by Merrill White

1. Ancient Mesopotamian Houses By Merrill White

3. in modern-day Iraq

4. 10,000 years ago

5. home to some of the world's earliest civilizations

6. birthplace of writing

7. first settled by the Sumerians

8. then by the Akkadians

9. then later by the Babylonians

12. Mix mud and water in the morning

13. Mold into bricks

14. Leave in sun all day to dry

15. Wooden doors and no material in windows

16. They had a flat mud roof because it was often used as a 4th living space when the weather was nice=)

19. There was no sanitation.

20. Very agricultural

21. No material used for windows

23. In my opinion… NO.

25. Windows

26. VERY hot in winter

28. Heater/Air conditioner

29. Television

30. SANITATION

31. Refrigerator