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**//__Classes Based on Economic Power__//** - meant that based on type of job and importance of the job as well as there as had higher power than others- 3 classes were the upper class, middle class, and the lower class **Slaves**- - Costed less than a donkey but more than a cow - They were able to be sold and bought lived -They were prisoners from a defeated city-states - Slaves had to work long time and when they died building something the would be buried the site. - - Prisoners were lower class, they created walls and did the labor work **Farmers**- Citation: [] - They grew crops - lived inside our outside of a city state. Used -the plow to cultivate crops. Used an important irrigation system to help grow crops. -T here crops were Barley, Wheat - Used the two rivers tigris and Euphrates/ controlled the environment. - Revolution of Agriculture. ] - River destroy cops to and was also a problem **Artisans**- Citation: BOOK - Human Heritage, [] - Made pots and made art - Artistic and were skilled workers - Were part of middle class - Used to tell stories by their art - Designed the elaborate gates - Built town/ziggurat - had absolute power over everything - king ordered everything and took control - hammurabi most famous king - kings were upper class - ruled over entire empire/ city state
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- were highly regarded and were upper class - predicted the happening of events such as a flood - because of that they were able to live in the ziggurat - held festivals at the place of the ziggurat - The king usually doubled as the priest
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 * //__ Urban Focus- __//** How one change can lead to many others

//__** Stable food Supply: **__// - Having enough food to survive an let and entire civilization to survive - Mesopotamia had surplus of food and were able to trade it for goods - Barley, flax and wheat were mass produced - Mesopotamia had fertile land so crops grew well - Flood help crops grow (Tigris/ Euphrates river) and also destroyed crops - Because they were able to control river stable food supply exsisted - The plow helped significantly in helping to rasie crops - They used the Tigris and Euruphrates river for an irrigation system

I will be creating more so stay tuned. -Ankur Next Major Update. November 2nd 2:00PM!!! WATCH THIS!!! of maybe not i stopped working on it:(

__**// Religion Structure : //**__ - about ﻿ 3000 gods and godess - Ziggurat extremely important for religon - Prayed at the ziggurat - Many festivals were held there/ sacrfices - A king and priest would pray and live there to - Many thought that god lived inside the ziggurat -Only the king and priest were allowed up there

Mesopotamian god sculptures

- Shamash, along with many other gods were honored by sacrificing barley and many other crops - Every city had there own local god when Hammurabi took over

**//__Artisic and Intellectual Abilities__//** - The plow was a major new form in agriculture - Writing cuneiform formed - the lyre was the first ever musical instrument created - created the wheel - created a the pottery wheel - waterwheel or shadoof was used - creation of a school/ basically the scribe school -

Script:

Beginning: Starts with some thing to do with a TV show -just an idea the host goes back in time to meet some people in Mesopotamia Talks to Hamurabi and maybe a priest who teaches "scribes" - Audience members too! Middle: Add info about Hammurabi and maybe talk to him about code of law what food was eaten and was harvested every year. Talk show host talks to a slave a merchant, a judge or farmer and discuss there jobs and how it helps -Merchant certain goods like barley traded for gold etc. -Hammurabi many things about him in particular code of law and many more -

Ending: Conclude about what types of contributions were made to the audience and how Mesopotamia is a great civilization -Some inventions like plow -Go up for the inventions

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Internet Sources [] [] -this site above had works cited of its own listed down below

"Dandemaev, M.A. and V.G Lukonin. The Culture and Social Institutions of Ancient Iran (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989). Falcelière, et al. (1970).  Olmstead, A.T. History of the Persian Empire (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1948)"

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__Book Sources__ Human Heritage Book The "Blue Book"

__Human Resources__ Mrs. Hentz Parts of my brain

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 * Alright ankur lovin the idea sorry i havent been on! but i am now alright so we gotta say ado and adios to the smokin vids but i kinda got a cool idea for a script here may i present it to you. Yes i may alright here it goes! **
 * Maybe... like maybe hes a news reporter and he is doing some normal broadcast about the little old ladies cat saved by a young boy or whatevs. Then he gets sent back in time to ancient mesopotamia and he is doing this whole live report from mesopotamia ( sorry no time to capatilize miss hentz) and we kind of follow your guide lines! **


