Unit 3 Reflection - Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent

Unit 3 Reflection - Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent

Kyle C.

2/10/2011

1. In 2-3 sentences for each topic, summarize what you learned about the following:

a) The domestication of plants and animals

b) The transition from hunter-gatherer communities to the first civilizations

c) Early religion and beliefs

A) Domestication of Plants and Animals:

From the past, Domestication and farming lives had influenced the early civilizations; plant, animal domestication made possible for agriculture. Evidences show that by 11,000 – 8,000 B.C, people from Middle East knew how to farm. Domestication had been started when nomads had settled and became group of people who wanted to dwell in the region. By farming crops, people in the region could raise much more food (surplus of food meaning agricultural revolution) than Hunters and Gatherers; this could show that people had slowly adapted in an advance way or becoming civilized.

B) Transition from Hunter- Gatherer communities to Civilizations

As larger communities were formed, more advantages were made. By turning to Civilizations, the lives of the civilization became more advanced; trade relationships were created, larger communities were formed, and Division of labor had to be a deal. This tells us that, people who lived in communities instead of Hunter – Gatherers formed greater lives than others.

C) Early Religion and Beliefs

People from the past had been to known to believe in many Gods/Goddesses. Each God/Goddesses had symbolized each region or state; People believed that each God who symbolized the region gave protection; God/Goddesses supported others against the forces of nature such as flood or lack of crops. God/Goddesses sat at the highest level, they were the protection of the regions from the past and we still acknowledge that our Gods can protect us as well.

Learning about the Sumerians isn't very important since they're long gone! Let’s change their minds

Sumerians were successful in many ways; they had formed a well-balanced civilization. They maintained trading relationships, technology, Government etc. However the principal contribution of the Sumerians that we should know is the technology and inventions. Sumerians had invented the Wheel (science power), plowing techniques (animal power), and sailing (wind power). By inventing all of these followings above, Sumerians were an advanced civilization in trading, lifestyles.

2 Photos to show I identified and learned:

Mesopotamia, the region along the 2 Rivers, Euphrates and Tigris, this region was divided into Empires and the whole region was ruled by the greatest kings of Mesopotamia Sargon.

Fertile Crescent (Green) is the area which maintains “lush” in vegetation. This area was a huge support to regions located at this area.