https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet Final Piece en-us 2017-10-11 18:27:38 UTC 2026-01-18 15:31:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196171827 The mountains and the rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) helped Mesopotamia

]]> 2017-10-11 18:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196171827 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196172813 The mountains helped Mesopotamia to thrive. When it got warm, their snow covered caps melted, sending water into the rivers]]> 2017-10-11 18:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196172813 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196174370 The rivers of Tigris and Euphrates helped Mesopotamia to thrive. They made rich soil and watered the crops. However, when the mountains sent water into them, they could flood over the crops.]]> 2017-10-11 18:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196174370 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196175736 Goverment and laws are very important. Laws help to guide us to doing the right thing.]]> 2017-10-11 18:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196175736 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196176391 The laws can tell you that Mesopotamia was brutal, maybe not even on purpose. About half the laws were cruel and resulted in being thrown into the water, dying, or having your hands chopped off!]]> 2017-10-11 18:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196176391 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196178299 The goverment was important to Mesopotamia because about half of it helped the people to lead good and just lives. It is important today because it inspired our laws that guide us. ]]> 2017-10-11 18:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196178299 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196179813 Class divisions were crated in Mesopotamia to seperate poorer people from the richer and so they could determine which would have less privilages like slaves.]]> 2017-10-11 18:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196179813 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196183239 There were four classes in Mesopotamia. The first was the Priests. Next, the Upper Class, then followed the Lower class, and the bottom class was the slaves. ]]> 2017-10-11 18:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196183239 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196184148 Priests told people how to behave to keep their gods happy. In some places, priests were also the doctors. Priests shaved their head so everyone could tell that they were to be respected.]]> 2017-10-11 18:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196184148 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196185375 The Upper class were the richest and people like kings. They owned the most slaves and biggest homes. The Upper class men wore long hair, lots of jewelry, and a skirt type garment. The women in that class wore cloaks with   one shoulder open, and hair and jewelry like the men. When it got cold, they all wore cloaks of wool.]]> 2017-10-11 18:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196185375 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196189002 Mesopotamians in the Lower class wore the same garments and hair length as the Upper class. However, these people´s garments were not made out of the same material, and their jewelry not of precious gems.]]> 2017-10-11 19:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196189002 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196224259 Slaves were prisoners of war or onflict from other Mesopotamian villages. Most Priests and Upper class had them, and the richer Lower class could buy them for farms.]]> 2017-10-11 21:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196224259 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196226330 The priests got very high education in Religion, and most likely many other subjects due to them sometimes becoming a doctor.
The Upper class most likely got educated in laws and the same things as priests, but maybe nt as in depth.
The Lower class likely got educated on laws, and how to do their job (farm, barber, etc, etc).
Slaves likely got no education.]]> 2017-10-11 21:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196226330 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196228730 The Mesopotamians were  polytheistic. That means that they worshipped and believed in many different gods and goddesses. The gods and goddesses were in control of a nature, or something in every-day life (healing, farming…). The gods had their own ziggurat dedicated to them in large civilizations. People, usually priests regularly made offerings to them. ]]> 2017-10-11 21:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196228730 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196230059 The three main beliefs were that...
1). Each god and goddess  was in charge of a certain aspect of everyday life.
2). Apsu and Tiamat were the father and mother of all living things.
3). The gods each protected a city.]]> 2017-10-11 21:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196230059 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196231004 Majortiy of the Neolithic art was pottery that featured geometric designs of plant and animal motifs. The pottery during the Neolithic period was basically for decoration and storage of precious items that people had to carry with them. ]]> 2017-10-11 21:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196231004 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232083 During the Third Millenium, people made statues out of wood and stone, later  evolving  into bronze and copper.The statues started with representing history, or to flatter their gods and goddesses. However, the people kept the art of pottery.]]> 2017-10-11 21:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232083 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232481 The writing system of the ancient Mesopotamians was titled cuneiform. ]]> 2017-10-11 21:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232481 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232617 Cuneiform was used by all except slaves. The priests used it to write down their gods´ will and the Upper class to keep track of history or write poetry. The Lower class used it to keep track of thre dates that the farms would be flooded, and early priests developed a calender.]]> 2017-10-11 21:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196232617 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196233175 These systems of witing were very important to ancient Mesopotamia. The downside of living there was that when the snow on top of the mountains melted and rushed to the rivers, the rivers flooded the crops. Writing was used to keep track of when the fields would flood, and this saved many crops. ]]> 2017-10-11 22:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196233175 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235236 2017-10-11 22:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235236 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235455 2017-10-11 22:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235455 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235691 2017-10-11 22:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196235691 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196390289 2017-10-12 12:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196390289 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196391805 2017-10-12 12:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196391805 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196392241 2017-10-12 12:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196392241 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196579195 Map of Major Cities and Landforms:

