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The General History Of Ancient Mesopotamia

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MRS 101: The general history of ancient Mesopotamia: people groups, culture, and religion
Situated in the Tigris Euphrates valley was the property of Mesopotamia. It was here that the first cities in the world were founded between 4000 - 3500 BC from the Sumerian people. They developed their very own belief system, using various goddesses and gods. They developed rites and spiritual practices for worshiping these strong deities. Their daily lives were also much different than those of the last hunter gatherer groups that roamed over the world in a continuous hunt for resources. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014)
In addition they believed in devils made by the gods that could be bad or good. People of Mesopotamia worshiped these other worldly beings to maintain the beings joyful, because if the people of Mesopotamia were angered would, for that unhappiness, be penalized somehow. Each city had its own patron deity, a number of which were linked to livings that are specialized. There were also goddess and gods, the rulers of the skies, atmosphere, and much more, which received more interest from worshipers. To worship goddesses and the gods, the people of Mesopotamia constructed big constructions, called Ziggurats that functioned as temples. In the worshiping part of the Ziggurat carved stone would be placed by individual figures with clasped hands and wide eyes, praying for the people of Mesopotamia. This region was also where people could make the deities to please or recover

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