The Mesopotamians had many gods. Some were Shamash the sun god, Anu the Sky god, Sin the moon god, Enki the water god, Enlil the wind god and Ishtar the goddess of love. At Ziggurats they would have worshipped these gods in different ways such as sacrifice. One famous ziggurat was built by King Nebuchadnezzar .Ziggurats were in the center of the city. Visit   http;//www.crystalinks.com/meso.html for more info.

         Mesopotamia is the oldest civilization. It dates back to 7,000 B.C. Mesopotamia means land between rivers. The city was surrounded by a giant moat. Mesopotamia is supposedly the place where the Garden of Eden was.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are both a source of life and death. In the spring the river floods because of the melting snow. When the snow melted it carried topsoil with it as it raged down the river. Some times the river brought death in the form of high floods. All the people did was bury the dead and carried on. The first city developed in Sumer. It was in the marshy area at the south end of the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Sumerians converted their villages into cities. When cities largened their control they became strong city-states ruled by great leaders. Visit http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htmAncient Mesopotamia by History Link 101 for more info. If you want you can visit http://www.usfca.edu/westciv/Mesochro.html for a lot of extra info.  http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm

                Some of the jobs in Mesopotamia were bakers, potters and architects Everyday life was easy but always busy. Only the wealthiest people were educated. They first used the wheel for transportation. They were the first civilization to use baked brick ovens. They were great astronomers. They recorded the positions of stars and planets. They used string instruments for entertainment. Visit http://history.evansville.net/meso.html for more info. Also you can visit http://www.providence.edu/dwc/mesopot.htm for extra info