]]> 2017-10-12 18:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196579195 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196580528 Exemplary Option - 
This type of goverenment probably resolved most of the conflicts because no one wants the punishments! This likely made Mesopotamia survive. With all the people dying, the population growth was smaller.]]> 2017-10-12 18:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196580528 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196586349 Exemplary Option - 
A ziggurat is a large monument worshiping a god or goddess. These were often in the middle of the city, ensuring the city's safety. Ziggurats were similar to Egyptian pyramids, except the ziggurats had many steps up and down the side. People believed that gods/goddesses would use the steps to come down to Earth. Many ziggurats have been reconstructed or rebuilt. However, one of few exists at Chogha Zanbil.]]> 2017-10-12 18:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196586349 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196591014 Some drawbacks of being a priest was loneliness. You were in a temple all the time, but you got some extra privliges. Some included being allowed anywhere, anytime, and a great education. ]]> 2017-10-12 18:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196591014 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196591931 Being Upper class got you some privilages. You got the best clothes and jewelry, to start. You also got the most slaves. A few drawbacks were if you were female, your father married you off, and you always had to act proper. Acting proper all the time also went for the males too.]]> 2017-10-12 18:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196591931 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196593352 Some of the privilages of this job contained the choice of which job you want, and having a little less complicated life as Upper class and priests do. A few drawbacks were being poorer, and owning less slaves. The better classes also treated you worse.]]> 2017-10-12 18:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196593352 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196594730 You had absolutely no privileges as a slave, except the more right to hope and dream than anyone else. You were treated like a mule!]]> 2017-10-12 18:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196594730 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196595735 Some art examples they had were:

• Statues
• Pottery
• Bucket and Cones

]]> 2017-10-12 18:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196595735 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196597652 These classes helped Mesopotamia to thrive, because everyone had their job, and their position, and you could always move up by hard work, and goals.]]> 2017-10-12 18:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196597652 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196646569 Part One]]> 2017-10-12 21:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196646569 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196646931 Part Two

]]> 2017-10-12 21:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196646931 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196647351 Picture One - Pottery

]]> 2017-10-12 21:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196647351 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196650331 Picture Two - Statues]]> 2017-10-12 22:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196650331 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196650780 This writing way was very good! It helped people with many things, as listed above. However, they might want to make it less long (complicated). This piece took me haf hour to write! :)]]> 2017-10-12 22:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196650780 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196653593 These landfroms all helped Mesopotamia to Thrive. The mountains rushed water ointo the rivers as the snow melted, making richer soil. The rivers helped to provide water. The specific range of mountains, the Zagros, helped protect Mesopotamia from intruders. I mean, really, who wants to cross a mountain range? The desert helped as well, because crossing the desert sounds about as pleasant as crossing the mountains! :)]]> 2017-10-12 22:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196653593 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196784376 That Make Civilization]]> 2017-10-13 12:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196784376 drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196785593 https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+ancient+mesopotamia+with+landforms+and+cities&rlz=1CADEAC_enUS762US762&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicooilj-zWAhWJx4MKHesbCfUQsAQIJA&biw=1366&bih=670&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=J5Z_V7wvy2suhM:
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Ducksters.com. (2017). Ancient Mesopotamia: The Ziggurat. [online] Available at: http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ziggurats.php [Accessed 13 Oct. 2017]. ]]> 2017-10-13 12:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/drlpadlet/wish/196785593