written language has definitely affected the human race for the better.

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The message showed me how the people of Mesopotamia valued education.

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If we didn't have the remains of cuneiform writing, all of the information that we know would be gone. Think about it, if we didn't have these remains, we wouldn't know Hammurabi's Code, which would then lead us to not knowing that he once ruled. Also, we wouldn't know about their culture, their trading access, most of their religion and many more history elements.

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If we didn't have the remains of cuneiform writing, all of the information that we know would be gone. Think about it, if we didn't have these remains, we wouldn't know Hammurabi's Code, which would then lead us to not knowing that he once ruled. Also, we wouldn't know about their culture, their trading access, most of their religion and many more history elements.

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The importance of written language is so huge. We would be no where. We wouldn't know anything. There would be no way to do anything. No written language means no numbers. That means, no technology. It is so important, imagine on all we would be missing out on. No written language would mean that we could all die. The economy would completely CRASH.

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The picture showed how things got simpler over time. It showed them using Cuneiform to write. Now we are able to type on our computers.

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If there were no recorded messages from the time of Mesopotamia, we would probably have little knowledge of there life. We may not even be learning about their lives or even be doing this Socratic Seminar.

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If we didn't have any recorded messages from Mesopotamia we would not know half of the things we know today.

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The consider section tells of how a father cares for his son and does not want him to end up as a slave. The father is telling his son to go to school, which implies that the father cares for his son.

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The message tells me that mesopotamians really valued education.

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If there were no recorded messages, we might have not known as much as we know today. All these records tell us about life back then. There were trade records, medical records and much more. We wouldn't know about the religion and government. We might have not known about the flooding in the Tigris and Euphrates. If there was nothing, we might have not known about this amazing civilization.

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This shows that Mesopotamians really valued education.

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Written language is very important. It's how we communicate today. Without it we couldn't read books, learn, or even type. Education would stop and our advancement in our knowledge and technology would cease to exist.

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In the "Consider" section, it seems that back then, parents of children were very stable with their children, keeping them well educated.
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The picture shows how people had to write things down, it showed the language that they used.

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This is what a Mesopotamian school looked like

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This is what a Mesopotamian school looked like

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3. Well, if there weren't any recorded messages we wouldn't have writing or the techniques they used to leave leaving us not advanced as we currently are. Additionally, we wouldn't know much about Mesopotamia. We would be clueless and like I said before not as advanced as we are right now.

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What the letter tells me about the culture is that people must have been educated. People probably had a chance to go to school. But it shows that not everyone can because the boy mentioned in the letter might have not been going to school.

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Life would have been really different and hard without writing or cuneiform there would be no easy way of communicating, there would be no abc right now and we wouldnt know anything we have right now.

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2. It shows me that the Mesopotamian culture values the importance of education.

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It shows the evolution of the written language which is very important to us today as we could not draw 1000,000 fish if you are telling a exaggeration for example but, we could easily write "1,000,000,000 fish" or anything that needs to be listed

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Life before writing must have been very difficult. Especially if you are making a big shipment and you cannot express this in words.

