Mesopotamia

=Ancient Mesopotamia=

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Study Projects
Epic of Gilgamesh/Flood Story: 1st Superhero Gods, Goddesses, Demons, Monsters, Death, & Myths Architecture & the Ziggurat @Inventions King Sargon the Conquerer & 1st Emperor of Mesopotamia Hammurabi: A New Code for Living

Works Cited Resources
Use this page to access formatting guidelines and sample citations for books and web sites.

Son of Citation Machine This is a wonderful online tool that will allow you to input MLA information and the "machine" will create a Works Cited entry for you. Very cool and a HUGE time saver! If you get annoyed by the details of formatting, this is the tool for you!

Fertile Crescent & Farming
Farming Challenge Activity-British Museum National Geographic: Fertile Crescent Almost Gone Interactive Map--Tigris Euphrates, Rain, Silt

[[image:babelclay2.jpg width="103" height="83"]] Cuneiform
Here are the class notes that we created from reading through the sources listed below: British Museum's Resources Cuneiform: Left to right or right to left? Find out! Write Like a Babylonian Cuneiform Numbers Video-PBS-Invention of Writing

More on Cylinder Seals: Art of the Cities--Met Museum Picture & Explanation from Smith College USC--Cylinder Seals Iraq Museum, Bagdad Seals & Stamps from Oriental Institute Gallery

Ziggurat
Information & Activities: British Museum

Gods & Goddesses
Learn about the different Gods, demons, & monsters

Invention of the Wheel
Thinkquest-Invention of the Wheel A Salute to the Wheel--Smithsonian Magazine Iron Wheels--Exhibit-Oriental Institute Simple Machines: Wheel & Axle, Scholastic Cartoon1 Cartoon2

[[image:gilgamesh1.jpg width="68" height="88"]] Flood Myths & Epic of Gilgamesh
Complete text Gilgamesh's Search for Cedar Wood First Stories in Stone--PBS information, video, & gallery Flood Myth--Gilgamesh

Code of Hammurabi
Translation of complete code Exhibit, Louvre, France

ART
Treasures from Tombs of UR--University of Chicago Royal Tombs of Ur-British Museum Art of the First Cities--Met Museum Clothing & Personal Adornment--Met Museum

Archaeology
These are interactive multimedia games that also teach you about ancient life and artifacts from Mesopotamia. These are super fun! Go on an archaeological dig and catalog your discoveries Curate a Museum Exhibit Archaeological Interactive Site Map--Oriental Institute

Timeline
Timeline-British Museum Interactive Timeline of Artifacts Timeline of Fertile Cresecent--Google

Maps
Explore Maps from British Museum

Videos
These are the video clips we viewed in class, detailing Mesopotamia as a Civilization. This is a 6-part series. Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 1 Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 2 Translation (from French): As the people lived their lives, they developed new and better ways to thrive﻿ in the harsh environment. They developed writing as a way of recording daily events/ keep a record of crops. They developed a religion/ belief system that reflected their view of the supernatural, highly influenced by their views of the land/ their relationship with nature. Their farming techniques were ultimately what allowed them to grow as a self sustaining civilization.
 * French translations from Part 2 Video:**


 * Translation from French #2** (at the end of video): The ancient peoples of Mesopotamia built structures from materials that were readily available to them. The﻿ fishermen built structures from reed while the people in the main cities utilized brick building techniques, made from local clay/ mortar. The environment greatly shaped their view of the natural world as well as the supernatural. The combination of farming/ crop distribution and fishing techniques is what allowed the civilization to grow.

Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 3

Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 4
 * French translation Part 4 of Video:** There are many similarities between the bible and Mesopotamian﻿ mythology. Archeologists speculate that many of the stories found in the Bible have Mesopotamian origins. Many civilizations have stories about the creation of man/ about a great flood that are similar to the biblical model. Mesopotamia is one of the first to document them. Perhaps the stories were spread through travel on one of the many trade routes that existed in the ancient world. We may never know.

Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 5 Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 6

Fertile Crescent & Sumeria

National Geographic--Short video on Mesopotamia (3:09)