Civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia

  1. List all major time periods in sequential order as seen in Unit III. The first period is Prehistoric. Then comes the civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia, and then is Ancient Egypt, then, Ancient Greek, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, etc. see list in chapter three table of content for list and in the TIMELINE in WEBCOM 2 for complete list. Be sure to include all the periods in this question. Please look this up.
    Under each period, list several major accomplishments and/or achievements describing that period. See the WEBCOM 2 Resources tab that has the time periods listed in order. You will notice this in our Textbook Index page also. See the index for Unit III which lists the periods of time in chronological order.
  2. Discuss in written statements at least 2 major differences between the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) and the Neolithic Era (New Stone) found during the Prehistoric Period? (Unit 3, Chapter 3). (SLO 3: ULO 3.4).
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  3. Explain how the Sumerian marble statuettes, sculptures, and Queen Puabi’s Harp that were excavated in modern times, have helped us understand how the Ancient Sumerian peoples lived. Include information about their beliefs and interesting ideas you found from reading about from this period of time. (the ancient Mesopotamian Period) (Unit 3, Chapter 4). (SLO1: ULO 1.4)
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  4. Discuss the significance of what is considered to be the first ancient Mesopotamian literary epic that is found in “recorded history”. It is titled, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Please explain what you learned from reading about this story. (Unit 3, Chapter 4). (SLO1: ULO 1.6) You may also want to use a type of google search to find more in-depth information about the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is a significant work which is still relevant to us and is universalin its meaning. (It deals with death and dying.) (hint)
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  5. Summarize why the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen was such a “significant find” during the 1920’s. Write about why Howard Carter, the archeologist, is considered to be such an outstanding persistent archeologist and is remembered as an important person. Write about what you found to be interesting and significant about Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. (Unit 3, Chapter 5). (SLO1: ULOs 1.4, 1.5) Please go to a google type search. This is so interesting.

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