https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142 Give an example for each area to prove that Mesopotamia is indeed a civilization. en-us 2018-10-25 12:10:11 UTC 2025-10-01 13:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com kapplebaum https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881336 This is the city state of Ur, it had a wall around it and was on the Tigris River. The patron god was Nunna, the God of the Moon. ]]> 2018-10-25 12:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881336 kapplebaum https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881338 Every city had a temple or a Ziggurat. In Akkadian, ziggurat means to "rise high"]]> 2018-10-25 12:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881338 kapplebaum https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881339 The Sumerians invented a wedge shaped writing called Cuneiform. The written language was used primarily for recording transactions.]]> 2018-10-25 12:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881339 kapplebaum https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881340 This mosaic art work is in three rows, at the top is the highest class of people, seated and a king. At the bottom is men completing slave labor.]]> 2018-10-25 12:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/296881340 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298056344 Before city-states were ruled by a monarchy, the were run by a theocracy. A theocracy was when a religious leader, such as a priest, rules. ]]> 2018-10-29 14:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298056344 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298056728 The city of Babylon was surrounded by huge brick walls, grand palaces and temples were located in the center, a beautiful street was built for the people, and a huge ziggurat with a gold roof was located in the center as well. The hanging gardens are rumored to be built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife to feel less homesick (below).]]> 2018-10-29 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298056728 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057327 Mesopotamia was comprised of city-states, which each had their own government]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057327 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057592 These cities of Mesopotamia are very vital because they were the first cities in the Southwest Asia. These cities became centers of civilization that controlled the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys.  And the Government, is that Mesopotamia has the ruler, the Babylonian King Hammurabi, had a code of rules called the Code Of Hammurabi which showed rules for marriage, crimes, and farming
 ]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057592 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057614 Writing was used to keep track of crops and grain in store houses. It was also used to write law. (Hammurabi's Code was written in cuneiform)]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057614 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057626 Each city-state had their own gods that they prayed too. They prayed to gods in a ziggurat. In the city of Uruk they wrote about and believed in Gilgamesh one part man two parts god ]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057626 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057819 Mesopotamia had different city-states that had their own government systems and laws. There were three city states: Ur, Uruk and Sumer.  Each city-state's populations ranged from 5,000-20,000 civilians. Because the city states had rising populations and often grew outside of their boundaries, these city states frequently went to war with each other.]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057819 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057866 Inside of almost every empire there were city states that had their own governments and their own religions but were ruled by their empires. Sumeria was the first city state.]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057866 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057897 Each city state worshiped there own god, and the sumerians honored all of the gods. Also priest were powerful people (doctors , principals, and made sure everyone behaved). This shows how religous figures were a main part in civilization.]]> 2018-10-29 14:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057897 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057919 Charlie]]> 2018-10-29 14:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298057919 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058023 2018-10-29 14:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058023 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058082 The first city states in Southwest Asia and they were built by the Sumerians and they were Ur, Urk, and Eridu. As cities grew, they gained political and economic control over the lands around them. Cities traded with each other, they agreed to form alliances and they had times of peace. City-states were extremely important to beginning of Mesopotamia. ]]> 2018-10-29 14:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058082 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058269 Hammurabi's Code of Law

]]> 2018-10-29 14:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058269 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058365 the ziggurats were each for a different god, and in Mesopotamia, each city state was for a different god. The whole civilization was ruled by priests in the beginning.

]]> 2018-10-29 14:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058365 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058385 2018-10-29 14:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058385 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058424   The Hammurabi Code was a set of laws put in place by the leader at the time, Hammurabi. This proves that Mesopotamia had government.]]> 2018-10-29 14:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298058424 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059055 Writing was used for keeping track of laws. Laws helped keep cities and empires organized and fair. Punishments for when laws were broken would be written down as well]]> 2018-10-29 14:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059055 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059153 They had Hammurabi's code of law and many other cities]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059153 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059442 used clay slabs and wrote on them to keep track of things 

]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059442 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059715 Ziggurats, were built to honor the Mesopotamian gods.  Each city state had their own ziggurat and god.

]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059715 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059718 Sumer had an upper class, middle class, and lower class. Upper class consisted of political figures like Kings, warriors, priests, etc. The middle class had: merchants, farmers, fishers, and artistans.
The lowest class consisted usually consisted of slaves of war, and criminals.
Another example is gender and age. A good example is Hammurabi's code of law. Men are favored more than women. Children are favored less than adults.]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059718 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059752

]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059752 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059794 middle class is like normal people 
lower class is slaves and criminals - aidan]]> 2018-10-29 14:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059794 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059956 Upper: Kings, Priests
Middle: Skilled Workers, Scribes
Lower: Slaves,Unskilled Workers]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298059956 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060017 upper class, men and women wore jewlery, people were scribes gov workers, priest and kings.

Most people were Middle class. They were merchants, farmers, fisherman, artist.

