Ancient mesopotamia timeline reading comprehension worksheet this timeline briefly outlines the major events of ancient mesopotamia in chronological order. General introduction to mesopotamia geography of mesopotamia the name mesopotamia means, the land between the rivers. Ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia. Many civilizations have existed in mesopotamia, some of them at the same time. Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the tigriseuphrates river system, corresponding to modernday iraq, kuwait, the northeastern section of syria, and to a much lesser extent southeastern turkey and smaller parts of southwestern iran see the fact file below for more information on the ancient mesopotamia or alternatively, you can download our 19page. Ancient mesopotamia theme unit free worksheets and math.
Mesopotamia cuneiform activity cuneiform translation use the cuneiform decoder below to get some practice translating ancient sumerian writing. The sumerians were the first to make wheeled vehicles. Fertile crescent mesopotamia citystate dynasty cultural diffusion polytheism empire hammurabi 1 identifying problems and solutions use a chart to identify. Located within the borders of todays iraq, turkey, and syria, this fertile ground was the birthplace of the earliest known civilization on earth.
They had similar governments and cultures, but spoke different languages. This threepage pdf file focuses on the contribution of cuneiform, the earliest form of writing, by the sumerian civilization. Historians are divided on when the sumerians arrived in the area, but they agree that the population of sumer was a mixture of linguistic and ethnic groups that included the earlier inhabitants of the region. Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the tigriseuphrates river system, corresponding to modernday iraq, kuwait, the northeastern section of syria and to a much lesser extent southeastern turkey and smaller parts of southwestern iran. Sumer is the ancient name for southern mesopotamia. Chapter 3 ancient mesopotamia 6th grade social studies. Cuneiform translation cuneiform your job is to translate this ancient language to discover some famous people and places in ancient mesopotamia. Modern china itself is a huge geographical expanse.
This quiz and worksheet will help you understand why and how these cultures thrived. Sumerian religion, priests, and temples sumerian religion sumerians believed that humans were put upon this earth to serve the gods. The epic of gilgamesh is among the earliest known works of literature. In this unit, students will begin an exploration into the earliest human civilization. Using the questions worksheet given out in class click on the following links to read, find the correct answers, and then record down your answers. Ancient sumer this teachers pack has been created to encourage and enable teachers of children at key stage 2 to choose ancient sumer for their world history study. The words you need to find are listed to the right of the word search. Mesopotamia cuneiform decoding esl worksheet by jennifer. In each sumerian citystate, the ruler was responsible for maintaining the city walls and irrigations systems. Each city had its own patron god or goddess and a ruling priest or priest king sumerian innovations include irrigation, writing, the wheel, mathematics, laws, astronomy and architecture. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.
Ancient mesopotamia timeline reading comprehension worksheet. This history, in which a vast area populated by diverse ethnic. The sumerians knew they had to control the twin rivers. A multilevel english curriculum featuring cartoon animated videos, engaging games, interactive tests and a progress tracker. Sumer eridu ur umma lagash nippur kish asia fertilesoildepositedbyrivers sumerianculturalarea moderncoastline n s e w 0 0 75 150 kilometers. To the south, these foothills flatten into plains that stretch southeast toward the persian gulf. If the tigris river flooded, for example, and a whole village was destroyed, that meant humans had not been successful at keeping the gods happy. For the first time, people began to control their physical environment. The message says, the sumerians invented cuneiform. Free printable decipher the code puzzle worksheet for world history scroll down to print pdf 1. A b c d ur, uruk, and urnma babylonia, nineveh, and assyria, sargon, hammurabi, and nebuchadnezzar gilgamesh, israel, and mesopotamia. Originally the sumerians lived in the southern part of mesopotamia and the akkadians lived in the northern part. Ancient sumer was the first recorded civilisation in world history. People by the euphrates river begin to irrigate crops.
The development of this civilization reflects a settlement pattern that has occurred repeatedly throughout history. Their c ontracts make an interesting wall display and each contract reflects life in ancient mesopotamia. Today, i cover the art of ancient sumer which is one of the first ever civilizations and responsible for a lot of our historys firsts. Worksheets are mmeessooppoottaammiiaa, ancient sumer, the middle east beginnings sumerbabylonassyriapersia, early civilizations and the sumerians, the sumerians, unit one reading passages ancient mesopotamia 1b ancient, lesson plan for strategies the. The sumerian civilization lasted more than three thousand years, but in time the sumerians lost their influence. As in egypt, mesopotamia, and along the indus river, chinese civilization began within a major river valley. Displaying all worksheets related to sumerian civilization. Known as the cradle of civilization, mesopotamias history spans five millennia, and this quizworksheet combo will help you test your understanding of the major. Actually, mesopotamia was an area, not a civilization.
When you correctly select a word from the puzzle, the word will be crossed off the list and a green checkmark will appear next to the word. T i g r i s r i v e r e u p h r a t e s riv e r n i l e r i v e r a r a s r i v e r jordan river k a r k h e h r i v e r syrian desert z a g r o s m o u n t a i n s arabian peninsula 40e 30 n 40 n m. A logogram is a reading of a cuneiform sign which represents a word in the spoken language. Contributions of the sumerians worksheet for 6th grade. The object of the game is to find all the terms from ancient mesopotamia hidden in the word search grid.
