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A game wherein a player will
read two or more pictures to
form a word.

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MESOPOTAMIA

• Land between
rivers
• Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Major river system in Southwestern
Asia. A scene of mankind's
triumphant ascent from barbarism to
civilization.
Fertile Crescent
an area of a soil near
important rivers in the
area suitable for
agriculture.
Two geographical districts of
Mesopotamia

1. Babylonia
2. Assyria
 Mesopotamian
Civilization

1. Babylonian Civilization
2. Chaldean Civilization
 BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION

• Hammurabi (1948- 1905)

An Amorite king of Babylon
who combined the Akkad(City of
Mesopotamia) and Sumer
( Southernmost region of
Mesopotamia) that led to the creation
of Babylonia.
 BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION

Three Social Classes:

1. Nobles
2. Freemen
3. Slaves
Nobles
Composes of King, Priest
and Rich landlords.
Freemen
Consist of Farmers,
Merchants and Artisans
Slaves
Composed of poor
people who cannot
afford to be a freeman
more to be a noble.
Caste System of India
• Brahmins - Priests and Scholars
• Kshatriyas - Kings, Governors, and
Warriors
• Vaishyas - Cattle herders,
Agriculturists, Artisans and
Merchants
• Shudras - Laborers and Service
Providers
Babylonians were
skilled;
• agriculturist and
Traders
 Contributions of
Babylonian Civilization

Invention of Wheel
• Improved Land Transportation.
 Contributions of
Babylonian Civilization

System of Writing
 Cuneiform
Code of Hammurabi
• The Code of Hammurabi is
the “ Oldest Code in
History” The code consist of
285 laws. It covers
numerous subjects. It
reveals a sense of justice,
though many of the
penalties are severe.
Field of Astrology
• 12 Zodiac Signs
Sexagesimal System
• A system of calculation, that is
division by 60.
The Epic of
Gilgamesh
• It is the earliest surviving
work of written literature.