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Who were the scribes that wrote in Sumerian and Akkadian in ancient Mesopotamia? Dr. Josh gives an introduction to these ancient bureaucrats and their craft. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging book, 'Ancient Mesopotamia...

This lesson pack on geography, economy and trade in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Lesson Plans - Mesopotamia's Geography - Resources & Trade Additional Materials - Open Questions / Essay Questions - Quiz Questions...

June 26, 2006 Walter Farber, Professor of Assyriology, University of Chicago From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center...

This lesson pack on empires and warfare in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Two Lesson Plans - Assyrian & Akkadian Empires - Mesopotamian Warfare Additional Materials - Open Questions / Essay Questions - Quiz...

This lesson pack on government and religion in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Three Lesson Plans - Rise of City States - Temples & Divine Kingship - Code of Hammurabi Additional Materials - Open Questions /...

This lesson pack on daily life in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Three Lesson Plans - Social Classes - Food, Fashion & Social Events - The Family Unit Additional Materials - Open Questions / Essay Questions...

The Story Begins from a Dead End August 25, 2015 was a very hot day of summer but its omen was a very promising one! That day, I was with my friend, Mr. Hashim Hama Abdulla, director of the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Iraq, walking in the main...

The polytheistic religion of ancient Mesopotamia was instrumental in shaping its government and held great significance in the lives of its people. Mesopotamian religion revolved around the belief that humans were created to work alongside...

This lesson pack on innovations and agriculture in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Two Lesson Plans - The Wheel & Advancements in Agriculture - Cuneiform, Literature & Libraries Additional Materials - Open Questions...

Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for what is sacred') is an organized system of beliefs and practices...