Mesopotamia Name: ___________ Date: ____________ Page 1 burrito journal

page 2: Glue vocabulary sheet here

Glue map on page 3: Follow directions Color outlines of the rivers blue. Shade the area between the two rivers green to illustrate the fertile area and color surrounding area brown.

Page 4: glue map questions here & Answer the questions in complete sentences

Page 5: copy the following foods down Page 5: copy the following foods down. using a laptop, draw a picture of the following foods from mesopotamia Figs Cucumbers Onions Pomegranates Lettuce Turnips Almonds Rice Chickpeas Fish Wheat

Invention worksheet: cut out inventions and paste on page 6

Write the following on page 7 Where would we be without the wheel? And other inventions from Mesopotamia. Answer in two complete sentences:

Write the following on page 8 The first form of writing was called ______________________. Write your name in ancient writing. First Name: Last Name:

Glue the cuneiform alphabet on page 9

Page 10: copy down the following. Refer to page 6 for the answers. Do you like the sound of a guitar makes? Thank the Ancient Sumerians. They invented the first __________________ instruments, such as the harp and guitar. A __________________ greatly changed the life of the Sumerians. It helped the people record the date, month, and year. Mesopotamians were also the first to use an ______________ when construction buildings. This allowed them to build structures taller and heavier.

Page 11. Copy down the following. The Mesopotamians were the first _____________________ in the Fertile Crescent. They used the _________________ when planting crops. The Assyrians made the first __________________ from animal skins to help them float across rivers. Mesopotamians were the first to use the _______________ for transportation. The Assyrians were the first to use a piece of glass to magnify an object, that means to look bigger. It is called a __________.

Page 12. Copy down the following. Which of the accomplishments of the Mesopotamians do you think important? Why? Write a short paragraph discussing your conclusions.

Glue Hammurabi’s Codes 1 -6 here

Glue Hammurabi’s Codes 7 - 12 here

Based on the laws, what can we learn about Babylonian society Based on the laws, what can we learn about Babylonian society? Glue Questions 1 & 2 here

Based on the laws, what can we learn about Babylonian society Based on the laws, what can we learn about Babylonian society? Glue Questions 3 & 4 here