The Seven Characteristics

And Mesopotamia

Stable Food Supply

• In order to survive you need to know where your next meal is coming from. A stable food supply is gained through farming and domesticating animals.

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the

remains of:

• A Plow used to grow crops

• An irrigation system including dams, canals, and reservoirs

Social Structure

• A division of the entire population where a class or group has more rights then another. This can include different jobs or social levels.

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the

remains of:• Different size house which had the

priests living in the ziggurats, the upper class living in two story houses, and the common class lived in small, mud brick houses.

Government

• A system in charge of directing peoples behaviors and making life orderly.

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the remains

of:• A priest who was in charge living in the

ziggurat

• Steels showing armies and chariots

• Written laws

Religion

• A set of beliefs and worship

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the

remains of:

• Ziggurats- an ancient Mesopotamia temple tower where the priest stayed and gods supposedly visited to from heaven

• Statues that showed a person praying

The Arts

• Music, paintings, architecture, and crafts

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the

remains of:Statues

Lyres- a small harp

Technology

• Items that make life easier

Technology

• The wheel

• Chariots

• Arches

Writing

• Symbols that represent words

Mesopotamia had this because archeologist have found the

remains of:

• Cuneiform

• Steels that show words