Mesopotamia

PPT we reviewed in class PDF of Ancient Mesopotamia PPT reviewed in class

[|Chloe M and Sara M extra credit-]

Check out the videos about The Mesopotamians!

QR Code Project Use the websites below AND their descriptions to create QR Codes to put out in the hallway with our Mesopotamian work.

[|Interactive map of Mesopotamia] [|video about Mesopotamia] Introduction to Mesopotamia [|video about the Code of Hammurabi] Learn about the Code of Hammurabi.

[|Ziggurat Website]- see images of ancient ziggurats and the ruins they are today.

[|Worshipper Statues] What is a worshipper statue and why did the ancient Mesopotamians use them? Learn the answer to this question and more with this interactive.

[|Early Clay Tablet] See how this early clay tablet used pictures to communicate.

[|Mesopotamian House]- Learn more about daily life over 8,000 years ago after examining this model of a house from the ancient Neolithic settlement of Jarmo.

[|Mesopotamian Art]

[|Sumerian Art]

Mesopotamian Agriculture Hop

Mesopotamian Agriculture Ham

[|Mesopotamian Location Hop]

Mesopotamian Religion Hop

Mesopotamian cultural and scientific contribution

[|Mesopatamian Religion Ham]

[|Mesopotamia Location Ham]

[|Mesopotamian Agriculture Utz]

[|Mesopotamian Government Utz]

[|Mesopotamian religion Utz]

Mesopotamia Location Utz

[|cultural and scientific contributions Utz]

[|Government of Mesopotamia Ham]

[|Government of Mesopatamia HOP]

[|Cultural and Scientific Contributions Ham]

//__**Project Evaluation**__// When you finish with your project (your whole group is finished), you may complete the project evaluation linked here. If you do not finish it in class, you will need to finish it at home for homework. This will count as part of your grade. Evaluations are due by the end of Thursday, 2/23.

//__**Mesopotamia Project - 2/17-2/22**__//

 * You will work in groups of 4-5 students to research and present information on an aspect of Mesopotamian life and how it has impacted our world today.
 * Once your group is established, you may [|sign up for your topic here]. There may be no more than one group per topic.
 * When you have chosen your topic and signed up, your group will need to choose your digital format for presentation. Your group will also do a paper poster. The same information can and should be used in both formats. For example, use the same pictures and the same text.
 * When these decisions have been made, you will need to assign specific tasks within your group, like who will research what, who will work on the paper poster and who will work on the digital project, who will find pictures, who will type information, etc.
 * Your poster and digital project will need to have pictures and text to completely explain your topic and show your level of understanding. You may NOT copy text from any source on the internet. You must write your paragraphs and captions in your own words.

Mrs. Hopkins will be looking for several things during this project. You will complete an evaluation on these items at the end of the project. **__Project is due on Weds. 2/22__**
 * Accurate and thorough information on your topic - see assignment page
 * Evidence of cooperative and collaborative group behaviors
 * Division of labor - each person doing his/her fair share
 * self direction and pacing - making sure you are completing work to meet deadline
 * Peer edit and support throughout project

[|Video Notes] - in case you don't have your notes from the first film shown in class on 2/3

[|video about Mesopotamia - viewed in class 2/14] [|video about the Code of Hammurabi - viewed in class 2/14]

[|Ziggurat Website]- see images of ancient ziggurats and the ruins they are today.

[|Utz Mesopotamia KWL] [|Ham Mesopotamia KWL] [|Hop Mesopotamia KWL]

Map of modern-day Iraq. Use this map to help you with the location of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Use this map of the Middle East to help you label water features in the Middle East. Also note that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through Iraq and into Syria and Turkey.

Go to the following website by the British Museum and read about the Geography of Mesopotamia. Then play the farming Challenge and learn what it was like for the farmers of Mesopotamia. [|Mesopotamia by the British Museum]