Chapter 2 Early River Valley Civilizations, 3500 BC to 450 BC Chapter 2.1 City States in Mesopotamia ❖ Mesopotamia - Ancient Greek for “the land between two rivers” ❖ Location - Northern Arabian Peninsula (Present Day Iraq) ❖ People - Sumerians 4500 BC to 2000 BC, Babylonians 2000 BC to 1000 BC Chapter 2.1 City States in Mesopotamia ❖ Key Terms ❖ Fertile Crescent ❖ Silt ❖ Irrigation ❖ City-State ❖ Dynasty ❖ Cultural Diffusion ❖ Polytheism ❖ Empire ❖ Hammurabi Chapter 2.1 City States in Mesopotamia ❖ Things to Look For ❖ First to develop advanced civilization ❖ City-State gain power ❖ Hammurabi’s Code
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Chapter 2Early River Valley Civilizations, 3500 BC to 450 BC
Chapter 2.1 City States in Mesopotamia❖ Mesopotamia - Ancient
Greek for “the land between two rivers”
❖ Location - Northern Arabian Peninsula (Present Day Iraq)
❖ People - Sumerians 4500 BC to 2000 BC, Babylonians 2000 BC to 1000 BC