Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cradle of Civilization
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Type classification: this is a homework assignment resource. |
| This resource is part of the History of Europe to 1648 course |
Time Estimation edit
Time estimation for the completion of the required material in this section.
- Lecture = 30 min.
- Required Reading & Review Questions = 30-40min
- Test Yourself Questions = 30-40 min.
Lecture edit
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Outline
- What is civilization ?.
- Civilization in Mesopotamia
- Sumeria and Babylonia
- Science, the Arts, Religion
Required Reading edit
- Civilization. Read the introduction and the Characteristics paragraph only.
- Read about The Sumerians.
- The Akkadians: The First Empire
- Read the introduction to Babylon and the Old Babylonian Period section only.
- Read the Mesopotamian Literature section only.
- Mesopotamian Science and technology
Review Questions edit
- Who were the peoples of Mesopotamia?
- Describe the cuneiform script used in Mesopotamia.
- What were the contributions of the Babylonians to the sciences?
- What were the contributions of the Babylonians to literature?
- What was religion like in Mesopotamia?
Test Yourself Questions edit
- What is civilization?
- What did the peoples of Mesopotamia have in common?
Additional Information edit
Further Reading edit
- C. B. F. Walker. Reading the Past: Cuneiform. London: British Museum, 1987. A short introduction to the cuneiform script used in the Ancient Near East.
- Kramer, Samuel Noah. History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981. A classic introduction to the beginning of civilization in Sumer.
- Frankfort, Henri. The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. 4th Edition. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1970. An introduction to the artifacts and monuments of the Ancient Near East.
Chronology edit
| Ancient Mesopotamia | |
Period
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Time
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| Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age | 3000.000 - 7000 B.C. |
| Neolithic (New Stone) Age | 7000 - 2800 B.C. |
| Old Sumerian | 2800-2300 B.C. |
| Akkadian | 2300-2200 B.C. |
| New Sumerian | 2200-2000 B.C. |
| Early Old Babylonian | 2000-1570 B.C. |