Let’s Explore Mesopotamia ...Updated 4/09

1. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/explore/exp_set.html
   Sometimes this site doesn't work! Who began escavating the ziggerat in Ur in 1923?
2. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/explore/exp_set.html
   What was the ziggurat of Ur called and what does the word mean?
3. http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/sumer.html
   Who were the three inventions of the people of Mesopotamia?
4. http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Games/cuneiform.html
   When was the last known cuneiform inscription written?
   Write number 15 and number 20 in cuneiform math
5. http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/gilgamesh.html
   Find TWO facts about the story.
6. http://www.becunited.co.uk/mesopotamia/Activities.html#Epic
   Look at the map from 2500 BC:
   Which city is closest to the Persian Gulf?
   Which river is closest to the Zagros Mts?
7. http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/SumerianMyth.htm
   People of Mesopotamia played musical instruments. What was the instrument shown on the clay tablet?
8. http://www.gamecabinet.com/history/Ur.html
   This ancient game was found in the tomb of which queen of Ancient Mesopotamia?
9. The people of Mesopotamia left behind may proverbs. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/2000sumer-proverbs.html
   Write the first proverb listed:
10. http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
    True or False: Women could be gods in ancient Mesopotamia True or False: Women in ancient Mesopotamia could own land and engage in business
11. Fun Site: Write your name in ancient cuneiform: http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi