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Name:________________________ Block:_____________ Early Humans & Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Achievements of Ancient Mesopotamia Web Quest October 7, 2015 Directions: Using the link provided, please complete the questions and requirements. Please be sure to read and analyze each portion carefully. Focus Question: How did writing, architecture and art impact the development of Mesopotamian society? Web Quest Link: http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/7.10 TimeMaps: Timeline of Mesopotamia: Overview When did the first writing develop? How long did it take to fully evolve into cuneiform script? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Dig Into History Mesopotamia: Go to Dig Site Instructions: Read through About Archaeology and Field Training, then click on Get Started and Science and Inventions. Then, fly over the Imperial Capital and land on one of the dig sites. Questions: What did you find? Why was it important to the Mesopotamian culture? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sargon of Akkad Based on the reading, what do you think the Mesopotamian people liked about Sargon as a ruler? What might they have disliked? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Epic of Gilgamesh Believed to be the first great work of world literature, it has ________________________ lines and was written on _________ clay tablets. Gilgamesh, a legendary ________________, was the Babylonian ruler of the city of ___________. 1 Video About Cuneiform Why does the expert dissect the layer when examining the clay tablet on the computer screen? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Interactive Look at an Early Clay Tablet What do all the signs mean? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Who got to learn how to write in Ancient Mesopotamia? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ UPenn Site Please enter your name and initials and write your name in cuneiform in the space below Your Name: Explore a Scribe’s Life What was a reed stylus used for? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Video: Recreate the Construction of the Ziggurat of Ur There were ___________________ sandstone slabs and __________________________ sandstone blocks used. 2 Beijing World Art Museum Please choose three of the art pieces you like the most and discuss why you like them. 1______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Cone Mosaics Where are some of the most impressive mosaics found? What features make them so beautiful? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Cylinder Seals What materials were cylinder seals made of? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3
