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Name: Ancient Mesopotamia Internet Scavenger Hunt 1.) Find a map of Mesopotamia that shows the ancient cities of the region. List three cities that you can find. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/home_set.html. a. _________________ b. _________________ c. _________________ 2.) Define the word “Mesopotamia”. Mesopotamia: 3.) Cunieform was made up of hundreds of word signs that were "________________" due to the shape of the reed pen, or _____________ that was used. The Sumerians wrote _________________on that would either be dried in the sun or fired in_______________ to make the writing permanent. http://itss229.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html. 4.) The Code of Hammurabi: Law # 55: If a farmer opens his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water floods the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay ___________________. http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm. 5.) List the six contributions of the Sumerians. a. d. b. e. c. f. http://itss229.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html. 6.) The Ancient Israelites obeyed the Ten Commandments. Fill in the blanks according to the first commandment. From the Bible: “Then God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of __________________, out of the house of _______________; you shall have no other gods before me…’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments. 7.) Write your name using the Phoenician alphabet. http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/alpha.html.