Introduction

In this section you will learn that:

  • The world's first civilization began in Mesopotamia
  • The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were very important to Mesopotamia
  • The Sumerians created a system of irrigation that allowed them to grow crops and prosper
  • The Babylonians enlarged and improved Mesopotamian civilization
  • A Babylonian king named Hammurabi created an important set of laws called Hammurabi's Code