Mespotamian Jobs

You will use this site today to determine what jobs were able to be created in Sumer (the first Mesopotamian civilization) when irrigation practices led to an increase in food surplus.  Because there was excess food, people began to have a division of labor.  They could make money making and doing other jobs besides farming to survive.  

You have been given a list of many different Sumerian jobs.  Today you will pick 10 of these jobs to research and complete. You will find that many of these jobs no longer exist.  Think about why????? Click on the links to learn about these jobs and add the information to your foldable you created with the 10 jobs you selected.

Mesopotamian Accountant

https://www.mint.com/ancient-mesopotamian-accounting-money-labor/

Architect

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/architecture/sumerian.htm

Astrologer

https://explorable.com/mesopotamian-astronomy

Baker

http://www.silkroadgourmet.com/a-loaf-of-leavened-mesopotamian-bread/

Basket Maker

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Basket.html

Boatman

http://www.egyptorigins.org/mesoboats.htm

Bowman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery

Brewer

http://cdli.ucla.edu/files/publications/cdlj2012_002.pdf

Brick Maker

http://www.ehow.com/how_8573577_make-mesopotamian-bricks.html

Butcher

http://books.google.com/books?id=lbmXsaTGNKUC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=what+did+butchers+do+in+mesopotamia&source=bl&ots=dt0K9kHXoo&sig=zPFHruPbh3o1eI9xhuk3HHxLxdA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r3A2VLCdN-HlsATwyYLYCw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=what%20did%20butchers%20do%20in%20mesopotamia&f=false

Carpenter

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/artisans_art_craftsmen.php

Chariot Driver

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot

Cup Bearer

http://classroom.synonym.com/did-cupbearer-ancient-mesopotamia-16076.html

Farmer

http://best.berkeley.edu/~mesa/comm/group_1/louis.html

Fisherman

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=MESP0778&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22fishing+and+hunting+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=fishing+and+hunting+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

Goldsmith

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsmith

Herald

http://books.google.com/books?id=1C4NKp4zgIQC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=herald+ancient+mesopotamia&source=bl&ots=Ss48AkIbw2&sig=CWiC9jnSJWdDW7BumNtco5CgeQM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=63E2VLbREPP_sAT73YLoCg&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=herald%20ancient%20mesopotamia&f=false

King

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/famous_rulers_of_ancient_mesopotamia.php

Leather Dealer

http://amtgard.natkd.com/leatherworking.htm

Musician

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mesopotamia

Perfume Maker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapputi

Potter

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=ESCAW100&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22ceramics+and+pottery+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=ceramics+and+pottery+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

Priest

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=MESP0664&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22priests+and+priestesses+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=priests+and+priestesses+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

Prophet

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=MESP0879&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22Jerusalem%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=Hebrew+prophets+and+Mesopotamian+history&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=269&SubCountPass=489&DocCountPass=17&ImgCountPass=48&MapCountPass=17&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=65&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=49&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

Queen

http://www.penn.museum/sites/iraq/?page_id=28

Scribe

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/explore/exp_set.html

Shepherd

http://books.google.com/books?id=9veK7E2JwkUC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=shepherd+in+ancient+mesopotamia&source=bl&ots=B8vK2mNRrT&sig=8Wdy7EsbvjAinfz9QVdMjfSsfFw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gnU2VMaQN8LIsASIwYD4Dw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=shepherd%20in%20ancient%20mesopotamia&f=false

Slave

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=ESCAW651&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22slaves+and+slavery+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=slaves+and+slavery+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

Soldier

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/assyrian_army.php

Stone Carver

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Mesopotamia

tanner

http://books.google.com/books?id=lbmXsaTGNKUC&pg=PA289&lpg=PA289&dq=ancient+mesopotamian+tanner&source=bl&ots=dt0K9kJRqq&sig=yCnXVq6KmL-pir4NWf2lRg3N_mg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PnY2VIH8FMzGsQTu_YDwDw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ancient%20mesopotamian%20tanner&f=false

tax collector

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=MESP0172&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22taxes+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=taxes+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=

toll collector

http://www.bookrags.com/history/ancient-mesopotamia-social-class-and-economy/sub10.html#gsc.tab=0

Vizier

http://www.ehow.com/list_6711414_duties-vizier_.html

Weaver

http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=ESCAW710&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22textiles+and+needlework+in+ancient+Mesopotamia%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=textiles+and+needlework+in+ancient+Mesopotamia&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData=