Ancient Mesopotamia

Big Idea

An empire is the result of labor specialization, trade, and effective organization.

Key Vocabulary:

  • Artisan

  • City-State

  • Irrigation

  • Cuneiform

  • Polytheism


  • Silt

  • Social class

  • Tribute

  • Ziggurat

  • Famine

Presentation #3: Mesopotamia
Notes: Mesopotamia 1

Lecture #1

Geography, organization, religion, and first empire.

Framed Notes: Mesopotamia 2

Lecture #2

Language, laws, trade, and empire development.