Mesopotamia Project Mrs. Moser

My Mesopotamia Project World History Mrs. Moser 6th Grade Chateau Estates

It happened first in Mesopotamia Task 2 It happened first in Mesopotamia Go to this website to read about the “firsts” in Mesopotamia http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_2955000/2955531.stm Plow Irrigation Dikes Cuneiform Canals 12 month calendar Read the article about firsts in Mesopotamia Select 2 and design a visual that represents them

Go to this website and read the story Task 3 Cuneiform Go to this website and read the story http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/story/sto_set.html Answer the Questions below:

Task 5 The Code of Hammurabi http://mesopotamiaprojectist.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/task-5/ Go to the website Create a page titled  “The Code of Hammurabi”.  On the Code of Hammurabi page are the laws of Hammurabi as translated from cuneiform. Select four laws and write them out.  After each law, explain in your own words what the law means in today’s world.  Do you know if there are simliar laws?

Task 6 – Vocabulary Exercises Create a page titled “Vocabulary Exercises” Visit this website http://mesopotamiaprojectist.wordpress.com/important-vocabulary/ Copy the vocabulary words onto the page

Task 7 – Ziggurats Go to  ziggurats at the British Museum.  Write a one page, multi-pargraph report on ziggurats.  Include the following information - 1. Explain what a ziggurat is. 2. How and why they were built 3. How does the building function in the culture. How does it effect daily life? 4. Famous ziggurats

Ziggurat Page 2 Go to this website: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/home_set.html Draw and label a ziggurat Play the challenge game.  At the bottom of your ziggurat drawing, explain what you learned when you played the challenge game.

Go research astronomers at the British Museum. Task 8 – Astronomers Go research astronomers at the British Museum.  Write a one page, multiparagraph report on the astronomers in Mesopotamia.  Include the following information: 1. Who is Aplum? 2. What was Aplum’s job and what did he learn from his job? 3. Why was his job important to Babylonians? 4. What did Aplum need to do to add a month to the calendar? 5. Did the King accept the extra month?

Explore some of the texts of the scribes of Enuma Anu Enlil. Astronomers Page 2 Explore some of the texts of the scribes of Enuma Anu Enlil.  Describe what you learned in a paragraph.  Play the challenge game.  Explaine what you learned from the game.

Task 9 – Ancient Sumerian Society Visit these websites: Classes of PeopleSumerian Society Daily Life Religion Social Classes Write a one page, multiparagraph report on their society.  Include the following information: 1. Description of their Daily Life 2. Description of the social classes – Describe each class.     This section could be several paragraphs. 3. Describe their religion. 

Task 10 - Map Find a map of ancient Mesopotamia and one that is current. Do your best to redraw this map (don’t trace). Redraw the outlines of the current nations that occupy the area and label them. Label the major rivers, lakes, mountains, and other major geographical places, including oceans and seas. Label the capital cities of the nations with a star next to them. Using a colored pencil, outline and fill in the area that used to be ancient Mesopotamia over the modern day map. Label the civilizations that were there. Label the major cities of these civilizations with a dot next to them. Color in the oceans and other water sources with blue. Make the land area green. Label this “The Middle East, Then and Now” and include it with your packet.