Ancient Civilizations Project
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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AINCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
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Geography
Northern Mesopotamia is quite fertile due to seasonal rain, the rivers and the streams flowing from the mountain.
Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains.
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Environmental Challenges
Unpredictable flooding, no natural barriers, limited resources.
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Government
They were made up of city states. Priests and Kings shared power.
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Religion
They were Polytheistic. All people went the the same afterlife
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Social Structure
The people were divided into four groups.
Priests
The upper class
The lower class
The slaves
Writing
The earliest language written in Mesopotamia was sumerian
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