 * News Reporter: .....and here we are with Ms. Jenkins herself, the Olny person who was born 5000 YEARS AGO! http://tiny.cc/tfqpj - news reporter [[image:11111111111111111111.jpg]] **


 * Ms.Jenkins: ( in old womans voice) Ok....I guess.... **
 * Ms. Jenkins: Now in my day we didn't have these fancy knocknabbers you call news. In my day we lived off the land and we served our gods to the fullest everyday! **
 * News Reporter: Ummm when exactly was your day, Ms.Jenkins? **
 * Ms.Jenkins: Why Ancient Mesopotamia of course! Now come gather around I will tell you a story of my childhood.http://tiny.cc/x40we - ms jenkins[[image:1111.jpg width="300" height="218"]] **
 * Ms. Jenkins: Well, first let me tell you this was the time when lyre's were the olny instrument plow had just been invented (for farming purposes) and the wheel well that was amazing! **
 * News Reporter: oooh this could get interesting! **
 * "Flashback music" **
 * Ms.Jenkins:It was around 1792 BC when Hammurabi had just taken the thrown..... **
 * Young Ms. Jenkins: Mama why cant I go to school like Jack and learn to be a scribe? **
 * Mother:Because you are a girl and girls stay home with their mothers and learn how to manage a household. Only rich boys go to school. **
 * Young Ms. Jenkins: That isn't fair! **
 * Mother: Now my little Ishtarr dont be like that there are plenty of things women can do here in Mesopotamia. **
 * Young Ms. Jenkins: Like what? **
 * Mother: Well why don't we go find out? **
 * Young Ms. Jenkins: Yay... **
 * Some waiting music **
 * Mother: Here we are! **
 * Young Ms.Jenkins: Why are we at the ziggurat Mama? It isn't time for worship yet and I don't see the priests. **
 * Mother: No but I want to show you some things women can do here. No where is that shop.....Here we are Gilgamesh Relastates! Well, Gilgamesh you know was that famous legend that we MESOPOTAMIANS MADE!!! **
 * Ms Jenkins: Wait, isn't that the one were Gilgamesh the great king learns a lesson in being COMPASSIONATE! **
 * Mother: Yup **
 * News Reporter: Wait wait wait, so Girls had less privilages than every one else (?) and about the religious part of mesopotamia how did that work! **
 * Ms. Jenkins: Yes and the religious part of mesopotamia mainly had to do with the ziggurat. Priest would pray for all sorts off gods. Did you know that the Mesopotamians had 3000 gods! **
 * News Reporter: No... but lets get on the story! **
 * Bell sound cont. **
 * Mother: Nammu? Its Nanse! **
 * Nammu: Nanse? Is that you? I am so glad to see you! What are you doing here. **
 * Mother: I am just showing my daughter women can do things in ancient Mesopotamia! **
 * Nammu: Well of course I sell property and slaves! **
 * Young Ms.Jenkins: You do? Really! **
 * Nammu: Yes I, do! **
 * Mother: Thank you Nammu! Alright time to go. **
 * Young Ms.Jenkins: What does daddy do? **
 * Mother: Well, daddy is an artisan. He makes fine crafts and jewelry. Your brother is learning to be a scribe who writes cuneiform. The wedge-shaped writing ahhh BEAUTIFUL! Other jobs are farmers, judge, fisherman, shopkeepers, skilled workers, unskilled workers, merchants, and priests. **
 * Young Ms Jenkins: Mama I heard someone stole a cow from a farmer the other day. What happens when you do something bad? **
 * Mother: Well that is why we have the code of law! **
 * Young Ms. Jenkins: What is that? **
 * Mother: Well lets go visit the king ,Hammurabi, and find out! **
 * DONT SAY: some peacful yet annoying elavator music. **
 * Hammurabi: You requested a meeting? **
 * Mother: Yes my king. My daughter here wanted to know about the code of law and I thought who was better to tell her than the man who created it himself. **
 * Hammurabi: Oh well alright. Now you see little girl, the Code of law is a set of rules and their punishments if you break the rules. **
 * Young Ms.Jenkins: Like what? **
 * Hammurabi: Let us say you were a doctor. If you were performing surgery on a patient and you cut out their eye or a tumor, your hand would be cut off. Or if the man were a freed man he would replace him. **
 * Young Ms.Jenkins: Oh now I get it! **
 * Mother: Thank you Hammurabi but it is time for us to go! **
 * Flashback music **
 * Ms.Jenkins: Now you see! Things were a lot different then they were today. **
 * Reporter: And there you have it! Ancient Mesopotamia! What a great place! But ms.jenkins i have a question! **
 * ms.jenkins: Yes dearie? **
 * Reporter:But what did they do so special other than having the first civilization? **
 * ms jenkins: oh well they made the first wheel, the first clock from water, first number system 60 based, had the first piece of documented writing, created the first writing, invented sail boats, and the first plow. **
 * REPORTER: umm wow i can't believe it! **


