The Great Mesopotamian Civilization World History Dalton Hayes Ashton Poor What current nations Mesopotamia is the most closely related to Mesopotamia is most closely related to modern-day Iraq, to a lesser extant Northeastern Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and to a smaller parts of southeastern Iran. Babylon and Nineveh Babylon and Nineveh were located next to rivers for trade. Important Mesopotamian cities • Babylon, Nineveh. • Babylon was destroyed in 689 B.C. And then was rebuilt. • Sargon II the emperor of Nineveh died in battle and Sennacherib took royal seat. • City was famous for its temples. Babylon • Babylon a ancient city of Mesopotamia is one of the most important cities of the Middle East. It was located on the Euphrates river and North of the cities that flourished in South Mesopotamia. • Babylon was destroyed in 689 B.C and later on was rebuilt. Babylon before and after The one on the left is when Babylon got destroyed. The one on the right is when Babylon was rebuilt. Ziggurats the place for religion Ziggurats are, equally alike to a pyramid but are not tombs. They are temples they were built in the Seleucid age. Ziggurats were used for religion and the study of the Mesopotamian religion. Religion of the Mesopotamians • The inner city temples were the place of god plus the palace of the ruler. • The city of Nineveh was famous for its temples Ištar temple and Nabu temple. • They worshiped a goddess named Ištar. • Mesopotamia is a polytheistic religion Nineveh Was famous for there temples. A Early City • A early city (and subsequent buildings) were built on a fault line and suffered damages from multiple earthquakes. • The earthquakes destroyed the first temple if Ishtar. • The temple of Ishtar was rebuilt in 2260 B.C. by the Akkadian king Manishtusu. Rulers of Nineveh and time spans • Sargon II was first ruler he ruled from (722-705 B.C.) when Sargon II died in battle Sennacherib immediately took royal chair. • Sennacherib ruled from (705-681 B.C.) Nineveh • Nineveh is one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity. • Nineveh settled as early as 6000 B.C. Agriculture, and Trade of Babylon and Nineveh. • The inner city temples were the place of god plus the palace of the ruler. • The suburbs had crops and farm animals to support the local population. • The commercial area it was normally near the harbor area for trading. Contributions made by Mesopotamia Architecture, bleaching/dying, calendars, city building, cobblestone streets, cultivation of grain, 24 hour days, domestication of livestock, irrigation, canals, dams, legal systems, mathematics based on base 60, measuring and surveying instruments, medical writing, metal work, plows, pottery, religion, urban plumbing, wheeled vehicles, writing cuneiform. Art from the Mesopotamians Tell Amsar figures from 2700 B.C. These are 3D marble statues. The biggest is about 30" in height It represents the god of vegetation. The next biggest represents a mother often know as a goddess. Goddesses were common in many ancient cutters. (A TELL is a artificial mound built of debris left from a earlier habitation) Source site • www.bible-history.com/ibh/Geography,+Plans,+Maps/Babylon/The+Ruins+of+Babylon • www.historylink 101.com/lessons/form-city/mess-city.html • www.threepochtimes.com/n2/world/dam- world-river-4047.html • thoughtsoftheology.blogspot.com/2012/02/rebuilding-of-babylon.html • www.bible-history.com/biblestudy/nineveh.html • proteus.brown.edu/mesopotamianarchaeology/149 • http://history-world.org/nineveh.html • http://www.livius.org/ne-nn/nineveh/nineveh02.html • http://ancientmesopotamia.wetpaint.com/page/Government+and+Law • http://homepages.math.uic.edu/~ronan/Sumerian • http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/connections/class/ancient/mesopart.htm • ancienthistory.about.com/ad/nearest/SMS/052909Mesopotamia.htm.