The Rise of Civilizations: Mesopotamia
Key Terms: Cultural Diffusion; cuneiform; ziggurat; scribe; Tigris/Euphrates; fertile
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Mesopotamian Contributions:
Nine things you may not know about Ancient Sumerians (Sumerians)
Mr. Giotto's World History: The Sumerians (Sumerians)
Mr. Giotto's World History: Babylon and the Assyrians (Babylonians and Assyrians)
Interesting Facts about the Hittites and the Assyrians and their Contributions to the World (Hittites, Assyrians)
The Phoenician People (Phoenicians)
The Sumerians, the Akkadians, and the Babylonians (Akkadians, Babylonians, Sumerians)
Nine things you may not know about Ancient Sumerians (Sumerians)
Mr. Giotto's World History: The Sumerians (Sumerians)
Mr. Giotto's World History: Babylon and the Assyrians (Babylonians and Assyrians)
Interesting Facts about the Hittites and the Assyrians and their Contributions to the World (Hittites, Assyrians)
The Phoenician People (Phoenicians)
The Sumerians, the Akkadians, and the Babylonians (Akkadians, Babylonians, Sumerians)
Part One: Geography
Reading Activity:
Read through the two articles on the right about Mesopotamia. While reading, consider the following: 1. Why did civilizations appear in the area of Mesopotamia? 2. What were the advantages and disadvantages of this area. After reading the articles, be prepared to answer both questions with support from the text. |
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Part Two: History Videos
Instructions: Watch the first video on "Turning Points in History: Hammurabi's Code."
After viewing the video, go to the padlet link and respond to the following prompt:
'Based on the video, describe Hammurabi's Code in one sentence. Be sure to include your name.'
https://padlet.com/baynexc/ozye7xs5cfj6
After viewing the video, go to the padlet link and respond to the following prompt:
'Based on the video, describe Hammurabi's Code in one sentence. Be sure to include your name.'
https://padlet.com/baynexc/ozye7xs5cfj6
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Part Three: review
Puzzler:
Instructions: Below is a puzzle. That's all I'm going to tell you. But within the puzzle is a secret code. If you can figure out the secret code, click THIS LINK and type in the code to get to the next page.