Mesopotamia WebQuest
Introduction Mesopotamia was important in making the world what it is today. Your task will be to go back in time to investigate and trace the impact Mesopotamia has had on our present day civilization. Task Research the inventions/innovations that were created by the early Mesopotamians. Select one of these inventions/innovations and create a Prezi/PPT presentation to teach your class why it was so important. Process 1. Look at the websites listed on the next page in the Resources section and make a list of the inventions that were created in Mesopotamia. 2. Pick one of the inventions that will be your focus. Research this invention and its creation, using the websites from the Resources section. You must answer the following questions about it:
Evaluation Submission date is Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, when you will be required to hand in or email :
Use the soft copy of this list on the portal/class blog and click on the links below to get to the websites. School Writing Writing Sumerians Laws More about Laws The Wheel City Cities Warfare Math Math Overview Babylon Numbers Calendar/Astronomy Irrigation More Irrigation Hotlist of links More good links Additional websites: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/ http://history-world.org/sumeria.htm Videos: http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1274824?related[search]=mesopotamia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2lL20SBiIk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85bdU0VU1j4&feature=related Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_situation_index.htm The following are some maps seen in class. They include and Ancient Map, an Ancient Cities Map and a Modern Political Map. Use the following maps for reference when you are making your ancient and modern day map. Make sur Review the Quizlet to test your understand of the different map features and what information we can learn from examining maps.
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