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Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
The Ancient Middle East Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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1. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"
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Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE
The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”
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The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
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Sumerians
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Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic
Enki Innana Anthropomorphic Gods
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Mesopotamian Trade “The Cuneiform World”
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Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing
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Cuneiform Writing
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Deciphering Cuneiform
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Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”
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Sumerian Cylinder Seals
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Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh Epic Tablet: Flood Story
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Ziggurat at Ur Temple “Mountain of the Gods”
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The Royal Standard of Ur
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Mesopotamian Harp
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Board Game From Ur
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Sophisticated Metallurgy Skills at Ur
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Sargon of Akkad: The World’s First Empire [Akkadians]
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The Babylonian Empires
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Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.] Code
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Hammurabi, the Judge
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Babylonian Math
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Babylonian Numbers
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