Lower class were slaves that were captured during wars, as well as criminals and unskilled workers. They worked for the king, temple and the wealthy.
Slaves were auctioned less then a donkey but more than a cow.]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060017 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060032 Hammurabi code was set to make everything fair

]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060032 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060060 They built temples known as ziggurats]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060060 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060196 At the top of the social structure there were the priests, gods, and ruling family. The next level had the merchants and farmers. The last level had slaves, prisoners of war, and those who couldn't pay their dept. In homes and society in general, men were above women. 
 ]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060196 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060252 Some civilizations had city-states because the land around them made it hard to travel from city to city. A city state had it's own government and had a population of about 5,000 to 20,000 people.]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060252 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060284 2018-10-29 14:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060284 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060311 Charlie]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060311 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060362 upper: kings, priests, warriors
middle:  merchants, farmers, fishers
lower: criminals, enslaved people]]> 2018-10-29 14:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060362 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060524 city states were each governed by their own independent government, until the city states were combined. Then, Hammurabi created a code of laws which governed his empire]]> 2018-10-29 14:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060524 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060605 The people of Mesopotamia created cuneiform as a form of writing and used painting as depictions of events.]]> 2018-10-29 14:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060605 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060760 Sumer honored many different gods. They were polytheistic and had religious temples called "ziggurats".]]> 2018-10-29 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060760 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060871 Each city-state had a god that basically represented them, like a mascot. They would build ziggurats in honor of their god.]]> 2018-10-29 14:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298060871 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061081 Hammurabi's code was a set of laws (hammurabi was the leader at the time)]]> 2018-10-29 14:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061081 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061272 Cuneiform was written by cutting wedge shaped marks into damp clay with a sharp reed. They wrote documents that recorded regular life in Mesopotamia, court records, marriage contracts, business dealings and important events. It was a way for them to keep records of their lives and share ideas and information to later generations.]]> 2018-10-29 14:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061272 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061676 Mesopotamia had a writing form called cuneiform. Hammurabi's Code of Law was written in it.]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061676 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061705 The people of Mesopotamia had a social structure the highest class were kings, priests and warriors. Middle class had farmers, fishermen and traders. The lowest class has slaves from war, and criminals.]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061705 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061755 because people were able to specialize in their own jobs, they could create laws and rules to help keep people in line. ]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061755 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061968 Sumerians wrote on clay tablets to keep court records, marriage contracts, business dealings, and important events to ]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061968 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061975 Hammurabi's Code was harsh, for example, eye for an eye and throwing the accused into the river.

Babylon was the most advanced city of its time]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061975 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061987 historians found ziggurat and then we learned they were build to honor the gods and only the priest could go to the top of the temple it is closest to the gods.]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298061987 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298062113 Upper had kings, priests, warriors, government officials, and scribes.
Middle had merchants, farmers, artisans.
Lower had enslaved people, criminals, and debtors.]]> 2018-10-29 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298062113 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063485 Upper - kings, warriors, priests, and government officials

Middle - merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans

Lower - enslaved people, war prisoners, and criminals]]> 2018-10-29 15:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063485 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063544 There was the  ziggurat, only special priests could go up because people believed that the god could talk to the priests. In addition, `this shows the government of Theocracy because it was ruled over religious leaders.
 ]]> 2018-10-29 15:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063544 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063564 Mesopotamians used a writing form called cuneiform, which was made up of 1200 characters. Cuneiform was written by carving marks into clay.]]> 2018-10-29 15:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298063564 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064266 They Used clay tablets to keep track of history and writing they did this because later in the future we can learn and try to understand what they did and how they lived.

]]> 2018-10-29 15:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064266 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064382 People used writing to keep track of their belongings and stock, write journals, and easily give directions over long distances]]> 2018-10-29 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064382 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064472 2018-10-29 15:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064472 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064957 Men were ranked higher than woman, and children were ranked higher than woman. If a man divorced a woman, they would be ranked just above a slave or a captured worrior form another city-state.

]]> 2018-10-29 15:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298064957 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298065477 The land we call Mesopotamia was under the rule of many different empires. An empire is one central government that has a large territory that is broken into many different sections. Each empire had different capital cities, some ended up being burned down (Nineveh). ]]> 2018-10-29 15:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298065477 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298065588 Upper: Kings, priests, warriors
Middle:  Merchants, farmers, fishers
Lower: Criminals, enslaved people]]> 2018-10-29 15:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298065588 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298066147 The upper class consisted of kings, priests, warriors and government officials.  The middle class consisted of merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans. The lowest class were workers captured in war, criminals, and debtors.]]> 2018-10-29 15:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298066147 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298068104 In civilizations, people created Ziggurats, which means "rise high." These were used to pray straight to God, and the Ziggurat was made for priests to use. ]]> 2018-10-29 15:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298068104 https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298075251 The people of mesopotamia used art to express there problems and situations for there time. They also used writing to record transactions and keep track of what was happening 

]]> 2018-10-29 15:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kapplebaum/uazj1i0ss142/wish/298075251