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Ancient MesopotamiaVideo
In ancient Mesopotamia, the facts of nature were attributed to the workings of divine force. There were many gods and goddesses, including 4 creator gods. The forces of Taimat and Abzu, who had emerged from a primordial chaos of water, created the 4 creator gods. The ancient Greek story of creation tells of primordial beings who emerged from Chaos, too. The highest of the 4 gods was the sky-god An, the over-arching bowl of heaven, then came Enlil who could either produce raging storms or act to help man, Nin-khursag was the earth goddess. The 4th god was Enki, the water god and patron of wisdom. These 4 Mesopotamian gods did not act alone, but consulted with an assembly of 50, which is called the Annunaki. Innumerable spirits and demons shared the world with the Annunaki.
Mesopotamia was in SouthWest Asia
Mesopotomia was between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Mesopotamia occupied the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, both of which have their headwaters in the mountains of Armenia in modern Turkey. Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains. Early settlers farmed the land and used timber, metals and stone from the mountains nearby. Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains. Cities developed along the rivers which flow through the region. Early settlers had to irrigate the land along the banks of the rivers in order for their crops to grow. Since they did not have many natural resources, contact with neighbouring lands was important.
Physical Geography
Mesopotamia across its history became more and more a society in which the men were far more powerful than the women. Many people have suggested that early Mesopotamian society was ruled by a council of elders, in which men and women were equally represented, but that over time, as the status of women fell, that of men increased. As for schooling, only royal offspring and sons of the rich and professionals such as scribes, physicians, temple administrators, and so on, went to school. Most boys were taught their father's trade or were apprenticed out to learn a trade. Girls had to stay home with their mothers to learn housekeeping and cooking, and to look after the younger children. Some children would help with crushing grain, or cleaning birds. Unusual for that time in history, women in Mesopotamia had rights. They could own property and, if they had good reason, get a divorce.
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