A Trip to Mesopotamia
Pack your bags because you are going on a trip through Mesopotamia, what now is Iraq. You will learn how to live and act like Mesopotamian people. So get ready for a wild ride.
Each city-state in Mesopotamia developed around temples and were protected by stone palisades. According to Reference.com, the temples were home to many gods and king priests. While everyone else lived in small homes.
The invention of the wheel was actually used for pottery back in 3500 B.C. and wasn’t used on chariots until 3200 B.C. According to smithsonianmag.com, the wheel was invented after the rope, boat, and even the flute.
Not only was Hammurabi’s Code the oldest code on earth, but also Hammurabi, the author of Hammurabi’s Code, was also the king of Babylon. Some examples of his laws were, if you cut off a person’s hand, then somebody will cut off your hand (a hand for a hand), if you dig out a person’s eye, then somebody will dig out YOUR eye.
Of course the Epic of Gilgamesh is a folktale about a guy who is part human, part god, but he travels with his trustworthy friend, Enkidu, to places where no human has gone before. This was the first folktale ever passed down to others in the world.
Despite not being the fastest vehicle, the chariot was pretty fast back then. The chariot is a two wheeled horse powered vehicle. It was driven first by the royal family. If you died and had a chariot, then you could be buried with your chariot.
The exodus of the israelites all started in Mesopotamia. Abraham worked in Mesopotamia and was very wealthy. During the time of the exodus, there were 3 sets of laws, the code of Ur, the code of Babylon (Hammurabi’s), and the Ten commandments.
Hello, your back. Are you glad you went to Mesopotamia. Good. remember, the first civilization was Mesopotamia, the wheel was a treasure, the oldest law was Hammurabi’s code, Gilgamesh was part god, the first “car” was the chariot, and Abraham had one biological son. Tune in next time to ancient Egypt.