Curated OER
Sumerian Creativity
Sixth graders examine Sumerian inventions. Using the internet, 6th graders view images of the inventions and create a poster of the images. They create a PowerPoint presentation, with video clips, of Sumerian inventions to share with the...
Curated OER
Are You a Good Sumerian?
Studetns, after studying life in Mesopotamia, create a Sumerian brick.
Curated OER
PEOPLE OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT
Learners evaluate how technology changed life in Mesopotamia. Students summarize the link between agriculture and religion in Sumer. Learners classify the Sumerians according to social classes. Students classify the causes and effects...
Other
Iran Before the Iranians
A description of Persia before it as known as Iran, focusing on its tribes and history.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Sumer, 3500 1900 Bc
Survey of ancient Sumer that describes Mesopotamian civilization's way of life, cities, religion, technology, and so on.
Other
Mesopotamian Civilization: The Land Between the Rivers
This detailed article on the Sumerians provides information on Sumerian writing, myth, education, city-states, and artifacts. Part of a larger world history website, "The Land Between the Rivers," is an excellent introduction to the...
Other
History World International: Sumeria
A detailed account of the history and culture of Sumeria at this site from History World International. Includes section on language, writing, world view and religion.
Library of Congress
Loc: Global Gateway: Cuneiform Tablets
View clay tablets, cones, and brick fragments inscribed using the ancient Sumerian pictographic writing system known as cuneiform and read about the ancient writing system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cuneiform
Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. Read about the emergence of written language and what we can learn about the Ancient World by deciphering cuneiform.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Akkadian Empire
An article about the Akkadian Empire which ruled in Mesopotamia in the 24th through 22nd centuries B.C. The article discusses the history, government, and economy of the empire, as well as the language and technology.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Ancient Western Asia Mesopotamia
This history site offers a wonderful lecture on Mesopotamian civilizations and culture. Includes links within the lecture to in-depth explanations of important ideas and people such as Cuneiform and Hannibal.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Amorites
Wikipedia provides a detailed definition of the term Amorite. Includes history and different interpretations of it.
Other
History World International: The Amorites
This site from History World International provides a brief synopsis of the Amorite Empire.
