Babylon and Sumer by EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn The civilizations of Sumer and Babylon en-us 2013-10-09 15:36:40 UTC 2025-11-02 09:24:28 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20131009/93389cdb467a49a1ff947e1b1e3ea3e9.jpg Cuneiform EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493178 These are how the people of Mesopotamia wrote words. Notice how the words went from picture form to more of an abstract form.

]]> 2013-10-09 15:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493178 The Code of Hammurabi EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493290 ...was the first recorded code of laws.

]]> 2013-10-09 15:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493290 Art EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493558 Most of the surviving art of the Sumerians have been sculptures or etched tablets

]]> 2013-10-09 15:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493558 Hero EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493659 The most famous hero of Sumeria was Gilgamesh, who was a legendary king.

]]> 2013-10-09 15:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14493659 Mesopotamia EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14496206 Mesopotamia means "Land Between the Rivers". This is where the Sumer civilization was.

]]> 2013-10-09 17:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14496206 The Hanging Gardens EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14496336 The Hanging Gardens is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

However, some historians doubt it ever existed.

]]> 2013-10-09 17:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14496336 King Nebuchadnezzar II EWinstead https://padlet.com/EWinstead/wfwd7wvyfn/wish/14496566 One of the greatest kings of Babylon, he built many structures in Babylon

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