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Opening Question:The first picture seems to be some of the Mesopotamian gods. Since there are so many, this tells me that the Mesopotamians were Polytheistic. These gods were well worshiped, since the Sumerians and Akkadians thought their well being depended on the gods. Offerings were provided and incense was lit. This was so the gods would stay happy and not be angry at the Mesopotamians.The second picture shows King Ur-Gur worshiping Enzu, a Mesopotamian god. This shows that gods were above kings in social class, and kings respected gods too. To the people below kings, the king would seem in highest position, but he is actually one level below gods, and must follow their advice, orders, and must also provide offerings.Core Questions:1. A society is an organized group with established rules and traditions. This definitely makes Mesopotamia a society. Sumerians and Akkadians were Polytheistic. Religion is a big part of society, and Mesopotamia had that. Writing also makes a society, and cuneiform was what their written language was. They even had a government and social classes. First came the ruler, then the wealthy, then landowners, government workers, artisans, farmers, scribes, and slaves. All of these aspects lead up to making Mesopotamia a civilization!2. As I stated before, the Mesopotamians were Polytheistic, and believed in many gods. They kept their gods happy, since the Sumerians and Akkadians thought that their well-being depended on the gods. Food and drink was provided to the gods, and temple priests would light incense. They also respected what their gods gave them. The water, land, even mud-bricks and plows had a god, so they respected what they had. 3. Religion and government in Mesopotamia were definitely intertwined. Sumerians believed that their gods chose their kings, which is a great example of how close religion and government was. They believed that kingship could be passed from father to son, but they mainly followed who their gods told them to. Closing Question:Religion and government is not one and the same in the USA today. Unlike Mesopotamians, the United States keeps religion and government far apart. Mesopotamians all believed in mainly the same gods, but today in America, the culture and religion is very diverse, and the government would go out of control if all the religions tried to have power of the USA.Take It to Writing:I learned many things about Mesopotamia's religion and government. The two were intertwined, and Sumerians and Akkadians listened closely to their gods for guidance on kings and rulers. They were also Polytheistic, as they believed in many gods. There were gods for even petty things. Mesopotamians kept their gods happy for their own well-being. Mesopotamia also had a social class system, separating kings and gods from slaves, farmers, and other workers. These are some facts that I learnt about Mesopotamia's religion and goverment!Opening Question:Life must have been very different before writing was created. Cuneiform was the first writing, and without it, life in Mesopotamia would not be very fun. Keeping track of trade would have been hard without written language. Lets say someone brought in 5 pairs of shoes and 10 bags of gold. If many people kept coming in and out of trade, it would be impossible to keep this all in memory! So, cuneiform was a way to make life easier for Sumerians and Akkadians. Without it, the Mesopotamians would have to keep track of everything in our heads, and then they would explode, and there would be no Mesopotamia! Anyway, I think this is what life would be like before cuneiform.Core Questions:1. The progression of Mesopotamian writing was very drastic. It went from very detailed pictures to odd looking pictures that are near impossible to figure out. An ox, for example, went from a precise painting to a oddly shaped letter. There was a huge change in not such a big amount of time. This is how cuneiform developed.2. The letter tells me that parents in Mesopotamia were sort of protective of their children, and education was valued. Parents definitely wanted children to study and go to school, but let them wander freely sometimes. This is not as protective as today.3.  Without all of the archaeologists' hard work, we wouldn't have know much of anything about ancient Mesopotamia! For example, the letter from the father to son told us a lot about the culture in Mesopotamia. Without some findings, we couldn't even know that they created cuneiform.  Without all this information, our thirst for knowing more about Mesopotamia may never have been fulfilled!Closing Question:Written language isn't just important, it is a necessity! Without writing, we would have to memorize everything. We couldn't to complex math, have written rules, or anything important to a society! We wouldn't even have books, and everyone loves reading! Today, we can read, write, and learn using written language.Take it to Writing:Dear Boss, I have made a ground-breaking discovery, and it so amazing, you may wanna sit down. I found a whole 50 page journal from the Mesopotamians! This journal is oozing with facts from ancient Mesopotamia and how one Sumerian's life was like. The journal describes how life was hard in Mesopotamia, and how cuneiform and the wheel benefited them. This person is a farmer, and they talk about how the kings were unfair woth the social system.Thanks, Ayanna.(P.S. Can I get that promotion now?) 1.How do think cuneiform helped make the government more fair?2. Do you think people in different social classes thought differently of the king?

