Mesopotamia Scavenger Hunt This presentation will guide you through Mesopotamia. While on your journey, you will learn important information about the FIRST civilization of the world.

Welcome to the Fertile Crescent, known as "Mesopotamia" because it is located between two rivers. What two rivers, you ask? You will find out at some point during this scavenger hunt. Advance the presentation for further instruction… You will be following this slideshow to gain information and knowledge about Mesopotamia. This is an important session, for this is actually a major information gathering session.

Map of Mesopotamia: Before we begin, we must first get an understanding of our surroundings. Click here for: Map of Mesopotamia Page Label the following Items on your map: Tigris River Euphrates River Red Sea (Shade in blue) Mediterranean Sea (Shade in blue) Caspian Sea (Shade in blue) Persian Gulf (Shade in blue) Fertile Crescent (shade this area green) Akkad Sumer Babylonia Zagros Mountains (draw and color brown) Arabian Desert ********After you are done labeling your map, answer the questions in your packet.*********

Sumer For Mesopotamia, it all starts here, between the Tigris and Euphrates River. The first people to settle in Mesopotamia chose this spot because of the two rivers, which provided fertile land for farming. They called it "Sumer". Click on the link to learn about Sumer and answer the questions in your packet. Mr. Donn’s - Sumer Have I mentioned yet that Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates? Don't forget that.

Babylon and Assyria We are now in the Sea of Knowledge of Mesopotamia. I hope you can swim. I hope you brought your flippers and water wings. Use this site for Babylon and Assyria

In your packet use the Venn Diagram to compare Babylon and Assyria:

Daily Life of Mesopotamia The lives of the people of Mesopotamia were VERY different than that of the people of the Stone Age. Here, you will again use our good friend Mr. Donn and learn about a few aspects of daily life. For each task, locate that topic on Mr. Donn's site. Answer in your packet: 1. HOMES: Tell me 2 things about Mesopotamia's homes. 2. SCHOOL/EDUCATION: Who was only allowed to go to schools? What was their writing system called? What type of punishment would they get for not doing a perfect job? (MUCH different than our world.) 3. CLASSES OF PEOPLE: What were the four classes of people in Mesopotamia?

Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters Like many other places we will study this year, Mesopotamia has an elaborate religious belief system. They believe in MANY gods and goddesses, which means they are polytheistic. See this link for Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters ***Answer questions in your packet.***

Congratulations! You have made it to the end. In your packet tell me: FIVE (5) things you learned through this presentation. Write in paragraph form and make sure you tell me 5 things!