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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:
- What was it?
- How was it used?
- Why was it invented?
- Draw a sketch/find a picture of it or something to do with it.
- How did this invention make life easier for the Mesopotamians?
- Explain how this invention changed the world today. (Would our world today be different without it?)
Evaluation
Submission date is Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, when you will be required to hand in or email :
- Any and all notes taken during your research
- Your presentation that is finished to perfection and shows that you have put a lot of effort into it
- List of all resources you have used (Bibliography)
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