'Cuneiform' presentation slideshows

Part 1: Mesopotamia Part 2: Egypt Theme: Comparing civilizations

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The Emergence of civilizations (@ 4000-3000 BCE)

The Emergence of civilizations (@ 4000-3000 BCE). EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS. Origins. Why Mesopotamia? Fertile Crescent/Tigris/Euphrates (pg 30) Where? Modern day Kuwait and Iraq. Who were first to arrive? Sumerians Disadvantages: unpredictable flooding (unlike Egypt)

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Anything in BLUE goes in your notes

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The Birth of Civilization

The Birth of Civilization. What is a Civilization?. Groups of individuals are usually seen as civilizations But nomadic peoples are not seen this way Unless you are the Mongols Anyone not living in civilizations are often called barbarians

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Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"

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Code-breakers: deciphering the languages and writing systems of the ancient world

Code-breakers: deciphering the languages and writing systems of the ancient world. Writing systems. Hieroglyphs: Egypt, Anatolia, Crete Cuneiform (Wedge-shaped script): Sumerian, Akkadian, Old Persian, Babylonian, Elamite, Luwian. Linear A (Syllabograms?) Unknown language Minoans not Greek

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Chapter 1- Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization

Chapter 1- Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization. Three Focuses: Locate and describe the Mesopotamian civilization in the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of early Meso . Civilization.

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Hero's and Cuneiform

Hero's and Cuneiform. Hero's. Think of Your favorite Hero What values does the hero express and show? What do those values say about our society? . Assignment. Write your own hero story

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Cuneiform

Cuneiform. Can you write your name?. C uneiform Numbers. Try a few mathematic equations using Sumerian numbers.

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