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The Tigris and the Euphrates created the land of the Fertile Crescent, a region of rich soil perfect for agriculture. Mesopotamia's geography enabled them to trade extensively, due to the flat lands, few mountains and the lack of forests. However, this made the civilization vulnerable to possible foreign invasion.

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A region of the Middle East with a large crescent-shape near the Persian gulf of the Mediterranean sea. With Tigris and Euphrates river which made the land of the Fertile Crescent.

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What geographic feature is to the north?

The Taurus mountains

What geographic feature is to the south?

The Euphrates River

What geographic feature is to the east?

The Zagros mountains

What geographic feature is to the west?

The area of natufian culture

What Geographic feature is in the middle of the fertile Crescent?

The Syrian desert

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Hammurabi is known for his 282 laws that brought about order and safety in the city.  His laws have been remembered as the "eye for an eye" laws, as he emphasized punishment that fit the crime.  He was extremely strict but managed the city well.
Why Hammurabi's code is important
Hammurabi's Code was an important law code made in Mesopotamia during the reign of the Babylonians. The code was a list of laws written by the king Hammurabi during his reign as king. This code was special because it was the first law code that included laws to deal with everyone in the current society.
Why Hammurabi's code was important in the present day
The 282 laws are one of the earliest and more complete written legal codes from ancient times. The codes have served as a model for establishing justice in other cultures and are believed to have influenced laws established by Hebrew scribes

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The Upper Class

The Middle Class

The Lower Class

Jobs
the middle class jobs: Merchants, artisans, and skilled metalworkers
The purpose of jobs in Mesopotamia
Trade and Commerce. So, to get the items they needed the Mesopotamia's had to trade. In the southern part of Mesopotamia, docks were built along the sides of the rivers so that ships could easily dock and unload their trade goods. The merchants traded food, clothing, jewelry, wine and other goods between the cities.

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Why was the Religion important in Mesopotamia
Religion was central to Mesopotamia's as they believed the divine affected every aspect of human life.
Three important Beliefs

The Ziggurat itself is the base on which the White Temple is set. Its purpose is to get the temple closer to the heavens, and provide access from the ground to it via steps.

The Mesopotamian's believed that these pyramid temples connected heaven and earth.

temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.

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Mesopotamia's art
The Lyre and Lama Deity. The Lyre is a U-shaped instrument with silk strings. it was popular in Greek classical's. It's purpose was to play a melody. The Lama Deity only had a human head and a bull's body. The purpose for the people was to server and worship the statue.
The purpose of Mesopotamia's art
Was to honor the gods and goddesses who ruled over different aspects of nature and important life events. The central place of worship was the Ziggurat.

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The need for writing changed and the signs developed into a script we call Cuneiform. Over thousands of years, Mesopotamian scribes recorded daily events, trade, astronomy, and literature on clay tablets.
The Cuneiform Script
The Cuneiform Script, created in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq,  3200 BC, was first. It is also the only writing system.
The purpose of Mesopotamia's writing
Over five thousand years ago, people living in Mesopotamia developed a form of writing to record and communicate different types of information. The earliest writing was based on pictograms.