THEME - 2

WRITING AND CITY LIFE

MESOPOTAMIA

MESOPOTAMIA IS DERIVED FROM TWO

GREEK WORDS

MESOS : MEANING MIDDLE

POTAMAS : MEANING RIVER

TODAY IT IS PART OF IRAQ

MAP OF IRAQ

RIVER EUPHRATES

RIVER TIGRIS

Tigris RiverThe Tigris River flows through the country of Iraq in the Middle East. The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia grew up on the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

MESOPOTAMIA

MESOPOTAMIA WAS KNOWN FOR

ITS WRITING

ITS CITY LIFE

ITS TRADE

ITS RICH LITERATURE , MATHEMATICS

ASTRONOMY . WHICH SPREADS TO

MEDITERRANEAN, TURKY AND SYRIA

Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Mesopotamian city of Babylon was one of the most important cities in the ancient world. This picture shows the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The gardens grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Mesopotamian city of Babylon was one of the most important cities in the ancient world. This picture shows the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The gardens grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

MESOPOTAMIA

IN THE BEGINNING THE LAND WAS CALLED

SUMER AND AKKAD LANGUAGE THEY SPOKE

(SUMERIAN)

BABYLONIAN

AKKADIAN LANGUAGE

ASSYRIAN ATTACK

MESOPOTAMIA

IN THE BEGINNING THE LAND WAS CALLED

SUMER AND AKKAD LANGUAGE THEY SPOKE

(SUMERIAN)

BABYLONIAN

ASSYRIAN IN 1100 BCE AKKADIAN LANGUAGE

ARAMIC TODAY ALSO

IT IS SPOKEN (HEBREW)

MESOPOTAMIA

MESOPOTAMIA IS IMPORTANT FOR

EUROPEANS BECAUSE IT IS

MENTIONED IN BIBLE’S FIRST PART

( SHIMAR MEANING SUMER )

STORY OF BIBLE

ACCORDING TO BIBLE, NOAH BUILT A HUGE

BOAT AND TOOK A PAIR OF EACH OF ALL SPECIES

OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS , WHICH SURVIVED THE FLOOD.

THE SAME STORY IS IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN TRADITION,

WHERE THE PRICIPAL CHARACTER WAS CALLED

ZIUSUDRA OR UTNAPISHPIM.

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