 * ** cont. ** **
 * Mother: Nammu? Its Nanse! Nammu: Nanse? Is that you? I am so glad to see you! What are you doing here.  Mother: I am just showing my daughter women can do things in ancient Mesopotamia!  Nammu: Well of course I sell property and slaves!  Young Ms.Jenkins: You do? Really!  Nammu: Yes I, do!  Mother: Thank you Nammu! Alright time to go.  Young Ms.Jenkins: What does daddy do?  Mother: Well, daddy is an artisan. He makes fine crafts and jewelry. Your brother is learning to be a scribe who writes cuneiform. The wedge-shaped writing ahhh BEAUTIFUL! Other jobs are farmers, judge, fisherman, shopkeepers, skilled workers, unskilled workers, merchants, and priests.  Young Ms Jenkins: Mama I heard someone stole a cow from a farmer the other day. What happens when you do something bad?  Mother: Well that is why we have the code of law!  Young Ms. Jenkins: What is that?  Mother: Well lets go visit the king ,Hammurabi, and find out!  DONT SAY: some peacful yet annoying elavator music.  Hammurabi: You requested a meeting?  Mother: Yes my king. My daughter here wanted to know about the code of law and I thought who was better to tell her than the man who created it himself.  Hammurabi: Oh well alright. Now you see little girl, the Code of law is a set of rules and their punishments if you break the rules.  Young Ms.Jenkins: Like what?  Hammurabi: Let us say you were a doctor. If you were performing surgery on a patient and you cut out their eye or a tumor, your hand would be cut off. Or if the man were a freed man he would replace him.  Young Ms.Jenkins: Oh now I get it!  Mother: Thank you Hammurabi but it is time for us to go!  Flashback music  Ms.Jenkins: Now you see! Things were a lot different then they were today.  Reporter: And there you have it! Ancient Mesopotamia! What a great place! But ms.jenkins i have a question!  ms.jenkins: Yes dearie?  Reporter:But what did they do so special other than having the first civilization?  ms jenkins: oh well they made the first wheel, the first clock from water, first number system 60 based, had the first piece of documented writing, created the first writing, invented sail boats, and the first plow.  REPORTER: umm wow i can't believe it!  Alright were is abby! ahhhh! ahhhhh!ahhhhh! im freaking out!......again! ahhhhh!ahhhhh! ABBY DO NOT CHANGE THE SCRIPT!!!!!!even if you do get on.DO NOT CHANGE THE SCRIPT!!!!!!-BLUE  ziggurat.jpg  tablet.jpg  slaves.jpg  sailboat.jpg  priest.jpg  potery_ ****


 * Alright were is abby! ahhhh! ahhhhh!ahhhhh! im freaking out!......again! ahhhhh!ahhhhh! ABBY DO NOT CHANGE THE SCRIPT!!!!!!even if you do get on.DO NOT CHANGE THE SCRIPT!!!!!!-BLUE ****
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 * ALRIGHT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG CAUSE THE PICS SHOW UP ONN PREVIEW BUT THEY DONT SHOW UP ON THE REGULAR THING THEY SHOW UP AS LINKS! AHHHHH! I AM __NOT__ A COMPUTER PERSON!-BLUE:) **


 * where is abby's stuff? **