Chapter 1 notes
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World History [1]
Alana Dumas Mr. Trumbull September 30, 2009 Class Notes Mesopotamia Gods embodied the forces of nature Mesopotamia felt that the gods disliked them because of unpredictable floods Babylon 1st and 2nd millennium most important city in meso Meso = land between rivers in greek, it was inbetween the tirgris and Euphrates rivers Floods came in spring when crops are riling Written records 1st came Sumerians mark definition between history and pre-history 5000BCE in meso Semitic language = semitic refers to family of languages spoken in parts of western asia and northern Africa; include Hebrew, Aramaic and Phoenician languages of the ancient world and Arabic today 2900 BCE By 2000 BCE they were dominated Cities, Kings & Trade Temple and palace = centers of power