Over the winter holidays, you will be working on a project related to the our GD unit on Mesopotamia. The project outline, rubric and suggested websites are in the attached.
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Over the winter holidays, you will be working on a project related to the our GD unit on Mesopotamia. The project outline, rubric and suggested websites are in the attached.
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Click here to learn and understand more about Hammurabi and his code of laws. There are 282 codes or laws etched onto a tall stone pillar. The phrase 'an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth' illustrates the Mesopotamians' view on justice and fairness. Do you agree? Post your thoughts here. Click on the following links to compare and contrast maps of ancient Mesopotamia and what the area looks like today. Mesopotamia - The British Museum Thank you for all your hard work on making this charity event such a successful one! Final number of knitted sqaures is 266!! WOW! Make your own photo slideshow at Animoto. In the following week, you will be asked to choose a topic of interest and become and 'expert' in it. After deciding which topic area you are interested in learning more about, you may find the following websites useful to your research. Mesopotamia at mrdowling.com Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids Kidpede - Early Dynastic Mesopotamia Kidskonnect Historylink101 Kidsnewsroom Sumer - Crystalinks Kidspast Mesopotamia, where present day Iraq is located, is also referred to as the 'Fertile Crescent'. Why do you think this is so? This time period in history is also known as the 'Cradle of Civilization'. Why do you think this is so? Click here to find out more about this exciting time period in history. |