Mesopotamian Civilizations

Sumerian (4,000 B.C.E. - 4,500 B.C.E.)

Sumer was the place with the first civilization. It was first settled between 4500 B.C.E. and 4000 B.C.E. It is possible that some people settled there earlier. Sumer had a king named King Gilgamesh. He was king of the first civilization. King Gilgamesh was the most famous early ruler in ancient Sumer. He was king of Uruk. He began king in 2700 B.C.E. King Gilgamesh is remembered for his fiction story, the Epic of Gilgamesh. Sumer’s control of the region only lasted for a little under 2,000 years until the Babylonians took over the region. The Babylonians took control of the region in 2004 B.C.E. And lastly sumerians were known for their language, government, and architecture. (SS)

Akkadian (Dates)

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Babylonian (Dates)

Babylonian was a region in central-southern Mesopotamia (today the countries of Iraq and Syria), between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Babylonian empire was the last of the great Mesopotamian empires to be ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. It was a small region but greatly expanded during the kingdom of Hammurabi. Babylonian became a major military power under Amorite king Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 BC. Hammurabi turned Babylonian into a rich, powerful and influential city.

Babylon was the capital of Babylonian. 3,500 years ago, Babylon was a massive walled city with networks of canals and vivid green crops. Its god was Marduk chosen by king Hammurabi. Hammurabi had a code law. Thanks to the code law the city thrived. Although it was a large and crowded city, it remained calm and peaceful because of Hammurabi's code of law. Due to its central geographic location, situated between cities to the north and cities to the south, Babylon became a center for trade and the city prospered. There was much to buy like fruits, vegetables, jewelry, clothes, etc.

In Babylonian they spoke Akkadian. They also spoke Sumerian and Aramaic. Ancient Sumerians invented a written language called cuneiform. Cuneiform started as pictographs which represented objects and ideas. Soon after they started using symbols instead of pictures. The written language is so important to us because thanks to it we know a great deal about ancient Mesopotamia civilization. The religion of Babylonian was polytheistic (believing in more than one god). They worshiped 2,100 gods. The gods ruled every aspect of their lives and there were gods for everything, for example there was a god of rain and storm and a god of water, etc. (CB)

Assyrian (Dates)

Assyrian is one of the Mesopotamia Empire kingdom. Assyrian is Now Northern of Mesopotamia in Iraq. In Assyrian they speak Aramaic. In Assyrian there Can be really big buildings like wall. Assyrian Cities are very different because Assyrian cities are very ancient. Assyrian Can be very ancient if you go there now you will probably find some stuff that you have never seen before. In Assyrian The population is around 2-5 million people that live in Assyrian. Assyrian is a very big it can hold a lot of people. But nobody would love to live there because it is very ancient. Assyrian has a lot of buildings and temples. (EDV)

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