Week 5
By: Isabella MitchellSeptember 2013
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The Mesopotamian Culture Put a picture here
Centers of PopulationWhat to include:
Did they have cities or small villages, What was the first known empire and it’s capitol, etc.
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
Myths of the World: The Ancient Mesopotamians, Cradle of Civilization pgs 17-19
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Villages or cities?
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1st known Empire
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Capitol of _________
Written worksWhat to include:
What was the first writing like? How did it develop? Did they have long stories or just short things? What are some examples?
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
The Sumerians: Writing, pgs 12-13
Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia,-The Story of Writing, pg 12-13
The first writing looked like this
It developed from ____ to ______
Ancient writers wrote ______
• Some examples of their writing are
Arts and SciencesWhat to include:
What was their jewelry and pottery like? What kind of metal working did they do? Did they have math or Astronomy? What kind of medicine did they have?
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
Ancients in their own words: Mesopotamians-Mesopotamian Medicine pg 16-19
The Sumerians: Writing, pgs 12-13
Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia,-Crafts and Technology pg 28-29
Facts at your fingertips: Ancient Mesopotamia- Builders and Traders pg 14-15
Jewelry and pottery
Metal working
Math and Astronomy
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Medicine
OccupationsWhat to include:
Did they farm? Did they have specialization? Did they trade? Did they have architects, builders, etc.?
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
The Sumerians: Architects and Builders pgs 38-39, & 46-51
Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia,-Crafts and Technology pg 28-29
Facts at your fingertips: Ancient Mesopotamia- The first farmers pg 12-13
Farming
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Specialization
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Trade
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Architects and Builders
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Inventions and AchievementsWhat to include:
What do you think their greatest achievements were?
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
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Government and Religious beliefsWhat to include:
Who ruled? What kind of religion did they have (polytheism, atheism…)? What was their relationship with their god(s)? What were the temples like?
Always cite your resources.
Where to look for facts:
Myths of the World: The Ancient Mesopotamians, Government and society pgs 21-23
The Sumerians: Government, pgs 16-17
(Kings, Gods, Dictators, Pharaohs) Ruled
The Sumerians were (poly, pan, a, mono) theistic
They were (afraid of, happy with, in love with, jealous of, etc) their gods
Their temples were (shape, size, made out of, etc)
Egyptian Pyramids
• How related to gods
• Shape and size
• Uses
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Sumerian Towers
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Comparing Egyptian Pyramids and Sumerian Towers
The Cradle of CivilizationWhy do scholars use this term for the fertile crescent?
What is a cradle?
What is a civilization?
Explain why you think they would use this term to describe the area. Think about how a baby grows from the cradle to maturity, and how that relates to the civilizations.
Cradle:
Civilization:
Scholars used this term because
The most surprising thing I learned about the Mesopotamians
Fact #1 Fact #2
Supporting information Supporting information
The Mesopotamians were most like the Egyptians in these ways:
Fact #1 Fact #2
Supporting information Supporting information
The Mesopotamians were very different from the Egyptians in these ways:
Fact #1 Fact #2
Supporting information Supporting information
Gilgamesh Put a picture here
Epic?Look up the term Epic and include the definition. Does Gilgamesh fulfill that definition? Why or why not?
Epic Gilgamesh
3 Main CharactersList them and describe each in a sentence or two. Character #1
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Character #2
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Character #3
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Gilgamesh v. JesusGilgamesh Jesus
___% man
___% god
Personality
The gods v. God The gods God
Personality
Lead through love or fear?
Main points of conflictWhat are the 3 main points of conflict in the story?
#1
#3#2
Thinking deeper
No right or wrong- just what you think.
What do you think are the messages of the epic?
What are the similarities and differences between this story and Biblical stories?
What does the story say about the values of the Sumerian culture? How are Men, Women, Leaders, and Friends viewed?
The messages of Gilgamesh
Similarities and differences
between Gilgamesh and the Bible stories
What the story of Gilgamesh
says about how the Sumerians
viewed:
Men
Women
Leaders
Friends
Bible Survey Put a picture here
GeographyInclude some maps (you may want to add some slides)
http://www.bible-history.com/maps/4-Abraham-journey-2.jpg
http://www.bible-history.com/maps/maps/mesopotamia_trade.jpg
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/map-01.html
http://classic.scriptures.lds.org/en/biblemaps/map9.jpg
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/journey-of-abraham-to-promised-land-and-egypt.gif
Read Mesopotamia and the Bible Lands introduction on pg 5.
The Tower of BabelWhat to include:
Where is the story told in the Bible?
Why did they build it?
What did God say? What did God do?
What happened next?
(Bible reference)
(What the people
did)
(Why did they do
it?)
(What God said about
it)
(What happened)
Promises PromisesWhat is a promise?
Why do people make promises?
What are some ways that people seal their promises?
Where does the idea for promise making come from?
Ruth 4:7: Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction.
1 Kings 21:8: So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.
Jeremiah 34:18-19 : Those who have violated my covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces.
Definition of a promise:
People make promises to
In the Bible, people would ____ to seal their promise
The idea for promise making comes form
The Promises of God to Abraham
Promise #1: Genesis 12:1-3
Did Abraham have to do anything?
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If Yes, What would happen if
he didn’t?
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Was this a promise or a
formal covenant?
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Promise #2: Genesis 15:12-
21
Did Abraham have to do anything?
Answer
If Yes, What would happen if
he didn’t?
Answer
Was this a promise or a
formal covenant?
answer
Promise #3: Genesis 17:1-21
Did Abraham have to do anything?
Answer
If Yes, What would happen if
he didn’t?
Answer
What is different between this and
#2?
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From Noah to Abraham to MosesWhat to include:What did God promise each man?What did God have to do, and what did the people have to do? What would happen if the people did not do their part? Does God ever break a promise? Where to look:
#1 Genesis 6:18-21, 9:9-17, #2 Genesis 15:18, 17:1-21, #3 Exodus 6:4-5, 19:1-9
Noah
God promised him
Abraham
God promised him Moses
God promised him
Lessons from AbrahamWhat to include:
What are some lessons that the Israelites could have learned form Abraham?
What can we learn from him?
Did he ever make mistakes?
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Lessons from SarahWhat to include:
What are some lessons that the Israelites could have learned form Sarah?
What can we learn from her?
Did she ever make mistakes?
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Abraham and the IsraelitesAbraham’s Journey The Israelites Journey
Culture around him
Set apart?
Promised land?
Mistakes?
Did he ever see His descendents possess the promised land?
Works Cited
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