https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz By Santiago Perez Gomez en-us 2016-10-12 13:13:25 UTC 2023-02-03 02:39:19 UTC hello@padlet.com sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130111874 Mesopotamia had many fertile soil due the seasonal raining. Once people started to settle where the fertile soil was, they took advantage of it so that they can grow a lot of crops. Many people that lived near the rich soil, had the advantage of growing a lot of good crops. Another reason why they settled in Mesopotamia was the terrain. Mesopotamia was flat, with few mountains and few forests. This could also be an advantage because they could grow crops easily, their routes to get to other cities were flat and they could build their houses with no problem. The final reason why they settled was the Euphrates and Tigris river. This rivers helped them to grow water and survive. They built waterways, and ditches so that they could get more access to the water. The system they made helped them grow crops better.]]> 2016-10-12 13:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130111874 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130117591 2016-10-12 13:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130117591 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130122015 Some of the paintings of  Mesopotamia had potters, jewelers, metal-smiths, carpenters and stone masons. The people who made the art worked on gold, lapis, wood and stone. They also created musical instruments. They also made pottery, which was the best thing they were good at. ]]> 2016-10-12 13:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130122015 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130591348 The people who lived in Mesopotamia Believed that the first philosopher studied there. They believed that there was a war between gods and chaos. The gods won the battle. But even do that the gods have won, chaos could come back. Mesopotamians practiced funerals, and they had their special rituals. Even do the Mesopotamians will respect the death of someone, they would also show respect to their gods. Compared to our religion, we only believe in one god, we don't do rituals like sacrifices, but we do show respect to the people that died. ]]> 2016-10-13 19:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130591348 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130722645 Mesopotamians used a form of writing called cuneiform. A special group called the scribes, recorded special events, daily activities, trading, astronomy and they also used it to communicate. This writing system was used also to record inventory, like food and materials. This writing system was invented by the Sumerians. This invention was important because it made communication easier, it also helped kids learn in school how to write and people could use it to record their daily activities.]]> 2016-10-14 13:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130722645 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130730472 The government that people had in Mesopotamia had laws. The person who made the laws was the king. One of the kings of Mesopotamia was Hammurabi. Some of the laws that were made were fair, or deadly. For example, lets say that a boy slaps its father. The law was if a boy does that, they will cut the boys hands. You might be thinking, Why would they do that? Well, that was Hammurabi's laws. ]]> 2016-10-14 13:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130730472 sperezgomez https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130869925 Mesopotamia had many class divisions. The upper class divisions had many business and owned m,any lands. The lower class were farmers, and potters who worked for a living. Then, we have the slaves. They made temples and they were treated bad. They also had to buy their own freedom. Mostly priests and healthy families owned slaves. ]]> 2016-10-14 19:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sperezgomez/pyi5i5a70tjz/wish/130869925