https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo Here is a chance to learn about the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. Enjoy! en-us 2018-10-10 19:36:34 UTC 2025-10-26 01:56:43 UTC hello@padlet.com jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291454961 Two geographic features that impacted Mesopotamia. One was the "Fertile crescent " otherwise known as the " Land between rivers" It was important because it was a flat plain so that made it a good place for the worlds first civilization. Also the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were important because All of the water helped out so that there was a lot of crops for the Mesopotamia to have. Geography made Mesopotamia survive because without the Tigris river and the Euphrates river , And people could not survive without the  water. And without the land forms between the rivers people could not have had a home , or water to make the crops.

]]> 2018-10-10 19:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291454961 jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291455011 Laws are important because  without laws and people being told when they do bad things than Mesopotamia would not be a safe place. And if someone for example ruind there neighbors crops than the person who did it would have to pay to fix all the crops instead of the person who had there crops ruind having to pay for fixing it. So that is why laws are important. Hammurabi's code of laws tells me that Mesopotamia was a place that  wanted things to be fair even if they aren't. Hammurabi's laws were important to Mesopotamia because  with it Mesopotamia had more safety for one part and if you damaged or destroyed something that was not your-own  then you have to pay for that so it is fair. It is important for today because some of our laws were based off of Hammurabi's. The laws did solve some conflicts that Mesopotamia had wanted to address. This form of government made Mesopotamia thrive because some of his laws included killing people if a certain law is broken but the other laws made it fair and it mane Mesopotamia survive.

]]> 2018-10-10 19:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291455011 jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291976319 Some class divisions that were present in Mesopotamia were the high class, the middle class , and the low class of people. A possible job, skill for the upper class was that you could choose one of the jobs like scribes. For the middle class you could choose on of the jobs or if you didn't pay you bills then you would be a slave for three years. And for the lower class it is the same thing. Class divisions created in Mesopotamia so there would be someone on the top to make the laws and keep them in order. The benefits of  living in the upper class is that your life would be a little easier than if you were on the classes lower because you get to make the laws. But if you were in the middle class than you would have it easier than the lowest class because merchants and people like that have a easier life than the slaves and others. The social classes made them survive because they survived but being a slave is really hard because you are a slave for three years and you are most times working in the field. 

]]> 2018-10-11 22:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291976319 jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291981776 The religion that Mesopotamia had was called the " Sumerian society" . 3 of the important beliefs were that people had different places like upper class, middle class, and lower class. Another one was that the higher class was called of people were called " High preasts " . And another one is that the lower place was called" Pesent farmers" . ]]> 2018-10-11 22:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/291981776 jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/292453392 Some art that was present in Mesopotamia was the "Lyre" and the " Lama deity". Some art forms were the " Sumerian warrior". Its purpose was to be a example of a worshiper that looked like the ones that they had. And another one was the " Sun-god Tablet" . It was a a example of warship for " Shamash" , there sun- god. It is important to study art from ancient civilizations because you can understand what it was like back then , and what they believed in. 
 ]]> 2018-10-13 19:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/292453392 jjmiller13 https://padlet.com/jjmiller13/rzuy6ly4epyo/wish/292455617 A form of writing used in Mesopotamia was the cuneiform tablet. The cuneiform tablet was a big piece of clay and all over it it had pictures of what happened as the writing. The person who would do this is the scribes. 

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