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Opening Question:The first picture seems to be some of the Mesopotamian gods. Since there are so many, this tells me that the Mesopotamians were Polytheistic. These gods were well worshiped, since the Sumerians and Akkadians thought their well being depended on the gods. Offerings were provided and incense was lit. This was so the gods would stay happy and not be angry at the Mesopotamians.The second picture shows King Ur-Gur worshiping Enzu, a Mesopotamian god. This shows that gods were above kings in social class, and kings respected gods too. To the people below kings, the king would seem in highest position, but he is actually one level below gods, and must follow their advice, orders, and must also provide offerings.Core Questions:1. A society is an organized group with established rules and traditions. This definitely makes Mesopotamia a society. Sumerians and Akkadians were Polytheistic. Religion is a big part of society, and Mesopotamia had that. Writing also makes a society, and cuneiform was what their written language was. They even had a government and social classes. First came the ruler, then the wealthy, then landowners, government workers, artisans, farmers, scribes, and slaves. All of these aspects lead up to making Mesopotamia a civilization!2. As I stated before, the Mesopotamians were Polytheistic, and believed in many gods. They kept their gods happy, since the Sumerians and Akkadians thought that their well-being depended on the gods. Food and drink was provided to the gods, and temple priests would light incense. They also respected what their gods gave them. The water, land, even mud-bricks and plows had a god, so they respected what they had. 3. Religion and government in Mesopotamia were definitely intertwined. Sumerians believed that their gods chose their kings, which is a great example of how close religion and government was. They believed that kingship could be passed from father to son, but they mainly followed who their gods told them to. Closing Question:Religion and government is not one and the same in the USA today. Unlike Mesopotamians, the United States keeps religion and government far apart. Mesopotamians all believed in mainly the same gods, but today in America, the culture and religion is very diverse, and the government would go out of control if all the religions tried to have power of the USA.Take It to Writing:I learned many things about Mesopotamia's religion and government. The two were intertwined, and Sumerians and Akkadians listened closely to their gods for guidance on kings and rulers. They were also Polytheistic, as they believed in many gods. There were gods for even petty things. Mesopotamians kept their gods happy for their own well-being. Mesopotamia also had a social class system, separating kings and gods from slaves, farmers, and other workers. These are some facts that I learnt about Mesopotamia's religion and goverment!Opening Question:Life must have been very different before writing was created. Cuneiform was the first writing, and without it, life in Mesopotamia would not be very fun. Keeping track of trade would have been hard without written language. Lets say someone brought in 5 pairs of shoes and 10 bags of gold. If many people kept coming in and out of trade, it would be impossible to keep this all in memory! So, cuneiform was a way to make life easier for Sumerians and Akkadians. Without it, the Mesopotamians would have to keep track of everything in our heads, and then they would explode, and there would be no Mesopotamia! Anyway, I think this is what life would be like before cuneiform.Core Questions:1. The progression of Mesopotamian writing was very drastic. It went from very detailed pictures to odd looking pictures that are near impossible to figure out. An ox, for example, went from a precise painting to a oddly shaped letter. There was a huge change in not such a big amount of time. This is how cuneiform developed.2. The letter tells me that parents in Mesopotamia were sort of protective of their children, and education was valued. Parents definitely wanted children to study and go to school, but let them wander freely sometimes. This is not as protective as today.3.  Without all of the archaeologists' hard work, we wouldn't have know much of anything about ancient Mesopotamia! For example, the letter from the father to son told us a lot about the culture in Mesopotamia. Without some findings, we couldn't even know that they created cuneiform.  Without all this information, our thirst for knowing more about Mesopotamia may never have been fulfilled!Closing Question:Written language isn't just important, it is a necessity! Without writing, we would have to memorize everything. We couldn't to complex math, have written rules, or anything important to a society! We wouldn't even have books, and everyone loves reading! Today, we can read, write, and learn using written language.Take it to Writing:Dear Boss, I have made a ground-breaking discovery, and it so amazing, you may wanna sit down. I found a whole 50 page journal from the Mesopotamians! This journal is oozing with facts from ancient Mesopotamia and how one Sumerian's life was like. The journal describes how life was hard in Mesopotamia, and how cuneiform and the wheel benefited them. This person is a farmer, and they talk about how the kings were unfair woth the social system.Thanks, Ayanna.(P.S. Can I get that promotion now?) 1.How do think cuneiform helped make the government more fair?2. Do you think people in different social classes thought differently of the king?

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1. It shows us how the evolution went from the pictographs to a more specific way of writing making it easier to recognize or decipher what it is. It shows us the steps that eventually led to the creation of cuneiform which set the stage for our writing techniques.

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The article and photo shows us that the system of writing changed over time. The article states that the system of writing, or cuneiform was passed from city to city. It talks about the way the system of writing has evolved.

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The picture shows progression because the pictograph has much detail, but the cuneiform was much simpler. It shows how things got simpler. You wouldn't want to draw 1000 fish over again. It was just better to keep track of things.

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Instead of drawing pictures like hieroglyphics instead they invented writing which made things more simple to read and it took up less space.

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Life would be incredibly difficult without a written language as you would be able to note thing without this we would be able to have proof of a trade that happened and without the written language we could tell a story or have schools as the teacher has to memorize everything and if she doesn't the children could be able to learn.

