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Name:_________________________________ Date:______________ Per:____________ Western Civilization Mesopotamia Project You are an archaeological historian and are about to embark on a fantastic journey into the past to discover the mysteries of ancient Mesopotamia. Your goal is to achieve an understanding of what life was like, what the culture consisted of, how the government developed, details about the religious beliefs, the development of trade, the development of specialization and social classes, and how the first written language looked. You will discover that much of what we in the twenty-first century take for granted in our civilization has roots in the Mesopotamia of 5,000 years ago. You will be asked to explore a number of web sites and find specific information that you will use to perform a number of tasks that you will adapt into a finished project to be turned in. You will also be directed to a variety of web sites and will be asked to complete a variety of tasks. RULE #1: Do not copy and paste information from the internet! Put in your own words! RULE #2: You are to pick only 3 of the following 5 Tasks to complete for your “project”. TASK 1: Ancient Sumerian Society Go research the ancient Sumerian society. Write a one page, multi-paragraph report on their society. Include the following information: 1. Description of their Daily Life. 2. Description of the social classes – Describe each class. (This section could be several paragraphs) 3. Describe their religion. Below is a list of research sites. Classes of PeopleSumerian Society Daily Life Religion Social Classes Title this section, “Ancient Sumerian Society”. TASK 2: Ziggurats Go research ziggurats online. Write a one page, multipargraph report on ziggurats. Include the following information – 1. Explain what a ziggurat is. 2. How and why they were built. 3. How does the building function in the culture. How does it affect daily life? 4. Famous ziggurats On another page draw and label the parts of a ziggurat. Title these two pages “Ziggurats” TASK 3: The Code of Hammurabi Go to the Code of Hammurabi page found on this website. Create a page titled “The Code of Hammurabi”. On the Code of Hammurabi page are the laws of Hammurabi as translated from cuneiform. Select four laws and write them out. After each law, explain in your own words what the law means in today’s world. Do you know if there are simliar laws. Also go to the page “Hammurabi Situations”. Read each of the situations and see what Hammurabi declared. Answer this question after reading all of the situations and Hammurabi’s decisions on them, Why did Hammurabi’s laws and punishments seem so cruel to us? Give examples and reasons for your answer. In your answer think about our laws and how we create them. Do you think our laws are fair? Your answer should be multiple paragraphs. Title these two pages “The Code of Hammurabi”. TASK 4: Gods and Demons Go to http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html Read Gods and Demons of Ancient Mesopotamia. Create a page titled “God and Demons of Ancient Mesopotamia” and list the following gods and goddesses names: Enki, Gula, Isthar, Ninurta, and Anu. Explain who they were and what their power was. TASK 5: It Happened First in Mesopotamia Go to It Happened First in Ancient Mesopotamia http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_2955000/2955531.stm In this article are a number of “firsts” that Mesopotamians achieved. Select two of these and design a visual that depicts each of the achievements. The visual maybe drawn or you may bring in a model. On the title page describe how each could have been used during this time. Your visual should have labels, be colorful, and be accurate. Title this page “It Happened First in Ancient Mesopotamia”.