History of Magic Notes - Year 1
written by Ivy GreenBriar
A collection of my History of Magic notes as a first-year Ravenclaw
Last Updated
12/15/22
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Lesson 4: Asia Part 1 - Early Civilizations
Chapter 3
- Mesopotamia
- Cradle of Civilization
- Greek for "the land between rivers"
- Sumer was one of the most important city-states
- Among the first to create potions
- Magic was an important part of their culture
- Epic of Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh was a wizard
- Phoenicia
- Highly magical culture
- Form of writing called Phoenician
- Used magical wood in their boats
- Boats were protected by charms
- Phoenician spells were done ritually and wandlessly
- Indus River Valley
- Highly magical
- Almost 80% of their artifacts have magic
- Magic here was much more refined
- Caste system was just starting
- The Brahmin protected the villagers from the Lahoo Vampires
