https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1 en-us 2017-10-10 17:31:10 UTC 2019-02-20 16:16:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196121938 Two geographical features of Ancient Mesopotamia are; one, Ancient Mesopotamia is included in a part of the world that was called "the fertile crescent".  Civilizations arose here because it was easy to grow food here, and two, the two large rivers the Tigris and the Euphrates, allow irrigation.  The land between the rivers was filled with wildlife and edible vegetation making it an attractive area for early man to move in to.  Once they figured out how to grow crops there, civilization soon followed.]]> 2017-10-11 16:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196121938 Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196126034 Government/laws are important because they are specifically set down to discourage certain things and if these laws are broken then the breaker/offender will be punished.

Hammurabi's Code of Laws tells us that ancient Mesopotamian people were civilized enough to have laws and follow them.

Hammurabi's code of laws was important to ancient Mesopotamia because the Code of Hammurabi, like other ancient Mesopotamian laws, represents the ruler as a father to his subjects. Hammurabi's code of laws is important today because the Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC (Middle Chronology). It was one of the earliest and most complete ancient legal codes and was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C.]]> 2017-10-11 17:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196126034 Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533481 The ancient Mesopotamians believed in polytheism and worshiped many different gods, each god was responsible for one different aspect.

Three of their most important beliefs were, one that something like Noah's ark existed, two it was believed that the gods lived in a certain city-state, and three the citizens of that city-state believed the god that lived there protected and looked after the city.]]> 2017-10-12 16:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533481 Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533673 Some examples of art in ancient Mesopotamia are architecture and writing. Ancient Mesopotamian art took many forms. One of those forms is architecture which is the art of buildings. One of the most famous of these buildings is the most notable architectural remains from early Mesopotamia, the temple complexes at Uruk from the 4th millennium BC, temples and palaces from the Early Dynastic period sites in the Diyala River valley such as Khafajah and Tell Asmar.]]> 2017-10-12 16:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533673 Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533847 The form of writing ancient Mesopotamians used was called cuneiform. Cuneiform is a system of writing used by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. Cuneiform was important because over time, 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. Cuneiform was used by people throughout the ancient Near East to write several different languages.]]> 2017-10-12 16:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/196533847 Cmiller448 https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/202216536 Class divisions were created in ancient Mesopotamia because an individual’s work determined the social class to which he or she belonged. The social classes of Mesopotamian society can be illustrated in a social pyramid, with the king at the top of the pyramid and farmers and enslaved people at the bottom. Each Mesopotamian city-state was organized in this way.

There were 4 classes in ancient Mesopotamia. The top class was the Kings, the Kings had all rights and were responsible for keeping the kingdom safe. The top-middle class was the Government Officials and Priests, the Government Officials and Priests had almost all rights and were responsible for making offerings to the Gods and keeping the kingdom safe. The bottom/middle class was the scribes, merchants, and artisans, the scribes, merchants, and artisans had some rights and were responsible for trading with other villages, being public writers, and crafting new things. The bottom class was the farmers and slaves, the farmers and slaves had no rights and were responsible for feeding the kingdom.]]> 2017-10-31 16:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Cmiller448/sspscpcmp1/wish/202216536