Introduction
Travel back to the earliest known civilization. Travel back to Ancient Mesopotamia. Civilization was relatively new. People had to figure things out for themselves in order to survive. You will be on a quest to discover some tidbits about this ancient civilization as you listen and read. Click on the link below for a short overview.
Ancient Civilization: An Overview
Task
Your task is to locate the answers to questions using the links provided. The answer may not pop out and announce itself --- you will have to do a little digging into the articles to locate answers. As archaeologists dig for answers as to how these ancient civilizations lived you will be digging for answers too. Good luck!
Before going any further - Please click on this link to set up two resources in order for your search to be successful. Click "use my location" and "allow". Then come back to this page.
Process
1. Ancient Mesopotamia is considered to be the birthplace of modern civilization. The site of Mesopotamia was located between two rivers and near what country today?
River _______________________________ River _______________________________
Country _____________________________
2. City-States
a. What made up a city-state?
b. Who ruled or governed the city-state?
3. Sumerians ruled in the South (use this link to answer the following questions on Sumeria)
a. Who was the most famous king of the Sumerians?
b. Name one invention the Sumerians are credited with creating that we still use today.
4. Akkadians ruled in the north (use this link to answer the following questions on Akkadia)
a. Who was a famous Akkadian ruler?
_________________ the Great
b. What did the Akkadians develop that helped send messages between people?
5. The Assyrian Empire rose and fell in power. (use this link to answer questions on Assyria)
a. Assyrians were warriors. During their second rise to power they took over what?
b. What two things made the Assyrians such fierce warriors?
________________________________ and ________________________________
6. Babylon. (use this link to answer questions about Babylon)
a. The city of Babylon rose to power when who took the throne?
King ______________________________
b. What was a ziggurat?
c. What is Hammurabi's code? ______________________________________
what was it written on? ____________________________________
how many were there? ____________________________________
give an example of topics they covered: _______________________
a. Gilgamesh was a ____________. In this story he is part man and part _______________.
Because Gilgamesh was mistreating his people the gods decided he needed a challenge. They send him
a wild man named _________________. After battling for a long time the two become
________________. Gilgamesh and Enkidu go on many adventures together. They kill two monsters
and end up angering the gods. The gods decide to kill Enkidu as punishment. Gilgamesh is sad and
worried about dying someday. He searches for eternal life. What does he discover about life and death?
__________________________________________________________________________
(read article and watch the video. A Gift Fit for a Queen: The Hanging Gardens)
a. According to accounts why did the King build the gardens?
b. Babylon was a dry and flat state. How did the gardens receive regular watering to survive?
c. The Hanging Gardens are one of the seven __________________________ of the Ancient World.
9. Writing
a. What was the name of the ancient writing system?
b. What shape was the writing?
c. What material did they write on?
Extra and Fun - Write your initials in Cuneiform
Click on the link above and follow the directions. Copy your initials below as best as you can.
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