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mesopotamia

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located in the fertile crescent between the Tigris and euphrates rivers
the rivers can cause flooding and run low because of drought
river flooding left behind silt
built levees and dams to control flooding
irrigation used to water fields
food surpluses allowed people to become artisans
artisans are making more goods, and changing their lives
people moved to better trade locations
most people born into their social class
upper class consisted kings, priests, military leaders, and government officials
middle class consisted merchants, craftsmen, and artisans
slaves considered property and had no rights
society was a patriarchy: men had most of the power
most people were farmers who had plots of land
men and women had different roles
achievements included cuneiform, potters wheel, wooden plows, seed drill, bronze, and wheel
they wrote on clay tablets using a stylus
the wheel used on carts and chariots, making travel faster and easier
built temples called ziggurats to honor their gods and store material
created the 60 second minute, 60 minute hour, and the 360 degree circle
studied the stars to know the best time to plant crops
a set of laws that dealt with crimes, farming, business, marriage, and family
protected the less powerful, but the upper class was treated better than the middle class
stricter than the old sumerian law
became known as " an eye for eye and a tooth for tooth" - the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime
significance : first time laws were written for all to see, and influenced later civilizations
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