PPT-Sumerian

Artworks Worshipper Statuettes Victory Stele of Naram Sin Ziggurat Sumerian The Sumerians were the people who transformed the vast flat lower valley between the Tigris amp Euphrates into the Fertile Crescent of the ancient world Sparsely inhabited before the Sumerians this area is now southern Iraq . Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, and others in the Fertile Crescent. 9. th. Grade Integrated Honors. Mr. Coia. Key Terms. Mesopotamia. : An ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. Probably settled before 5000 B.C., the area was the home of numerous early civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. . Your teacher: Robert Fitzpatrick. Class Rules. Only one person talks at a time. . When somebody speaks in class, be a respectful, engaged listener. . Use the bathroom before class. . Treat others and your surroundings as you would like to be treated. . Sumerian and American. By . Sarah Brase. interdiction. Is Mesopotamia a civilization? They need a stable food supply, a complex social structure, a government system, a religious system, and a highly developed arts, technology and a written language. Do they have these things to make a civilization? Read to find out.. Warm-up: Thursday. (write “Lab” for Wednesday). http://www.timemaps.com/history. Create a title for each picture. Take notes around the picture. How to complete your notes. The Ancient Middle East (3200 B.C-500 B.C). Euphratic. 28 Oct. 2014. The Issues. When did the Indo-European (i.e. Indo-Anatolian) . continuum. end? . Alternatively, when did Indo-European . migrations. begin? . Where was the (final) Indo-European . Do Now #11. Hammurabi’s Code:. is known as the first set of laws.. Were these laws fair in your opinion? (Use examples) Could you live in a society that had to follow these laws?. Reminder: fingers cut off, put to death, hair shaved, eye for an eye . Lands facing the Mediterranean Sea and the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Aka Mesopotamia, means “the land betweeen the two rivers”. Geography. Advantages. Fertile land . Good for farming. By Mr. Zindma. n. Unit 2. 1. Section 1: Geography and the Fertile Crescent. 2. Essential Question. : How did geography influence the development of civilization in Southwest Asia?. The Big Idea: . . Sumeria. Section 2: The Rise of Sumer. The Big Idea. The Sumerians developed the first civilization in Mesopotamia.. Main Ideas. The Sumerians created the world’s first advanced society. .. Looking at Sumerian history and government. Section 3: Sumerian Achievements. The Big Idea. The Sumerians made many advances that helped their society develop.. Main Ideas. The Sumerians invented the world’s first writing system. . Advances and inventions changed Sumerian lives.. 5.1 Introduction. Focus on Sumerian culture.. In 1800’s archeologists bean finding artifacts in Mesopotamia.. By studying artifacts the archeologists have learned about Sumer.. One artifact is the Standard of Ur.. STANDARD SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE. ELEMENT Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society, with attention to Hammurabi’s law code. what is now the country of Iraq.. Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called the Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many civilizations started. The shape is somewhat similar to a crescent (think of a crescent roll, or a crescent-shaped moon).. The . Kharsag. Tablets. Edmund Marriage. Extract from Learning from History Part 16. Delving deeper into the detailed evidence to add knowledge to my previous presentations. www.goldenageproject.org.uk.