Ancient Mesopotamia

What is a ziggurat?

• Large temple towers that were believed to be the home of gods in ancient Mesopotamia

• A metal factory that the ancient people used to build the things they need

• The first known people of the world

• The rivers in Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia was located where?

• The United States

• Iraq

• France

• Africa

The Mesopotamian people established laws and a government, had schools (for some) and spent their days working as brick makers, farmers, and in other trades.

• True

• False

Draw a compass rose with N, E, S, W labeled

This week we learned about ___________.

Type 1-2 words that make you think of Ancient Mesopotamia.

Learning about Ancient Mesopotamia was fun!

• YES!!!

• No. :(

Write a sentence stating one fact you learned.

Create your own cuneiform symbol, draw and label it!

What is one of the earliest written languages?

• The American alphabet

• The Korean alphabet

• Cuneiform