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Ancient Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia <<mehs uh puh TAY mee uh>> was the ancient region where the world's
earliest cities were built. Mesopotamia included the area that is now eastern Syria,
southeastern Turkey, and most of Iraq. The main part of the area was the land between
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The name Mesopotamia comes from a Greek word
meaning “between rivers.”
Around 5,500 years ago, a group of people arrived in this region. The area in which they
lived became known as Sumer, and the people were called Sumerians. The Sumerians
invented the world's first system of writing. They also built the first cities.
"Mesopotamia." World Book Kids World Book, 2011. Web. 26 May 2011
Source: "Mesopotamia." World Book Kids World Book, 2011. Web. 26 May 201
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The Ziggurat of Ur
Source: The British Museum
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/explore/exp_set.html
Click the link above, then click each item in the picture you’ll find on the
site for more details about this ziggurat.
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The Royal Tombs of Ur
Source: http://www.answersingenesis.org/assets/images/articles/utp/chap2/tomb.jpg
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/tombs/home_set.html
Click the link to explore the tombs, read about how the tombs were
discovered, or play a game.
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Source: http://www.assyriatimes.com/images/gilgamesh.jpg
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/story/sto_set.html
Click above to read a cartoon version of the story of Gilgamesh.
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http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/home_set.html
Click above to learn about the Gods and Goddesses of
Mesopotamia, read a Mesopotamian myth, or play a
game.
Source: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/home_set.html
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Source: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/warfare/explore/exp_set.html
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/warfare/home_set.html
Click this link to find out what war was like for the Assyrians.
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http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/astronomer/home_set.html
What did the astronomers of Babylon do? Click the link above to find out.
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Source: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/trade/explore/exp_set.html
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/trade/home_set.html
What did the Mesopotamians trade? Click the link above to learn about a
merchant’s journey.
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http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/meso.html
Click this link to see art from Mesopotamia. Click on the art pieces to see
them bigger!
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Why do civilizations fall? Click the link below to find out what might have
happened to the Mesopotamians.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mesopotamia.html
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Click this link for lots of easy-to-read information about Mesopotamia.
Caution: there are lots of advertisements!
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientSumer.html