https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh en-us 2019-10-08 16:08:43 UTC 2019-10-09 16:39:08 UTC hello@padlet.com bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395135077 Mesopotamia was surrounded by the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers making it a great place to settle it also had mountains outside of the land towards the east. mesopotamia was close to the mediterranean sea which was located towards the west, then they had the Arabian desert to the south.The cities were usually built inside a wall to defend it from attackers.They also had temples in the middle of the cities.]]> 2019-10-08 16:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395135077 bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395141242 Mesopotamian writers which were called scribes took certain classes so they can get better at writing.The scribes wrote on padlets made out of stone so that they can write, the scribes used sharp clay sticks so that they can carve into the padlet.The scribes needed to write because they needed to communicate or teach, make laws, and to send letters.]]> 2019-10-08 16:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395141242 bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395152199 The Ancient Mesopotamians had religion.The Mesopotamians made these brick temples called ziggurats so that they can see the world.The main use for the ziggurat is mostly worship.The ancient Mesopotamians worshiped usually every day and tried to please their gods with offerings.]]> 2019-10-08 16:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395152199 bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395156115 The ancient Mesopotamians had a government to control the people.The first person to write laws was hammurabi he mad a certain amount of laws to control the people.Some of his laws included if an a adopted child said to his adoptive parents they weren't his parents the child would have his tongue pulled out.Another law was if a man charged a man he would be whipped 60 times.Some of these laws were cruel and some were not cruel.]]> 2019-10-08 16:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395156115 bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395693981 The ancient mesopotamians used art.Some art they made were cave paintings and sculptures.One of these sculptures is  Llama deity, a Llama deity was made for the ancient mesopotamians sun god.At this time christians were not really a thing in different countries, most of these societies  have gods they worship to.The Ancient mesopotamians also had a love of music like the queens harp the mesopotamians loved to play the harp.]]> 2019-10-09 16:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395693981 bmmattson1_2 https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395706316 The Ancient Mesopotamians needed jobs so they decided to make some jobs like a scribe which learned to write a soldier to fight of invaders a priest which worshipped and tried to please there gods toolmakers to make tools and weapons fisherman to catch fish and farmers to farm the crops and much more.The ancient mesopotamians needed jobs for them to survive because if the mesopotamians never had jobs they would not be able to survive without their needs.This basically means they would not have enough food or clothing to keep themselves warm in.That is why the jobs in ancient Mesopotamia were so important.]]> 2019-10-09 16:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bmmattson1_2/o3tzv25vwcbh/wish/395706316