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I believe that life was a lot harder to keep track of things. You wouldn't be able to record any information. It was really hard to communicate.

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Without writing it would be extremely hard to wright because they needed to keep track of what they had. The also needed to write down records or important information.

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I think, that before cuneiform was invented, there weren't as many signals as when it was there. People before might have just left this out, as we wouldn't know because of their absence of signals.
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Before writing was invented, i think life was quite hard and difficult to record. For example, You had no way to record how many sheep you sold in a day. Or how much money you got. There was also no solid way to remember what happened a long time ago, so there would be no good documentation.

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Life before writing must have been very hard. There was no way to keep records of things. Especially when big shipments would come in. Imagine if we didn't have written language, it might have been like that.

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I think life was a lot harder to keep track of because, for example, when the Mesopotamian brought offerings to the temples they kept track using writing and to perform rituals and stuff I'm sure writing must have been really important.

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I learned that the Akkadians and Sumerians practiced polytheism. Today, we usually only praise one god.

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There is a lot of things that I didn't know before reading the article. One thing I learned is that temple priests gave the gods food and drinks as an offering or gift. Also, I learned that the Sumerians believed that their king was chosen by their gods. Also, I had no idea that the right to rule could be passed from father to son.

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WERE RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT INTERWINED, OR WERE THEY SEPARATE?

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WERE RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT INTERWINED, OR WERE THEY SEPARATE?

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Religion and government were intertwined in Mesopotamia, they were not separate. I know this because in the article that we read it says, "Religion and government were closely linked. Each city was believed to be under the protection of a particular god who looked after its interests.”

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Take it to Writing-I learned that religion in Mesopotamia is very different from today. For one example, religion in a Mesopotamian society was very important to the city. Most cities practiced polytheism, where they believed in more than one god. They also believed that the gods overwatch them and were responsible for the inhabitants on the city's wellbeing. This led each city-state to believe another point. When the gods were enjoying themselves (bringing the city food, water, and a good day), the citizens believed they did something right. If the city experienced a drought, they brought it upon themselves to worship and give gifts to the water god, in order to get water for their land. For another reason, religion and government differed between major city states. Most cities believed in one religion altogether, while major city-states had their own beliefs. One major city-state that did this was Sumer. Also, many major city-states also had a class system.

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Take it to Writing-I learned that religion in Mesopotamia is very different from today. For one example, religion in a Mesopotamian society was very important to the city. Most cities practiced polytheism, where they believed in more than one god. They also believed that the gods overwatch them and were responsible for the inhabitants on the city's wellbeing. This led each city-state to believe another point. When the gods were enjoying themselves (bringing the city food, water, and a good day), the citizens believed they did something right. If the city experienced a drought, they brought it upon themselves to worship and give gifts to the water god, in order to get water for their land. For another reason, religion and government differed between major city states. Most cities believed in one religion altogether, while major city-states had their own beliefs. One major city-state that did this was Sumer. Also, many major city-states also had a class system.

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I learned that the rulers were chosen by the gods. Also, they worship their gods in ziggurats. They were polytheistic

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I learned that the Mesopotamians were polytheistic, or believe in more than one god, and also how the priests would offer the gods food and drinks. I also learned that the Mesoptomians thought that their kings/leaders had been chosen from their gods. Another thing I learned was how there was a class system in Mesopotamia, wealthy businessmen, landowners, and government workers; artisans, farm workers; and slaves.

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I learned many things about the religion and government in Mesopotamia that I did not know before such as that they were polytheistic, or that they offered their gods food and drinks (like a guest at home), or that they even had a god of the mudbrick! I also didn’t know that they believed that the gods and goddesses were responsible for the well-being of the people. That last thing that I found most interesting was that each city worked hard to keep their gods happy because they were afraid that they would get angry and punish them. Those are the things I found most interesting.

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The article taught me a lot about ancient Mesopotamia’s government and religion. One key detail that I learned was that Mesopotamians worshiped many gods. I didn't know that Mesopotamians were polytheistic before reading this article.  Another key detail that I learned was that a king ruled each Mesopotamian city. I originally thought that there was one supreme king who ruled over the whole of Mesopotamia.  The final key detail that I learned was that It was believed that to keep the gods happy, you must offer them food and drink.  I found this interesting because I didn't think that people practiced this for thousands of years after Mesopotamia.

