River Valley Project. Get_group_file. ARVC Project.docx. Download. Çatalhöyük: Introduction. Introduction What are they excavating at Çatalhöyük?
Archaeologists are excavating the remains of a Neolithic town. 9,000 years ago, this place was one of the world's largest settlements. At a time when most of the world's people were wandering hunter-gatherers, as many as 10,000 people lived at Çatalhöyük. The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia: Emergence and Evolution.
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Why the Fertile Crescent? This first activity will introduce students to the part of the world where writing first developed- the area once called Mesopotamia, which was located in what is today the country of Iraq. The earliest cities known today arose in Mesopotamia, an area that is part of what is sometimes called the Fertile Crescent. What clues can we get from the geography of the region to explain why Mesopotamia became the “Cradle of Civilization”? Share with the students the British Museum’s introduction to Mesopotamia: Geography, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource The Oriental Institute: The University of Chicago.
Hammurabi's Code: What Does It Tell Us About Old Babylonia? Activity 1.
Hammurabi Speaks: A Simulation In this activity, students will begin to hypothesize what may have influenced Hammurabi's reign in Babylonia. In this exercise they will use what they have learned about Mesopotamia in the classroom, as well as the information presented here, in order to imagine what might prompt a ruler to write an organized set of rules. Students will participate in a simulation in 3-5 groups. Each group will play the role of a council of advisors to King Hammurabi. Ancient Near East Image Gallery.
Writesumer. Civilchart. World History Unit 1 - Mrs. Subert's Classroom Site.