Mesopotamia Dbq Analysis

How was Mesopotamia able to use all of its cultures to create one civilization? Mesopotamia was located between rivers Tigris and Euphrates as the name states. It was more precisely located in modern-day Iraq. This civilization is also credited for the invention of the wheel and sophisticated weaponry and warfare. Despite all of these characteristics a few stick out. Mesopotamia is a civilization with a variety of cultures and unique religion, sacred writings, and distinct system of laws. The first two documents explain about some of the religion followed in Mesopotamia. In document one it explains how the Sumerians and Akkadians practiced polytheism. The believed if the gods were happy they would be well but if the gods were treated poorly the gods would get angry and bring suffering and disaster. The Sumerians built ziggurats which are huge temples and they believed these temples connected Earth with the heavens and people to the gods. In document two it explains one of Mesopotamia’s pieces of literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh. This story is about a king created perfect and is part human and part god. He goes on a long journey to immortality but then finds out he must die. …show more content…
In these documents the Hebrew culture, which was among the first groups to practice monotheism. In document five it explains how God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are a set of laws that the Hebrew follow when treating both God and other men. In document six is about the Torah which includes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. It is still considered sacred by the followers of Judaism. The Torah scrolls are handwritten today and are so sacred that can only be touched by a pointer called a yad and not the human