'Ziggurats' presentation slideshows

WHAP Review #1

WHAP Review #1. Foundations Period: 10,000 BCE- 600 CE Mike Burns whap4fun@gmail.com American School of Doha Doha, Qatar April 2005. Foragers: Hunt & Gather Tied to nature Few possessions Egalitarian nature. Pastoralists: Domestication of Animals Mtns./low rainfall areas

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Egypt vs. Mesopotamia Drill

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The Cultural Achievements of Sumer

The Cultural Achievements of Sumer. WRITING . The Sumerians used CUNEIFORM to make trade easier. They wrote not on paper, but on clay tablets. . Originally the Sumerians had 2,000 symbols in the cuneiform alphabet. Over time they were able to reduce the number of symbols down to 700. .

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Art of Early Man

Art of Early Man. Prehistoric times through the Persian Empire. Art history begins with cave paintings of prehistoric man. The Paleolithic period lasted between 30,000 B.C. and 10,000 B.C . Paleolithic period is also known as the Old Stone Age .

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Mesopotamia Gods and Goddesses

Mesopotamia Gods and Goddesses. Temples. The Mesopotamians built ziggurats Ziggurats were big brick pyramids Different from Egypt (bigger) Believed the Gods and Goddesses lived in the sky The taller the ziggurat the better. Monsters. Mesopotamians believed in many monsters

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Mesopotamia

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The Sumerian Civilization

The Sumerian Civilization. SWBAT: Describe and explain the Sumerian Civilization. Aim: To examine the civilization of Sumer. Do Now: If you lived 5,000 years ago, where would you make your home? Would life be easy or hard? Why?. In what modern day country was the Fertile Crescent?.

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Mesopotamia

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History Timeline

History Timeline. Created by : T.D. 500,000 B.C. Fire was discovered It was needed for the spread of civilization It hurried the movements of early humans It allowed people to move into colder climates It allowed food to be heated almost anywhere. 7,000 B.C. Began using pottery

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Mesopotamia Scavenger Hunt

Mesopotamia Scavenger Hunt. By: Alejandra Contreras. River valleys.

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How did humans impact their Environment?

How did humans impact their Environment?. Madison Puccio Talent 21 2012. Our classes talent 21 project is about how the early civilizations impacted the environment. The five city states we did it on were after glacier age, early humans, early farmers, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

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The Cities of Sumer

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Ancient Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia. From City-States to Gilgamesh. Essential Questions. How did environment affect the early Mesopotamian civilizations, including culture and technology? How did the Mesopotamian system of city-states affect technology, culture, and modern Middle East relations ?

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Architecture

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Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia. Social. Patriarchy Social system which father is head of family Matriarchy Social system in which mother is head Women held an equal status, but could not be educated Hammurabi Leader of Babylonian Empire Est. legal code to unify all people

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Announcements

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Early Man

Early Man. Early man interacted with their environment by: Hunting animals No products wasted Gathered plants Used environment to make shelters Made weapons and tools of stone Made fire not lamps. Early Farmers. Early farmers interacted with their environment by:

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The First Civilization

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Creation Myths

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