G.R.A.P.E.S by cecelia hruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks Made with magic en-us 2021-04-23 14:00:54 UTC 2026-01-03 22:07:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2b50.png Geography cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2343294591 Geography helped Mesopotamia in many ways. 2 examples of this are,
 
  • Tigras and Euphrates rivers, It gave flooding which helped water fields and gave drinking water.
  • The soil also had an impact on Mesopotamia, The soil was known to be rich and fertile. It grew lots of vegetables and helped with economy and feeding people.
]]> 2022-10-17 14:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2343294591 Religion cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2343864948 Religion was a huge part of Mesopotamia. It was important because it gave a sense of belonging, and protection. 3 important beliefs were
-Polytheistic beliefs. with Several main gods on hundreds of minor gods.
-They had temples to pray and worship.
- Mesopotamians visited their temples with offerings to please their gods.]]> 2022-10-17 19:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2343864948 Politics cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2344312449 Why are laws important?
-Laws are important for many reasons, Like for example laws keep people safe. Without laws the world would be unsafe.

 What do Hammurabi's laws tell you about Mesopotamia?

-These laws tell you that the world was a very different time/That we have evolved.
Why were these laws were important
-at the time these laws were written they were what was normal to society, and help it in some sort of way. The laws may have helped cause less accidents and made the mesopotomians thive.]]> 2022-10-18 02:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2344312449 Social Classes cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2345181642 What THREE class divisions were present in Mesopotamia?
- They had the upper class which was priest,nobles,and Kings. Then there was the middle class which was Scribes,commoners and merchants. Then there was the lower class which was the slaves.
Describe a possible job AND skill for EACH class.
-For the upper class a job would be a priest. A skill of this job would be knowing how to convince people and talking. A middle class job would be a scribe. A skill would be knowing how to write. Lower class jobs are slaves.depending on what you do skilles could vary.

What was the purpose of class divisions in Mesopotamia?
-The purpose of class divisions in Mesopotamia is to divide  in which a society is separated into parties whose members have different access to resources and power.





]]> 2022-10-18 14:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2345181642 Economy cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2345182916 List some (at least 2) examples of achievements in Economics within Mesopotamia.
-The Mesopotamian's grew a variety of crops, including barley, wheat, onions, turnips, grapes, apples and dates.
-The early Mesopotamians created and Mass-produced ceramics.
Describe how EACH of the economic achievements were important.    
-Growing all of these crops gave food to give to others and for themselves.
-Mass-produced ceramics was important because things like religious statues,and pots were produced.

Explain how these same achievements are still used in our society today. Note what difference might exist with them too.
-Farming is a huge part of out economy today,especially because we have over 7,000,000,000 people in the world. 
-ceramics still exist with statues and pots and many other things, but statues are more christian because thats what a lot of people believe in today.

]]> 2022-10-18 14:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2345182916 Achievements cdhruska https://padlet.com/cdhruska/Bookmarks/wish/2345222419 List some (at least 2) examples of art that was present in Mesopotamia
-2 examples of art in Mesopotamia were statues and paintings
Describe EACH art form. 

-Statues usually were religious portraying people praying for gods of some sort

-Painting are meant to have deeper meanings. 

What might have been the purpose of each form?
-To talk without words. 

Name the form of writing used in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform 
Describe the form of writing & who used it 
- people living in Mesopotamia developed a form of writing to communicate different types of information.Pictograms were used to communicate basic information about crops and taxes.
-Scribes used this form of writing to talk about taxes and such.



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