Religion Of Mesopotamia

Gods, tower of Babel, Enlil

Enlil • The Denots had an air god name Enlil• He was the most powerful in Summerian Pantheon• He replaced Anu as father of the gods

Gods• Each city had its own god• Gods were above all• Gods represented animals• If people commited a sin they did something, so the god would

forgive them

Tower of Babel

Ziggurauts, gardens of Babylon, tower of Babel, irrigation,

City state protection.

Mesopotamian infrastructure

Gardens of babylons

• Royal gardens built for the kingsWife.• Not actually hanging but builtOn terraces.

Towers of Babel• The tallest ziggurats built to rech and beEven with the gods

Used to water farms and keeps rivers from over flowing

irragation

Made of mudSmall templeUsed to warship gods

ziggurats

Built walls to protect city-states from being raided by other states

They were 16ft tall.

Protective walls

Ancient Mesopotamia33.7ºN. 43.5ºE

Geography

Ancient Mesopotamia

Southern Mesopotamia

• Very flat land• Many floods• Dry• Unsuccessful farming

Northern Mesopotamia

• Fertile land• Seasonal rain• Tigris and Euphrates• Good farming

Northern Mesopotamia Land

Southern Mesopotamia Land

TECHNOLOGY OF MESOPOTAMIA

THE MESOPOTAMIAN TIME PERIOD WAS A PERIOD WHERE MANY OBJECTS WERE INVENTED.

Cuneiform was the first written language. The wheel was attached

MESOPOTAMIAN SOCIAL

CLASSES

FASHION

Early times men wore strings and wraparound skirts were later introduced. Men did not were tops. Women wore long dresses and left their right shoulder bare.

FOOD

SLAVERY

• Many slaves are prisoners of war. Prisoners of war are either high value targets or captured soldiers.

In this period of time gods had a very important role in government.

Gilgamesh

• Considered to be 2/3 god and 1/3 human• Beautiful, attentive, strong and arogant

Anu

• Father of all gods and the sky• Assigned to the city of Uruk• His symbol is a bull• One of the most important gods

Ninhursag/Belitili

• Mother earth• Godess of multiple cities• Her symbol is Omega

Kings

hammurabi

• Created the first set of written laws

Mesopotamianart

By: Kyle R., Caleb, Eliza, and Emily W.

SculpturesAs time went by their sculptures evolved into

more detailed pieces of art

They used stone and clay

They used their hand, but they started to use tools

PaintingsThe paintings got more detailed and they looked

a lot more realistic

The paintings started to use more colors

The paintings became more religious

Painting was also used to decorate rooms

Stories could be told

with their paintings