Ancient Mesopotamian

Mesopotamia
The name comes from a Greek word
meaning “between rivers,” referring
to the land between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers.
But the region can be broadly
defined to include the area that is
now eastern Syria, southeastern
Turkey, and most of Iraq.
Agricultural production is thought
to be the basis for supporting and
provisioning Mesopotamian cities,
states and empires.
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire was
established by Sargon of Akkad ,
arguably its most famous ruler,
and dominated Mesopotamia
from its capital, Akkad. The
influence of the Akkadian Empire
was also felt beyond the borders
of the empire.
Ancient Mesopotamian
contribution in mathematics
The Mesopotamians developed a highly
sophisticated mathematical system with a
sexagesimal place-notation (a base of 60
whereas the present-day base is 10).
This system included addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
algebra, geometry, reciprocals, squares,
and quadratic equations
The Mesopotamians had formulas for figuring out the
circumference and area for different geometric shapes
like rectangles, circles, and triangles. Some evidence
suggests that they even knew the Pythagorean
Theorem long before Pythagoras wrote it down.
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN
CONTRIBUTION TO
ASTRONOMY
Mesopotamia had excellent
astronomers. They had figured
out how to calculate the length
of days and nights. They were
also aware of the rising and the
setting of the Sun. The Zodiac
signs were a product of the work
of Mesopotamian astrologers,
with the Mesopotamians
dividing the sky into twelve
separate zones.
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN
CONTRIBUTION IN LITERACY
Ancient Mesopotamian
Literacy
Education in Mesopotamia was mostly centered around literacy.
The complex writing system known as the cuneiform system
required students to learn thousands of symbols. Students would
write into a clay tablet using a wedge-shaped tool. This was the
main purpose of education in Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform writing system
 CODE OF
HAMMURABI
Hammurabi's Codes prescribed
specific punishments for
citizens who broke the law.
Hammurabi's Code with the
phrase " An eye for an eye a
tooth for a tooth”
End of
Mesopotamia
Babylon became a major military
power under Amorite king Hammurabi,
who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
After Hammurabi conquered
neighboring city-states, he brought
much of southern and central
Mesopotamia under unified Babylonian
rule, creating an empire called
Babylonia.
CONCLUSION!

History is not just an history ! It

has a huge contribution of what
we have and what we are using
now.