Location
East today, located between the famous Tigris and Euphrates rivers . The geographical proximity of the two civilizations has led to the designation of the area both deal as "Fertile Crescent", given the shape of a crescent in the locality of settlement of both civilizations.
Religion
The inhabitants of Mesopotamia were polytheistic . Each city had its patron deity, including:
Sin: The moon was considered the patron god of Ur
Shamash: The sun was the chief god of Lagash.
Enlil: The air was protector of the city of Nippur.
As the territory was conquered by other peoples were adding new gods and beliefs.
believed in life after death. For this reason, the priests practiced many rituals such as divination and sacrifice. One of the most important rituals was the marriage between the king and a priestess who represented fertility and
love. It was held annually and secured the benevolence of next year. There were also magicians who invoked the spirits to appease the wrath of religious temples dioses.Los were also used for other purposes. Worked as an economic center by providing credit and trade financing was used as a warehouse where they keep many products, and also worked there school of scribes and priests.
Social Organization Among those people were inhabitants of Medes, Persians and Dorian between otros.También had great kings who united the people of Mesopotamia, such as Hammurabi (king of Babylon) and Sargon I The Great
political organization with the largest were organized in each region and the elderly were the leaders.
Mesopotamian society was divided as follows:
King: The entire population was ruled by a king who acted on behalf of the gods. Administered lands, was military commander and participated in religious activities.
Officials: Some subjects King directly dependent on the palace and lived within the walls surrounding the palace. Were the priests, officials, traders and warriors. All were accommodation and food in exchange for their work.
Villagers engaged in agriculture, livestock and crafts. Part of what is delivered to the palace, in exchange for which the villagers were protected from attack from neighboring towns and food in times of drought. They lived around the walls the palace. Sometimes working in the palace when circumstances required it.
Slaves: They were prisoners of war or were bought abroad.
economic activities and livestock farming were the main economic activities. It grew wheat, barley, grapes, olives and date palms of which were extracted juice beverage and textile fibers. Livestock farming was based on sheep and goats. On arrival of Added Indo caballos.Todas farming economic activities were regulated. The exchange of goods and payment of taxes was made in kind. The value of the products was established by the king in metal. Trading activity was very active since controlled the maritime trade routes and land with the Far East.
Mesopotamian Art of 
were created paintings of figures strange and the first paintings on canvas, also polished stone statues and in writing using "real role" where they used the metal and the government developed and invented a type of writing called cuneiform.
