PPT-History Alive Chapter 5 Was Ancient Sumer a Civilization?

51 Introduction Focus on Sumerian culture In 1800s archeologists bean finding artifacts in Mesopotamia By studying artifacts the archeologists have learned about Sumer One artifact is the Standard of Ur. And 57375en 57375ere Were None meets the standard for Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity for grade 8 Its structure pacing and universal appeal make it an appropriate reading choice for reluctant readers 57375e book also o57373ers students c. 8000 BC c. 3600 BC c. 3200 BC c. 2334 c. 1792 c. 539. Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . WRITING . The Sumerians used . CUNEIFORM. to make trade easier. . They wrote not on paper, but on clay tablets. . Originally the Sumerians had . 2,000 symbols in the . cuneiform alphabet. Over time they were able to reduce the number of symbols down . Brandon Mark, Chris . Charran. , Keara Pagniello, Sarah Ahmed and Sybil Tong. The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient . non-Semitic. inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the . 3200 B.C.-500 . B.C.. Section . Four. Egyptian Civilization. The ancient Egyptian civilization had an organized religion.. Ancient Egyptians believed . that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife. . Chapter 5. Civilization is a society that has developed arts and sciences and . organizations.. Until . 150 Years ago, Archeologist had no idea that Sumerian People had lived at all.. . Mid-19. th. . Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . Many settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the “Fertile Crescent.”. The Sumerians. The Sumerians took care of the rivers, building dikes, dams, and irrigation systems. . Mari. Overview . Period 1 Beginning to 600 B.C.E. . Paleolithic Age. Neolithic Age . Neolithic Revolution. River Valley Civilizations . Mesopotamia. Egypt. Indus Valley . Huang He river valley . Question 1. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2015. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Chinese Civilization.. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Based on what you have read about the Indus River Valley Civilization, what does it also have in common with the other civilizations we have studied? What are some things that made it unique? . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. Vocab: Fertile Crescent. Region of rich soil in the middle east, curving from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.. Vocab: Mesopotamia. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Name given to this region by the ancient Greeks meaning “between the rivers”. 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)..