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Nabu Museum (Lebanon)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the Nabu Museum in El-Heri, in Ras Al Shaqa', in the North of Lebanon. The museum houses both ancient and modern art. The site is available in both English and Arabic.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: White Temple and Ziggurat, Uruk

For Students 9th - 10th
Uruk (modern Warka in Iraq)is where city life began more than five thousand years ago. In the center of the city, the greatest monument was the Anu Ziggurat on which the White Temple was built. View pictures and read descriptions of this...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy and Fact

For Students 9th - 10th
The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. So, how did we arrive at the popular image we know, love and fear today? And...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Persian Empire for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Persian Empire Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Curated OER

Museum Education: Kids' Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Counting in Babylon

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the number system used by the ancient Babylonians. Examples are provided for various mathematical operations based on the number 60 (our number system is based on the number ten).
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Eridu

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an article on Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian city in Sumer, thought by some to be older than any other city in the world.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 5th - 9th
A look at some of the earliest humans and their cultures from the prehistoric era.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Amorites

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a detailed definition of the term Amorite. Includes history and different interpretations of it.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Global Gateway: Cuneiform Tablets

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Sacred Text Archive

Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1902 translation of the Enuma Elish, the ancient Mesopotamian creation myth.
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Other

Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Lost Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow accompanied by a description of archaeological discoveries from the ancient Assyrian cities of Nineveh and Nimrud in Iraq, both of which were severely damaged by the Islamic State in March 2015. The slideshow includes images...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Early Peoples

For Students 3rd - 5th
Regents prep site giving the history of the Paleolithic Period and Early River Civilizations. Includes pictures and map.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: History of Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math tackles the question of man's first use of numbers by relating the work of Denise Schmandt-Bessarat and her studies of "'tokens' found all over the Middle East.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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The Royal Game of Ur

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which describes a board game found in a tomb located in Mesopotamia and dating back to around 2600 B.C. Directions for the game and gameboard are provided.
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Curated OER

Museum Education: Kids' Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.
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Curated OER

Museum Education: Kids' Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Museum Education: Kids' Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: Agriculture & Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful glossary of terms related to the first civilizations.
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Mesopotamian Civilization: The Land Between the Rivers

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Iran: Bisotun

For Students 9th - 10th
Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia and features remains from the prehistoric times to the Median, Achaemenid, Sassanian, and Ilkhanid periods. The principal monument of this...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Shekel

For Students 9th - 10th
The obverse side of the Shekel, a ancient silver coin used in Mesopotamia and Jerusalem.

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