Mesopotamia Civilizations Video

Forming the first government

Inventing gunpowder

Establishing a global trade network

To create decorative water features for their cities

To facilitate trade routes across the desert

To control flooding and protect their crops

To provide water for livestock in distant pastures

A decrease in population due to overconsumption

The development of a nomadic lifestyle

Increased time for intellectual development and job specialization

The printing press

The compass

The wheel

The telescope

Being sent home for the day

Being beaten with a stick

Writing lines on a new tablet

They attended school with boys to learn writing.

They stayed home to learn domestic skills like cooking and managing the household.

They received private tutoring in literature and poetry.

It was believed to be a gift from the gods.

It was primarily found in meteorites that fell from the sky.

The process of smelting it from ore was a secret.

Frequent invasions by neighboring empires.

Internal conflicts between city-states over scarce water resources.

The invention of a new writing system that replaced cuneiform.

Chariot racing

Lion hunting

Wrestling

Archery contests

Persians and Greeks

Babylonians and Medes

Israelites and Phoenicians