SUMERIANS

THE MESOPOTAMIA

• Mesopotamia means"the country between the rivers" in greek
• Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
• The language in Mesopotamia is Akkadian.

THE BABYLON EMPIRE

• The babylonian empire was created by hammurabi in 2787 b.c.
• The babylon became rich by trading goods.
• It was destroyed in the early1500's bc.

SUMERIAN GOVERMENT

• The summarian goverment is council of nobles and assembly of citizens.
• Kings were the military leader and high priest
• High priest= city-state's deity.

SUMERIAN RELIGION

• Life was centered around religion.
• Sumerians belived in and worshiperped many gods.
• The temple became the center of activities.

SUMERIAN GODS

• Tiamat
• Enlil
• Enki
• Marduk
• Ishtar
• Shamash
• Nisaba
• Ashur