Week Work Monday Create a model of the Harvard outline using the following words Main topic Sub topic Detail 1 Detail 2 Sub topic 2
Communities Communities: a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage Ex: Milwaukee primarily Americans who live in the municipality of Milwaukee Typically English speaking
Iraq Traditionally a small farming community Post 1950’s a transition from a rural society to an urban society Rural: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Urban: of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town
Iraq As of % of Iraqi’s lived in urban areas The capital of Iraq, Baghdad, is the largest urban area Other large urban areas include Mosul, Basra, Irbil, Najaf, and Kirkuk
Baghdad Founded AD 762 by Abu Jafar ak Mansur Originally named Madinat as Salam which translates to the City of Peace Baghdad was center of the Islamic world from
Baghdad In the 1200’s Baghdad was sacked by Mongols It was never rebuilt to its previous glory Ottomans from 1500’s to early 20th Century allowed Baghdad to decline
Modern Day After Iraq’s independence in 1948 a period of construction and modernization began Oil sales in the 1960’s and 1970’s spurred growth Iran-Iraq War halted construction
Baghdad 800 square miles 1/4 of Iraq’s population Mosque, Shrines, Cultural Capital On Tigris river
Center of Industry
Center of Government
Harvard Outline Baghdad Description
Week Work Tues Why is Baghdad the largest urban center in Iraq? What is the original name of Baghdad? What is the difference between rural and urban?
Mosul Second largest city Located in north West bank of Tigris Famous for textiles
Mosul In ancient times known as Ninevah Inhabited for over 6,700 years Inhabited: occupied; lived in or on Most prosperous city under Ottoman rule
Mosul Nebi Yunus a Mosque is believed to contain the tomb of Jonah Near Tikrit the birth place of Saddam Hussein
Harvard Outline and a 1 page summary
Wed Week Work Where is Mosul? What was Mosul’s former name? Where was Saddam Hussein born?
Basra Located in S.E. Iraq It’s the main port for the city Located on the Shatt Al Arab 75 miles from the Persian Gulf
Basra Founded in 636 by Caliph Umar Near the ancient city of UR 3rd largest city Near oil fields and center for refining
Basra Destroyed in first Gulf War Shiite revolted against Saddam Republican Guard put down revolt City of strategic importance
BASRA Harvard outline rld/iraq/basrah.htmhttp:// rld/iraq/basrah.htm
Thur Week Work What city is key to oil refining? Why is Basra an important city for Iraqi shipping? What ancient city is near UR?
Find a newspaper article on each of the following cities Basra, Mosul, Baghdad Write 8-12 sentence summary of the articles Post your summaries on
Week Work Friday Choose either Basra, Mosul,or Baghdad write 8-12 sentence description of the city
Irbil Served as capital of Kurdistan 50 miles east of Mosul Large commercial region Population 865,000
Kirkuk Population 756,000 Located in the North west Most residents are Kurds 5,000 years old Economic importance bc it is located on an oil pipeline
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