Crash Course: Mesopotamia
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"...The Tigris and Euphrates are decent as rivers go, but Mesopotamia is no Indus Valley, with its on-schedule flooding and easy irrigation. A lot of slave labor was needed to make the Tigris and Euphrates useful for irrigation. They are also difficult to navigate and flood unpredictably and violently..."
Key Terms
- Mesopotamia
- Uruk
- Epic of Gilgamesh
- Cuneiform
- Hammurabi's Code
- Sumer
- Akkad
- Assyrians
Guided Viewing Questions
- How did writing contribute to the widening gap between the social classes? Why did it emerge in Mesopotamia?
- What is the Code of Hammurabi and why is it important?
- How was Mesopotamian society an early form of socialism?
- What were some of the characteristics of this city-state?
- Why were the Assyrians so good at conquering and what was their most important legacy to history, according to John Green?