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Write a paragraph explaining what you learned about religion and government in Mesopotamia.  Your paragraph should include three key details. 

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I learned lots of things about religion and government that include, how they were intertwined. It talks about that the king was chosen by god.  That has to do with the religion and government. Another key point is, on the second page it states that they are polytheistic.  After that, it states that they believe that gods and goddesses were responsible for arable land and the well-being of people. Lastly, I learned that temple priests take care of the statues inside. They statues inside are suppose to represent the many gods and goddesses. The priests would give them food and water, and offer burning incense.

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Government and religion are a lot different than how they are today. If you were chosen to be a king, you could then pass that title down to your children. In today's day in age, you are chosen by citizens and only have a few terms ti serve.

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Government and religion are very different today than they were back then. For starters, leaders in America are chosen by the people, not the gods. They aren't intertwined as much as they were back then. There are many religions now, but only one back then. There is no class system in America.

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How was the Sumerians' religion and government differ from our religion and government today in America?

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How was the Sumerians' religion and government differ from our religion and government today in America?

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The Sumerians' government back then was a monarchy. This means that the power was held by one person, which was their the king.  In America we have a democracy, which lets us vote. Before, the pharaohs had most of the power. In the United States people have the freedom of religion, which gives then the right to practice anything they choose.

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The religion and government in Mesopotamia is very different than the religion and government in America today. Why? Because Mesopotamians were polytheistic, which means they believed in many gods, and America doesn't have a specific religion. The people of America can believe in anything they want. Mesopotamia consisted of monarchies.

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HOW DO THEIR RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT DIFFER FROM THE RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT TODAY?

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HOW DO THEIR RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT DIFFER FROM THE RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT TODAY?

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Religion in Mesopotamia differs from religion today in America because there are many different religions and some only believe in one god and some believe in many. It is not obligatory to believe in many gods. Government is also very different today in America because now we have a president, a vice president, congress, judges, secretaries, and many other positions. Back then in Mesopotamia, there was only one-person (Hammurabi) that made a whole bunch of (gruesome if you ask me) laws.

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Religion and government were closely linked to one another. The Sumerians believed that the kings were chosen by the gods, which makes them related.

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Closing Question-Religion differs a lot from Ancient Mesopotamia to America today. (The highest practiced religion in American is Christianity, so that is the religion I will be comparing.) Back in Ancient Mesopotamia, they practiced polytheism, the belief in more than one god, a lot more than Americans do today. Ancient Mesopotamian’s believed that the gods needed praise and gifts, so they could get good weather, food, and have a good day. Now, we believe that there is only one god, called God, and we pray to him for certain things to happen, such as hoping somebody gets better, praying to live a good life, etc. Some things the religions have in common thought is that we both worship at least one god, and we have worshiping temples where we go to pray to our god.  

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Closing Question-Religion differs a lot from Ancient Mesopotamia to America today. (The highest practiced religion in American is Christianity, so that is the religion I will be comparing.) Back in Ancient Mesopotamia, they practiced polytheism, the belief in more than one god, a lot more than Americans do today. Ancient Mesopotamian’s believed that the gods needed praise and gifts, so they could get good weather, food, and have a good day. Now, we believe that there is only one god, called God, and we pray to him for certain things to happen, such as hoping somebody gets better, praying to live a good life, etc. Some things the religions have in common thought is that we both worship at least one god, and we have worshiping temples where we go to pray to our god.  

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Closing Question:

How do the religion and government in Mesopotamia differ from the religion and government in America today?

One way that religion and government differ is that America is ruled by a democracy not monarchy. Another way that we differ is that in the social classes of Mesopotamia, slaves were on the lower tier. In America, we do not have slaves. Finally, we do not practice the same religion in America as ancient Mesopotamians did. Since America is made up of many different cultures, so we practice different religions.

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Religion and government were intertwined. The text described how the kings would carry out the messages from the gods. The gods protected the individual cities.

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How do religion and government in Mesopotamia differ from religion and government in America today?

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How do religion and government in Mesopotamia differ from religion and government in America today?

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The religion and government in Mesopotamia differ than religion and government in America today because we don’t have kings, we have presidents, secretaries, etc. We don’t think that they are chosen by the gods we just vote for the president we want and we think is best.  Also, not everyone in America is monotheistic or polytheistic. America is very diverse with religions and races. In Mesopotamia it was mostly one religion, polytheism. This means that they believed in more than one god. I am Jewish, and I have lots of other friends who are too.

