https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia By, Cecelia Fenton en-us 2016-10-12 14:43:20 UTC 2016-10-26 14:40:09 UTC hello@padlet.com cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150360 They are built around water sources such as springs and rivers, and other important resources.  They are also run by an organized government.]]> 2016-10-12 14:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150360 cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150520 The Mesopotamia's government was run by many rulers, they had to be strong minded, they had to think of what is right for their part of the land and for their people. ]]> 2016-10-12 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150520 cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150650 The art of the Mesopotamian's is mostly in the form of sculptures and architecture. Such as the Ruins of a Ziggurat, or the Ishtar Gate, last but not least a Mesopotamian relief sculpture.]]> 2016-10-12 14:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150650 cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150770 The cultures of Mesopotamia had a polytheistic belief system, which means that the people believed in multiple gods instead of just one. They also believed in demons created by the gods, which could be good or evil. The people of Mesopotamia worshiped these other worldly beings to keep the beings happy, because if one of these powerful beings was angered then the people of Mesopotamia would, in some way, be punished for that unhappiness. They believed that when something bad happened, whether a natural disaster or not, it was because the correlating god was angry at them, so they did their best to keep the gods happy. As the Mesopotamian civilization developed so did their culture. They developed a variety of festivals, ceremonies, traditions, and much more, which became an important part in the lives of many. Many of the rituals and ceremonies were based around certain rites of passage, such as birth and marriage, and these events were usually celebrated with a banquet that sometimes included music, dancing and food, though the food available was determined by the social status of the family. For music, though instruments have been found, it is unknown what kind of music they played.]]> 2016-10-12 14:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150770 cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150860 Upper-class people in Mesopotamia consisted of nobility and the rich. Some government officials and wealthy landowners and merchants were included in this class. The upper-classes dressed in fine cloths and wore expensive jewelry, and men showed their social status by wearing a long hair and beard. Women wore off the shoulder dresses and either braided their hair or wore fancy ornaments on their heads. Upper-class people commonly owned slaves who did manual labor, including all household work.The lower class in Mesopotamia consisted of people who got paid for their work. This included professions such as fishermen, pottery makers and farmers. Even though Mesopotamian society was not equal, everybody had to pay for goods or services, even the king. Lower-class people owned their own homes and could afford some modest luxuries, like wearing jewelry. They could also move up in the social structure by becoming a priest or acquiring large wealth. Punishments were hard for any crimes committed, and if a lower class man fell into debt, he could pay off the debt by selling his wife and children into slavery. In Mesopotamia slavery was commonplace and was considered the lowest class in social structure. Slaves, most often war prisoners or criminals, did not get paid for their work, but received free lodging and food. With the expansion of agriculture, the need for slaves to do the manual labor grew, and slaves were exploited as an unpaid workforce. However, slaves did have some rights in ancient Mesopotamia: they could own land, had the freedom to marry anyone they wished and the opportunity to also buy their own freedom.

]]> 2016-10-12 14:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150860 cefenton https://padlet.com/cefenton/Bell_Mesopotamia/wish/130150978 Over five thousand years ago, people living in Mesopotamia developed a form of writing to record and communicate different types of information.The earliest writing was based on pictographs. Pictographs were used to communicate basic information about crops and taxes.Over time, the need for writing changed and the signs developed into a script we call cuneiform. Over thousands of years, Mesopotamian scribes recorded daily events, trade, astronomy, and literature on clay tablets. Cuneiform was used by people throughout the ancient Near East to write several different languages.

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