By Nora and Simone

Ancient MesopotamiaIn the Sumerian Cities

Some of the first cities came from the region of Sumer

There was a lot of traffic because the roads were very thin

People had to go against the buildings because the roads were so thin

Sumerian houses were on inner courtyards, where the families ate and children played

When it got hot outside, the families slept on their flat roof

The Sumerian streets were very busy with musicians, acrobats, beggars, and water sellers

Scribes charged people that he helped to write letters

Life in the Sumerian City

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• Many people think that towns and cities began in Sumer around 700 years ago

• Nomads moved into the rich lands and began small villages that turned into towns

• After a while, these towns formed into civilization of Sumer

• Sumer is usually called “Cradle of Civilization”

• The large cities became city-states where the city gov. would rule over the cities and the land around it

Cities in Sumer

• The different governments fought each other

• The different governments built walls around their cities

• There were different city-states in Sumer, and some of the most powerful city-states Eridu, Bad- Tibura, Shuruppak, and Sipper

• Eridu was the first major city that was formed

• Eridu is one of then oldest cities in the world

Sumerian Gov.

• Each city state had its own ruler that was like a king/governor

• Their were also laws in addition to the king/governor

• Each city state had a large temple for their own God

More on Sumerian Gov.

FUN FACTS The most famous king

was Gilgamesh of Uruk

Their number

system is based

on the no. 60

kind of like ours

is based on the

no. 10 they came

up with 60

minutes in

an hour,

and 360

degrees in a

circle

Uruk had a

population of

65,000 people

at its peek

The word Mesopotamia means in Greek “the

land between two rivers”

Jacobs, Heidi Hayes., Brenda Randolph, and Michal L. LeVasseur. The Ancient World. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1998. Print.

“Ancient Mesopotamia.” : Sumerians for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015

“Ancient Mesopotamia – The Sumerians.” Ancient Mesopotamia – The Sumerians. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015

Bibliography

By,Eliana Menashe

Mesopotamia Living!

Clothing was usually made from sheepskin or wool.

Clothing…

People mostly lived in mud brick homes. They were rectangular and had 2-3 levels. The roofs were flat and since it was so hot people would often sleep on the roofs during hot summers.

 

Housing…

With the start of the Sumerian civilization, daily life in Mesopotamia started to change, people lived in small villages and most people hunted and gathered. There wasn't a lot of variety in jobs

Life…

Mesopotamia is located in Iraq (Now in days)

Location

As the city grew bigger there were more resources and there was more free time and entertainment.

Entertainment

By Anna Benoliel

Ancient Mesopotamia

Uruk

Uruk was one of the first cities in the world

Uruk had an estimated population of 80,000 people making it the largest city in the world

Uruk was able to grow so large because of advanced farming

AkkadArcheologists still haven't found Akkad

Akkad was one of the worlds first place with an official ruler

A lot of the sumarien cities took over Mesopotamia

Assur

Assur was the first capital of the Assyrian empire

But eventually another city takes over

Assur was named after the god of Assyrians

Babylon

Babylon is located along the banks of the Euphrates river

Babylon was the biggest next biggest city in the world it had an estimated population of 200,000 people

Today the ruins of the city can be found about 50 miles south of Doeghdad

Nimrud

Nimrud became the capital city of the Assyrian empire in the 13th century BC

Nimrud was home to some of the most Magnificent places in ancient history

The palace of shalmcaneser 3 had over 200 rooms

Nineveh

One of the reason Nineveh is famous form the story of Jonah and the whale

The city was built well king Sennacherib ruled

G-d tells Jonah to travel up to Nineveh

PersepolisPersepolis was the capitol of the Persian empire

The city was located in SE Iran

Most of the city is being reconstructed by archeologists

• http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/great_cities_of_ancient_mesopotamia.php

Cites

Sumerin Religion

By: Aliza A. - Esti K.

Sumerin Gods/Beliefs• Ancient Sumerian's worshiped many, many Gods.

• Each Sumerin city had their own God.

• Sumerin gods were a lot like humans.

• Sumerian's believed in myths such as genies, demons, and evil spirit.

• They believed that the world was surrounded by fresh ocean water.

• People said that if you made the gods angry, you’d be punished.

• The priests would wash the gods before and after each and every meal.

• The Sumerin believed that plants grew because male gods mated with female gods.

Temples/ Ziggurat• Each city had a

ziggurat or temple.• The priests would live

in the ziggurat and make sacrifices.• Some ziggurats were

even more than 7 floors tall.• Each ziggurat had one

temple on the top.• The ziggurats were

the tallest and biggest buildings in town.

Sumerin Gods

1.Utu2.Anu3.Enlil4.Enki5.Nana

6.Inanna

Inanna’s Star

Relief of Gods

One of the most important god Anu was offered the following meal daily:• 1 bullock• 2 bulls• 2 vessels of milk• 3 duck eggs• 3 cranes• 3 ostrich eggs• 4 wild boars• 7 ducks• 8 lambs• 21 rams• 29 bushels of dates• 60 birds• 243 loaves of bread

Work Cited1."Ancient Mesopotamia." : Religion and Gods. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.

2. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes., Brenda Randolph, and Michal L. LeVasseur. The Ancient World. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1998. Print.