1. THEME - 2
WRITING AND CITY LIFE

2. MESOPOTAMIA
MESOPOTAMIA IS DERIVED FROM TWO
GREEK WORDS
 MESOS : MEANING MIDDLE
 POTAMAS : MEANING RIVER
TODAY IT IS PART OF IRAQ

3. MAP OF IRAQ
RIVER EUPHRATES
RI VER T IGRI S

4. Tigris River
The Tigris River flows through the country of Iraq in the Middle East. The ancient
civilization of Mesopotamia grew up on the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers.

5. MESOPOTAMIA
MESOPOTAMIA WAS KNOWN FOR
 ITS WRITING
 ITS CITY LIFE
 ITS TRADE
 ITS RICH LITERATURE , MATHEMATICS
ASTRONOMY . WHICH SPREADS TO
MEDITERRANEAN, TURKY AND SYRIA

7. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Mesopotamian city of Babylon was one of the most important cities in the ancient
world. This picture shows the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders
of the World. The gardens grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

8. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Mesopotamian city of Babylon was one of the most important cities in the ancient
world. This picture shows the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders
of the World. The gardens grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

9. MESOPOTAMIA
IN THE BEGINNING THE LAND WAS CALLED
SUMER AND AKKAD LANGUAGE THEY SPOKE
(SUMERIAN)
BABYLONIAN
AKKADIAN LANGUAGE

10. ASSYRIAN ATTACK

12. MESOPOTAMIA
IN THE BEGINNING THE LAND WAS CALLED
SUMER AND AKKAD LANGUAGE THEY SPOKE
(SUMERIAN)
BABYLONIAN
ASSYRIAN IN 1100 BCE AKKADIAN LANGUAGE
ARAMIC TODAY ALSO
IT IS SPOKEN (HEBREW)

13. MESOPOTAMIA
MESOPOTAMIA IS IMPORTANT FOR
EUROPEANS BECAUSE IT IS
MENTIONED IN BIBLE’S FIRST PART
( SHIMAR MEANING SUMER )

14. STORY OF BIBLE
ACCORDING TO BIBLE, NOAH BUILT A HUGE
BOAT AND TOOK A PAIR OF EACH OF ALL SPECIES
OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS , WHICH SURVIVED THE FLOOD.
THE SAME STORY IS IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN TRADITION,
WHERE THE PRICIPAL CHARACTER WAS CALLED
ZIUSUDRA OR UTNAPISHPIM.

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