Page 1 burrito journal

MESOPOTAMIA

NAME: ___________DATE: ____________

PAGE 2: GLUE VOCABULARY SHEET HERE

1. Color outlines of the rivers blue.

2. Shade the area between the two rivers green to illustrate the fertile area and color surrounding area brown.

GLUE MAP ON PAGE 3: FOLLOW DIRECTIONS

PAGE 4: GLUE MAP QUESTIONS HERE & ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE

SENTENCES

1. Figs2. Cucumbers3. Onions4. Pomegranates5. Lettuce6. Turnips7. Almonds8. Rice9. Chickpeas10. Fish11. Wheat

PAGE 5: COPY THE FOLLOWING FOODS DOWN. USING A LAPTOP, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE

FOLLOWING FOODS FROM MESOPOTAMIA

INVENTION WORKSHEET: CUT OUT INVENTIONS AND PASTE ON PAGE 6

Where would we be without the wheel? And other inventions from Mesopotamia.

Answer in two complete sentences:

WRITE THE FOLLOWING ON PAGE 7

The first form of writing was called ______________________. Write your name in ancient writing.

First Name:

Last Name:

WRITE THE FOLLOWING ON PAGE 8

GLUE THE CUNEIFORM ALPHABET ON PAGE 9

Do you like the sound of a guitar makes? Thank the Ancient Sumerians. They invented the fi rst __________________ instruments, such as the harp and guitar.

A __________________ greatly changed the life of the Sumerians. It helped the people record the date, month, and year.

Mesopotamians were also the fi rst to use an ______________ when construction buildings. This allowed them to build structures taller and heavier.

PAGE 10: COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING. REFER TO PAGE 6 FOR

THE ANSWERS.

The Mesopotamians were the fi rst _____________________ in the Fertile Crescent. They used the _________________ when planting crops.

The Assyrians made the fi rst __________________ from animal skins to help them float across rivers.

Mesopotamians were the fi rst to use the _______________ for transportation.

The Assyrians were the fi rst to use a piece of glass to magnify an object, that means to look bigger. It is called a __________.

PAGE 11. COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING.

Which of the accomplishments of the Mesopotamians do you think important? Why?

Write a short paragraph discussing your conclusions.

PAGE 12. COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING.

GLUE HAMMURABI’S CODES 1 -6 HERE

GLUE HAMMURABI’S CODES 7 - 12 HERE

BASED ON THE LAWS, WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT BABYLONIAN SOCIETY? GLUE

QUESTIONS 1 & 2 HERE

BASED ON THE LAWS, WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT BABYLONIAN SOCIETY? GLUE QUESTIONS

3 & 4 HERE