Mesopotamia

Known as the cradle of civilization, Mesopotamia is home to the oldest cities and empires. Literary translated as "the land between two rivers," the first settlements began to spring up on Mesopotamia as far back as 12,000 BCE, and the first city, Sumer, is dated to 4,000 BCE. Mesopotamia is responsible for the earliest forms of laws, writings, methods of warfare, pyramids (ziggurats), and even the first work of literature (The Epic of Gilgamesh). Your task will be to provide a brief introduction to Mesopotamia, so that the class may learn from your research.

Sources:

1. Khan Academy. "Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations." 2019.
   • https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-mesopotamia/a/mesopotamia-article
2. The River Valley Civilizations Guide. "Tigris/Euphrates River Valley Civilization." 2011.
   • http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/tigris-euphrates.html
3. Try using the search engine on ABC Clio for additional sources, including images. All of the sources found there are trustworthy, and ABC Clio even provides the citations for you. You can get to ABC Clio by following this link. The username and password are both arborstudent