People talk about mesopotamia as if it were a single civilization or culture. The high point of this final era of sumerian civilization was the reign of the third dynasty of ur, whose first king, urnammu, published the earliest law code yet discovered in mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia activities and projects for elementary. Sumerian civilization worksheets lesson worksheets. Yet, none of them were as old as the sumerian civilization in mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia akkadian empire the akkadian empire was the first empire to rule all of mesopotamia. An epic is a long poem that tells the story of legendary or heroic people or gods.
Citystates in mesopotamia springfield public schools. They used earth and water to make bricks for building. A message from ancient sumer simon clemensons tattoo is a sumerian inscription written in early cuneiform signs. However, within the entries, the sumerian or akkadian name is used as appropriate, depending on the sources or periods referred to. A multilevel english curriculum featuring cartoon animated videos, engaging games, interactive tests and. It was composed of several independent citystates, each with its own religion, laws, language, and government.
Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. Thus the goddess istar akkadian, for instance, is dealt with under her sumerian name inana. During this time, students will focus their attention on the core concepts of. Like most epics, the first stories of gilgamesh bega n as oral stories handed down by word of mouth. Mesopotamia 101 grades 911 the sumerian civilization grades 911 assyria grades 911 the first dynasty of babylon grades 911 the neobabylonian empire grades 911 science and technology medicine in mesopotamia grades 57 mathematics in mesopotamia grades 68 skywatching in mesopotamia grades 79 more on mesopotamia. Around 4000 bce, this huge area contained an almost infinite number of ethnic groups and languages. Hundreds of years after the poets first spoke of gilgamesh. Ive had some great responses to my new video series, 5minute art history, so i have filmed some more episodes. This rich soil allowed sumerian farmers to grow many grains and vegetables.
Ancient mesopotamia internet resources webquest homework helper research links internet activities quizzes maps test practice current events go to for chapter3 ancient mesopotamia 5000 b. Geography of mesopotamia northern mesopotamia includes the foothills of the taurus and zagros mountain chains. Although the history of mesopotamia in the strict sense of the term only begins with the inscriptions of sumerian rulers around the 27th century b. In this sumerian worksheet, 6th graders are instructed to read pages in a time trek textbook, then complete 28 questions about the sumerian s contributions.
The babylonian culture lasted from about 1770bc to about 1595bc. They identify what part of the country was the heart of mesopotamia. How did the development of agriculture allow people to support themselves. Today, most of it is located in the country of iraq. It concludes with a sketch of a number of theo logical, ethical, and literary ideas of the sumerians which seem. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. In this geography worksheet, students read about ancient mesopotamia and respond to five short answer questions that follow. Analogies printable mix of fillins and multiple choice questions mixed analogies. Mesopotamia cuneiform activity reading comprehension one of the skills you are working on this year is active reading. Primary school terms writing sheet free to print pdf file world history ancient near east ancient near east miscellany this free printable worksheet can be used to supplement an early elementary unit on the ancient fertile crescent. Halloran the following lexicon contains 1,255 sumerian logogram words and 2,511 sumerian compound words. Culture and society in ancient mesopotamia the walls of babylon and the temple of bel or babel, by 19thcentury illustrator william simpson. A pictographic b alphabetic c numeric d ancient egyptian which are the names of some of the first citystates of sumer. The first cuneiform writings were pictographssymbols that represented an entire word.
The babylonians formed a centralized government under king hammurabi. After 1900 bc, when another population, the amorites, conquered all of mesopotamia, the sumerians lost. Informational text about the topic, filled with concise facts about the topic. Mesopotamia was an ancient area in the middle east. The invention of writing the sumerians invented many things that were passed onto other civilizations perhaps the most important new invention was writing cuneiform the worlds first writing system invented by the sumerians sumerians wrote on clay tablets with a sharp tool called a stylus clip art. Mesopotamia this unit will last approximately 3 weeks. Download our worksheet and fact file collection today. Cuneiform, the sumerian system of writing, was based upon symbols that were marked in clay. They use the cuneiform alphabet to decode the message.
The rivers that wind through mesopotamia are the tigris and euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia worksheets english lessons for kids videos, printables, games, online tests teach kids with an engaging blended english program. Ancient sumer was a conglomeration of city states located in the southern part of mesopotamia, in the region where the rivers tigris and euphrates meet. Each sumerian citystate had a distinct social hierarchy. Eventually, the sumerians added abstract symbols or signs to represent specific letters, numbers, and parts of a word. This printable is a worksheet for students to become familiar with the general look of cuneiform writing. Ancient egyptian and mesopotamian agriculture relied on two important rivers. This quizworksheet combo will test your comprehension of. Use your highlighted, underlined, and annotated classroom copy of the mesopotamia cuneiform lesson to get more practice with that.
Give each a list of ancient sumerian inventions including the wheel, the sailboat, the first written laws, hammurabis code, the plow, bricks for ovens and homes. Worksheets are mmeessooppoottaammiiaa, ancient sumer, the middle east beginnings sumerbabylonassyriapersia, early civilizations and the sumerians, the sumerians, unit one reading passages ancient mesopotamia 1b ancient, lesson plan for strategies the achievements of the, mesopotamia the worlds earliest. For the goddess inanna, his lady, urnammu the mighty man, the king of ur, the king of sumer and akkad, built her temple. This quiz worksheet combo will help check your understanding of the lesson on the civilizations after the fall of the sumerians.
This contributions of the sumerians worksheet is suitable for 6th grade. Students examine the sumerian and babylonian civilizations. The sumerians used 918189712091514 to water their fields. Oct 07, 2015 ive had some great responses to my new video series, 5minute art history, so i have filmed some more episodes.
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