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 Directions: Follow the steps below to complete your Internet Adventure on

Mesopotamia. Use the web address typed below as your starting point for each of thequestions on this worksheet. 

http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/NEAREAST/homepg.html  

1. The Cradle of Civilization: First let’s review the term civilization.Read and follow the directions on the web-page. “Click on the objects below to explore

 some of these characteristics” - That means click on the artifacts!

a. Civilizations practice organized _______________________. Members of these religions

•  _________________________________________ 

 _ 

•  _________________________________________ 

 _ 

•  _________________________________________  _ 

b. Hit “Back ” - People living in cultures before writing was used are called

 ____________________. Ancient Near Eastern cultures wrote on clay tablets

in a "wedge-shaped" alphabet called _____________________.

c. Why did people begin writing? HINT: Click on the link “cuneiform”.

 ______________________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________ 

 __ 

d. Fill in the blanks: Children from wealthy families, usually_________, wereable to go to scribal school. These schools were called "__________", which

means "_________ _________." Hint: Who learned to write?

 

2.  People: Click on the “People” link on the bottom of the web page. Navigate the site

and answer the questions below.

a. Around 10,000 B.C. some people living in the ancient Near East discovered anew way of obtaining food - they began to grow grain and raise animals rather 

The first system

of writing was

developed. The

Sumerians

invented

Cuneiform.

Name(s)_____________ 

_____________ 

Core # _________ 

A

Mesopotamian

Odyssey.Your startin

point today!

START HERE

Do’s

&

Don’ts

Do yourbest!Don’t messaround inthe lab.Do readaboutcurrentevents!Don’t forget

Title: The Fertile CrescentCivilization: Mesopotamia (Iraq today)

Region: The Middle EastSource of Life: Tigris and Euphrates

RiversPeople: Sumerians, Babylonians,

Assyrians, Phoenicians, Israelites

Hey 7th

Graders –

Don’t

forget to

check ou

Mr.

Whitman

web-page

and the

cuneiform

online

translator

You can

print you

name in

cuneiform

and then

tape it to

your locke

or you ca

take it

home to

show mom

and dad.

Cool!

Have you

ever used

the

“control F”

command?

Give it a

try! When

searching

for

vocabulary

online this

can save

you a lot of 

time when

searching.

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than finding these food sources in the wild. What did this allow people to do that

was different from a nomadic way of life? (Use a complete sentence!)

 _________________________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________________________ 

 __ 

b. Artifacts Found:(click on the two objects archaeologists found in early

villages at the bottom of the web page): Describe each one below.i. Mortar & Pestle— 

 __________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________  __ 

ii. Sickle— 

 __________________________________________________  __________________________________________________ 

 __  

3. Daily Life: Click on “Daily Life” on the bottom of the web page. Navigate the site andanswer the questions below.

a. What material did the Mesopotamians use to construct their houses?

 ______________________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________ 

 __ 

b. Fill in the blank: _____________ is one of the most abundant and useful

artifacts that archaeologists use to study this time period? Now click on this

link and play the pottery matching game? Write something you learned below ______________________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________ 

 __ 

4. Mythology: Click on this link on the bottom of the web page. Navigate the site. Read

it carefully and then complete the web below.

a. Complete the web (graphic organizer) below on the Mythology of the ancientMesopotamians. You need a minimum of five facts. (One is done for you).

The Mythologyof Ancient

Meso otamia

The people living

in Ancient

Mesopotamiathought their gods

looked and

 behaved like theydid, but with

supernatural

 powers. Gods

usually had beards and wore a

horned crown or 

helmet.

Hey 7th

Graders –

Don’tforget to

check ou

Mr.

Whitman

web-page

and the

cuneiform

online

translator

You can

print you

name in

cuneiform

and then

tape it toyour locke

or you ca

take it

home to

show mom

and dad.

Cool!

Hey 7th Graders…don’t forget to check Mr. Whitman’s web-page this weekend for a chance at a prize if you can

solve the Cyber-sleuth History Mystery. Check it out @ http://historyrocksfms.blogspot.com/

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NOTE: When you are finished, put your paper in your folder and visit the following site(s): YES …

you my print your cuneiform translation…COOL HUH!!!

http://www.event12.com/babylonian/index.html --TRANSLATOR 

http://historyrocksfms.blogspot.com/

http://www.primarygames.com