Role1
The Geographer
For your first job in cyber Mesopotamia you will take on the role of a Geographer. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): 1)Explain where Mesopotamia was located. What are the names of the two rivers where Mesopotamia lay? What does Mesopotamia mean? 2) Why is the fertile cresent refered to as the cradle of civilization? 3)Draw a map to illustrate its historical location. 4)What type of climate is in Mesopotamia? 5)What present-day country would be the location of Ancient Mesopotamia? 6)How far is Mesopotamia from our school (approximately)?
Internet Links
Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/explore/exp_set.html
Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map01mes.htm
Geography and Climate: http://www.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/mesopotamia.html
Distance Calculator: http://www.mapcrow.info/
The Cradle of Civilization: http://www.ancient.eu/Fertile_Crescent
The Fertile Crescent and Meaning: http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/brians_syllabus/maps/maplabels1.html
Modern Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.mainandcentral.org/home/mainand/public_html/iraq032403a1.jpg
Other Resources
Just because this is a WebQuest I am providing you websites doesn't mean that you can only should be limited to use those websites as a resource.
Role2
The Historian
You will now take on the role of a Historian on this Mesopotamia Expedition. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): 1) List the names of the civilizations which made Mesopotamia their home a long time ago. Include a timeline chart that shows the times of at least 4 civilizations. 2) What are the requirements of a civilization? 3) Explain the importance of Hammurabi. 4) Explain who Gilgamesh was. Retell his story IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
Internet Links
Quick History http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/time/home_set.html
Civilizations: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/middle_east/
Civilizations and Timeline http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/hermansenjoel/Ancient%20empires%20of%20the%20fertile%20crescent/meso%20diag_files/frame.htm
Requirements of a Civilization http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/Staff/hermansenjoel/meso_files/frame.htm
Hammurabi: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/hammurabi.html
Hammurabi and Yale: http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_codeindex.htm
Hammurabi's Laws: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/h.org/
Gilgamesh: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/gilgamesh.html
Gilgamesh: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/story/sto_set.html
Role3
The Agriculturalist
You are now going to be an Agriculturalist on this Mesopotamia journey. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): 1) Describe the farming and agriculture of Mesopotamia. 2) Explain how poisoned fields contributed to the collapse of Mesopotamia. 3) What did Mesopotamians eat? 4) Explain why civilizations like those from Mesopotamia, would live close to bodies of water. 5) Click on the below internet link on Farming in Mesopotamia. Once you have read about the farming year, explain the steps it would take to farm each year in Mesopotamia. (USE YOUR OWN WORDS)
Internet Links
Farming and Agriculture http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/agriculture.html
Poisoned fields: http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mesopotamia.html
Mesopotamian Cuisine: http://www.digonsite.com/drdig/neareast/19.html
Civilizations close to water http://www.mrdowling.com/603-civilization.html
Farming in Mespotamia: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html
Role4
The Archaeologist
You are the Archaeologist on this Mesopotamia Expedition. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): 1) Explain one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world known as the 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon". 2) Illustrate and label 4 inventions from Mesopotamia. Explain the importance of one these ancient inventions. 3) What is cuneiform? Which civilization invented it? Spell your name using Cuneiform. You can draw it or use the printer to print off your name. 4) What are the different classes of people in ancient Mesopotamia? What are their roles? 5) What is a Ziggurat? What was its purpose? Include a picture 6) Describe the religious beliefs of the people of Mesopotamia.
Internet Links
Powerpoint presentation on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon: http://presentations.pppst.com/7wonders-gardens.ppt#301,1,The Hanging Gardens
Inventions: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/inventions.html
Cuneiform: http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi
Classes of people: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/classes.html
Ziggurats: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/ziggurats.html
Religion in Mesopotamia: http://www.smspromotions.org/mesopotamian-religion.html
Religion in Mesopotamia: http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/religion_gods.php