Mesopotamia

MET Museum Mesopotamia Collection
1. Browse the Mesopotamia art collection, there are 2470 pieces in the collection, so take your time and look through the artifacts
2. write as many things as you can that you notice about what the art tells you about the culture
3. Using the list you created, write three "investigable" questions about Mesopotamia
http://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=mesopotamia






Where is Mesopotamia?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/mesopotamia_gallery_01.shtml
Mr. Donn: http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/index.html

British Museum: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

Ziggurats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat

Present Day Iraq
The Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein:
READ:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/connecticut/student/socialstudies/assets/saddam/presentation.html



Interactive Activities
Trade and Transport - Student Web Activity: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078688736/student_view0/unit1/chapter1/student_web_activities.html

Life in Old Babylonia: the Importance of Trade: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/life-old-babylonia-importance-trade

Why did Mesopotamia collapse?
http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mesopotamia.html