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Government and religion were definitely closely linked. The Mesopotamians believed their kings, or the government, were chosen by their gods.

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Core Question #3- Religion in Mesopotamia was different in some cities but intertwined in other cities. Most Mesopotamian cities believed that they were protected by a specific god who looked after its interests. For example, Sumerians had a different religion than most of Mesopotamia. They believed that the rulers of Sumer were chosen by the gods to carry out their deeds. In another Mesopotamia city Akkad, they intertwined with other Mesopotamian cities, that they were protected by a specific god. 

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Core Question #3- Religion in Mesopotamia was different in some cities but intertwined in other cities. Most Mesopotamian cities believed that they were protected by a specific god who looked after its interests. For example, Sumerians had a different religion than most of Mesopotamia. They believed that the rulers of Sumer were chosen by the gods to carry out their deeds. In another Mesopotamia city Akkad, they intertwined with other Mesopotamian cities, that they were protected by a specific god. 

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Were religion and government intertwined in Mesopotamia, or were they separate from one another?

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Were religion and government intertwined in Mesopotamia, or were they separate from one another?

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They are intertwined because the Sumerians believed that the gods chose the king to carry out gods’ messages. This idea of delightful kingship, kingship is the king is giving the right to rule by god. Every city believed that a god that had the same interests and that god protected them.

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3. Were religion and government intertwined in Mesopotamia, or were they separate?

Religion and government were intertwined in Mesopotamia.  Mesopotamians practiced divine kingship, which is the belief that rulers are chosen by the gods.   Additionally, each city was believed to be watched over by a certain god.

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What are some of the ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion? 

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What are some of the ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion? 

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Some of the ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion were, to pray to the statues or just pray.  Also, the priests would give the gods food and water.  They also made offerings to the gods by burning incense.  When priests did this, it was usually in temples called ziggurats. Ziggurats are religious civic centers, so that makes sense why priests did it in there.

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Temple priest would burn incense and provide them with food and drinks. These are some ways they practiced their religion.

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Core Questions #2-Mesopotamian's believed in polytheism, the belief in more than one god. They thought that the gods oversaw their well-being. They also thought that if the gods were happy, they would have good weather, good food, and a good day. When they didn’t give gifts or preform their rituals to their gods, they were “giving” in return bad weather, bad food and water, and they had a horrible day.   

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Core Questions #2-Mesopotamian's believed in polytheism, the belief in more than one god. They thought that the gods oversaw their well-being. They also thought that if the gods were happy, they would have good weather, good food, and a good day. When they didn’t give gifts or preform their rituals to their gods, they were “giving” in return bad weather, bad food and water, and they had a horrible day.   

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Religion and Government were very linked together in Mesopotamia.

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WHAT WERE SOME OF THE WAYS THE MESOPOTAMIAN PEOPLE PRACTICED THEIR RELIGION

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WHAT WERE SOME OF THE WAYS THE MESOPOTAMIAN PEOPLE PRACTICED THEIR RELIGION

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Some ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion was by having the priest make offerings to the gods by burning incense. The priests also provided the gods with food and drinks.

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2. What are some of the ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion?

One way Mesopotamians practiced their religion is by burning incense for their gods.  Another way was by making offerings of food and drink to the gods.  Finally, Mesopotamians practiced divine kingship, which is the belief that rulers are chosen by the gods.

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Some ways they practiced their religion was that they made offerings to the Gods and they gave them food and drinks. This was because they wanted they wanted to make their Gods happy so they could keep

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Some ways Mesopotamians practiced their religion by providing their gods with food and drinks and also by building temples for them.

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The Mesopotamian people burned incense to worship to worship their gods. They would also give offerings to their gods.

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The Sumerians and Akkadians worshiped their gods by sacrificing and giving food and water to their gods. They built religious civic centers to practice their religion.

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Some of the ways that Mesopotamians practiced their religion were, to pray to the statues or just pray.  Also, the priests would give the gods food and water.  They also made offerings to the gods by burning incense.  When priests did this, it was usually in temples called ziggurats. Ziggurats are religious civic centers, so that makes sense why priests did it in there.