With the continuous development of village farming, raising crops and livestock that started in the Neolithic period, settlements became more permanent. Two great civilizations arose about the same time: Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – in the present day Iraq and the other Egypt, united under pharaonic rule. For nearly 3,000 years the two civilizations retained their unique character even though they were in close contact with each other from 4000 BC to 300 BC.
Ancient Near East Studies
The Sumerian Tablets
Like many other creation stories from different cultures around the world, the Sumerian clay tablets tell a story of how GODS created and modified mankind in their own image.Read study →
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are described as a "remarkable feat of engineering" with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs and vines resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks.Read study →
Hammurabi’s Code of Law
Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty-1810-1750 BC. He conquered almost all of Mesopotamia and brought it under Babylonian Rule.Read study →
Art Activity- Write Like a Babylonian
Use Sumerian Cunieform writing and write your name on self-hardening clay. Have fun !Read study →