HUM 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abzu, Enlil, Ninhursag
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They developed about the same time in history, but independently. Each had its own culture and mythology created out of the geographical conditions where they lived. Greek word meaning between rivers , it is the general term for the area north of the persian gulf. The spring floods were violent and unpredictable. Could either be plentiful, destructive, or absent. City-state: a form of government in which each city had its own king and law. The cities shared a common language and mythology. Ziggurat: large structure in the middle of the city, roughly pyramidal, held a temple at the top for worshipping gods, and doubled as a defense for seeing incoming attacks. Babylonia was a region that held power for 1,500 years. The city-state of babylon was the seat of government. At its height, babylon ruled all of the fertile crescent, a region fed by the rivers, with enough groundwater to sustain herds and crops.
