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Mesopotamia Santoro

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Mesopotamia "between rivers" in Greek (Tigris and Euphrates)
Cuneiform Earliest form of writing then hieroglyphs (sacred-writings)
Pictograph Picture tells what it is, most primitive form of writing
Grapho "I write" in Greek
Ideograph Symbol that portrays an idea
Stone Most simple form of something to write on
Papyrus Looks stiff, plant easier to draw on, wood pump of paper
Fertile Crescent Easily irrigated by the two rivers, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates
Popular history Letters from one to another
Sumerians 1st to build cities of 100,000 people or more, monumental buildings, wheel, irrigation systems, schools, clay buildings, use a plow, use bronze,60 system
Semites Arabs and Jewish, language group
Language is more defining characteristic than race Plane example
Akkad Ruled by Sargon, established a capital there, prevailed by war
Polytheo many, gods, all worshiped multiple gods
gods seen as super humans all projected humans
Gilgamesh gets into argument with gods and loses, loved by people, disliked by kings
Theocrat god, ruler, ruled by king/god, ruled by religious
Demos people
Kings supported nobles, priests, free people (do work like farming and clothing), slaves (no political rights, not seen as inferior, just seen as unlucky, only Americans viewed slaves as inferior because they needed a reason to enslave)
Hammurabi King, ruled from 1792-1750BCE, first written law code, law didn't apply to him, punishment based on social rank, equal
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