1. Coach D HDJ Algonquin IL 2011 Coach D HDJ Algonquin IL 2011

3. Indo-European Migrations: The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents” (Psychological effect?)

4. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”

5. Sumerians

6. Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Believed gods punished humans>Why?

7. Mesopotamian Trade “Cultural diffusion- the spread of knowledge and technology to other regions”

8. Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing

9. Cuneiform Writing

10. Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”

11. Gilgamesh

12. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet: Flood Story

13. Ziggurat at Ur  Temple  Man made “Mountain for the Gods keep em ” (harvest)  Temple  Man made “Mountain for the Gods keep em ” (harvest)

14. Mesopotamian Harp

15. Board Game From Ur

16. Sophisticated Metallurgy Skills at Ur Iron for Weapons!

17. Sargon of Akkad and Nebuchadnezzar: The World’s First Empire builders[Akkadians]

18. The Babylonian Empires

19. Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.] Code

20. Hammurabi, the Judge Punishment was Physical Impalings, burnings dismemberment drownings

21. Babylonian Math

22. Babylonian Numbers

23. ARCHITECTURE ARCH - Tension and CompressionARCH - Tension and Compression KeystoneKeystone

24. Gate of Ishtar (Berlin)