Geography and government: shaping a civilization

What is a civilization?

Where was Mesopotamia?

Major contributions

Of north and south

The fertile crescent: nutrient soil for good farming

Life along the rivers

Living in the desert

The ancient canal system

Government

Religion, culture, and the city-states

The Akkadian Empire

Babylonian Empire

Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire

Temples, kings, and gods

Warfare: the struggle for power

The historical influence of Mesopotamia.