https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34 Use your text to find the main ideas for each assigned section. Pull out important and significant facts for each paragraph you read. Identify political, social, religious, cultural and technological changes or advancements. en-us 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC 2025-11-16 16:57:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689256 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689256 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689258 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689258 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689265 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689265 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689269 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689269 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689274 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689274 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689281 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689281 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689287 2021-09-29 11:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777689287 Marklabou https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777746759 2021-09-29 12:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777746759 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777973881 2021-09-29 13:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777973881 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777975866 for some cultures and times, their writing has yet to be decoded and understood ]]> 2021-09-29 13:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777975866 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777976647 2021-09-29 13:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777976647 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777979155 Kings in some Sumerian city-stated began to hand down the kingship to their sons ]]> 2021-09-29 13:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777979155 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777981283 2021-09-29 13:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777981283 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777981958 A lot of the writing from ancient times was passed down through generations, especially the writing involving political and military events, and these were often written and rewritten over and over again.]]> 2021-09-29 13:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777981958 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777982781 Most ancient texts survive in their original form because they were inscribed in stone, shells, bone, or other hard materials]]> 2021-09-29 13:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777982781 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777984286 kings made alliances with other powerful viduals, often through marriage.]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777984286 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777984801 The growth of cities is often attributed to the rising complexity of society as a whole. Residents of cities also, or "civilians" thought they were more advanced than rural peoples]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777984801 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986147 Acting together, priests, nobles, and kings in Sumerian cities used force, persuasion, and threats of higher taxes to maintain order, keep the irrigation systems working, and keep food and other goods flowing. ]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986147 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986440 - these new larger civilizations called for advancements in technology because of the change from foraging groups to larger civilizations with farming]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986440 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986570 Cuneiform is the oldest writing that we have identified, first started in ancient Mesopotamia around 3200 B.C.E. It's identified by the wedge-shaped marks on tablets of clay.]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777986570 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777990227 Rainfall fell abundantly in the northern hilly parts. Southward, the climate was arid. ]]> 2021-09-29 13:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777990227 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777990716 We can sometimes tell what some of the most sacred writing was based off of what it was written on. For example, something written on a small clay tablet most likely had less signifigance than something carved into a wall.]]> 2021-09-29 13:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777990716 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777992676 2021-09-29 13:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777992676 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777993595 the state --> organization where people used shared resources ]]> 2021-09-29 13:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777993595 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777995830 States coerce people through violence or threats. Ex: put in jail for not paying taxes]]> 2021-09-29 13:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777995830 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777996168 Some individuals owned their own land and paid their taxes through agricultural products or other products of their labor]]> 2021-09-29 13:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777996168 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777996494 The first writing in Egypt was done with ink on papyrus sheets, however those are much more fragile than clay so we don't have many of them]]> 2021-09-29 13:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777996494 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998033 Most elite landowners were male, but women who held positions as priestesses or as queens ran their own estates independently of their husbands and fathers.]]> 2021-09-29 13:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998033 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998245 Cities in Sumer created massive hydraulic projects including reservoirs, dams, and dikes to prevent major floods.]]> 2021-09-29 13:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998245 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998731 The first writing discovered from China was on things like turtle shell and bone, but it is probable that there was writing before this, it was just on less durable material.]]> 2021-09-29 13:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777998731 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777999216 larger civilization needed more powerful rulers with political systems like; monarchies, theocracies, and dictatorships, that are still in function today]]> 2021-09-29 13:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1777999216 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778004787 2021-09-29 13:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778004787 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778005319 Why was writing particularly useful for ancient civilizations?]]> 2021-09-29 13:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778005319 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778007245 When a political body is considered a civilization, they had cities, laws, scientific, theological, and philosophical ideas.  Writing was also used to divide what was considered a civilization or not.]]> 2021-09-29 13:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778007245 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778009240 states had to keep track of events with records, to know when people payed their taxes, went to jail, etc.]]> 2021-09-29 13:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778009240 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778009258 Slaves were on the lowest level of the social hierarchy, being seen and used like animals for physical labor and for the ease and comfort of their owners]]> 2021-09-29 13:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778009258 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778010102 Sons and Daughters inherited from their parents. If a daughter inherited from a dowry, it will remain hers, but is managed by her husband or husbands family after marriage.]]> 2021-09-29 13:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778010102 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778012554 2021-09-29 13:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778012554 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778012590 states strengthened religion with stronger communities all believing in the same thing and worshiping together

]]> 2021-09-29 13:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778012590 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778015482 written laws were created to keep states on track, but some of these laws would favor certain people over others ex: social and gender hierarchies]]> 2021-09-29 13:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778015482 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778015878 The wealthier a city is, the more desirable it is to conquerors. Sargon conquered many of these cities with the very first form of an army. These city-states expanded trade routes as far as The Indus River in Southeast Asia. When Sargon conquered these cities, he tore down the walls, changed the local language to his own, and appointed his sons as the leaders of the cities. The Sargon Dynasty ruled Mesopotamia for about 150 years before it collapsed. A lot of power was centered around which city-state had access to water. There were many periods of extended droughts in Mesopotamia so Babylon rose to power because they were centered between two large rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers. Hammurabi was chosen by the gods to be the ruler of Babylon. ]]> 2021-09-29 13:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778015878 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778019966 What are the similarities and differences between the Sumerian society and government, and the society and government we have now?]]> 2021-09-29 13:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778019966 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778025441 What was Sargon's role in bringing Akkad and Sumer together? ]]> 2021-09-29 13:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778025441 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778027445 Why did Babylon become the most powerful city-state. What was so good about it's geography?]]> 2021-09-29 13:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778027445 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778028239 Neolithic agriculture villages expanded into cites that depended largely on food produced by the surrounding countryside while people living in the cities carried out other tasks.]]> 2021-09-29 13:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778028239 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778030536 In the past historians had viewed places with writing and civilizations as a whole as much more advanced that other rural areas. However, In recent times Historians have realized that this implies that some civilizations are better than others.]]> 2021-09-29 13:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778030536 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778031648 What are some examples of things that differentiated states from other smaller civilizations and why did they make states different from previous forms of civilization?]]> 2021-09-29 13:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778031648 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778031836 The authority to run the irrigation systems was initially assumed to be run by Sumerian priests. Encouraged and directed by religious leaders, people built temples on tall platforms in the center of cities. These buildings had storage space for grain and other products and animals. Many were embellished with a huge stepped pyramid called a ziggurat with a shrine on the top. To many people who lived in Mesopotamia, many gods or goddesses ruled the world.]]> 2021-09-29 13:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778031836 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778034667 What were the origins of writing, mathematics, and poetry and how were they integrated and improved?]]> 2021-09-29 13:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778034667 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778035080 2021-09-29 13:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778035080 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778035784 How did environmental challenges affect Mesopotamian culture?]]> 2021-09-29 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778035784 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778036923 How might these ideas have evolved to take place in our world today?]]> 2021-09-29 13:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778036923 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778041171 2021-09-29 13:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778041171 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778044877 2021-09-29 13:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778044877 https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778051139 2021-09-29 13:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Marklabou/ca0rlrp0btgw7e34/wish/1778051139