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Mesopotamia is one of the world's oldest civilizations. The word, Mesopotamia, means "the land between the rivers. This area was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East. This area of land is also known as the "Fertile Crescent" because of the good soil and water resources. With these natural resources the people could grow food and feed their increasing population. In this unit you will encounter many different influences that affected the development of this area. You will see all of the themes of social studies (culture, interactions, conflict, etc) as this area "changed hands" with rulers throughout history. It is an exciting time of change and technological advancement.

On this page you will find additional resources to help you pursue a deeper understanding of Mesopotamia as well as our interactive notebook activities, links for games, primary resources, and more. Check each week for additional material to be added. Enjoy the new learning and always reflect about the big picture, or the "so what" aspects of the ideas and themes.

Miss Froehlich

ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA UNIT

Unit Assignments

September 27-Oct1: What is a civilization? Homework chart Monday

* Geography of Mesopotamia

* Ancient Sumer - What are the themes of history found in this civilization?

October 4-8

* Religion in Mesopotamia: Create a sensory image map of polytheism: Read about Gilgamesh

* Government in Mesopotamia- the story of Sargon I

*Interactive Notebook Due!

* ABCs of Mesopotamia - Work on your project

October 28 ABCs of Mesopotamia due

October 29 - Unit Test

Power Points to View

http://www.mrhammond.org/socialstudies/mesopotamis/SS031.ppt

Powerpoints on ALL aspects of Mesopotamia: Go to http://ancienthistory.pppst.com/mesopotamia.html

ANCIENT SUMER - stop and tour a bit

Watch me first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud0dmadqc0w

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/index.html Mesopotamia for Kids

Places to Visit on the Tour

Videos to Watch

Ancient Mesopotamia (lots of information) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wksHEDgBRnM

Ancient Mesopotamia - picture tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpL50JmQs8M

What flood? Gilgamesh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKZhd3mJeBE

Learning to write - how did they do that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKqGpsU91cE

Treasures from Iraq (once Mesopotamia) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-sN1PuTyM0&NR=1

Royal Tombs of Ur http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4uuoHc6k9w&feature=related

Ziggurat?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QziF7f87EZ8&feature=related

Sumer - How did they do that? Inventions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il7ckcjQg6c&feature=related

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Read Our Letters from Mesopotamia-Click on the Scribe

Interactive Games

http://mesopotamia.lib.chicago.edu/interactives Here you can go on a dig, visit a house in Jarmo, see early clay tablets, cylinder seals, and an ancient pull toy- videos and artifacts! Lots to see here!

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/tombs/challenge/cha_set.html Play the Royal Game of Ur

ABCs OF MESOPOTAMIA PROJECT

Students in all four blocks created an ABC project representing Mesopotamia. Some students did an alphabet book, some a quilt, and some posters. Here are a few of the projects. I will add more this week so check back to see if your project is not published.

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