Explore the website from the British Museum by reading these directions and then clicking on the link at the bottom.
First click on one of the 3 names of the civilizations. From there you can click on Story, then Explore, then Challenge and explore each area. You can also just wander all around this website and discover things on your own. Have fun with it and learn some interesting stuff at the same time.
*Post a comment describing 3 things you discovered from this website about Mesopotamia that you didn't previously know. Be sure you explain each thing in some detail to prove that you gained some knowledge.
These posts are due by Friday, if you don't finish them in class.
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/
If you finish that up, feel free to explore this website as well.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/default.aspx
You will just have to click around until you find info about Mesopotamia or any of the ancient civilizations. There are some cool videos and pictures and other stuff on here that you might really enjoy.
64 comments:
were is this website-video thing at.
that babloynian astromdeders used omens
really robert.
nice blog
Tombs with vaubale items in it are called royal tombs.
i found out that in the royal tumb of ur there are 1800 graves but only 16 rooms.
Sumer has the Royal tombs of Ur and ziggurats
Astronomers of Babylon
Trade and transport
Palaces of Assyria
Warfare
I found that UR has 1600 graves but they are only in one. I will tell u this but that would be preaty sweet if you figure out that a king is in there that is alot of rooms
hey mr. nelson when is the next post going to be up ^_^ ^_^just wondering
The Ayssrains or something used alot of warfair. They proably could of used micheen guns though if they had them.
I didn'n know that at the time they layed siege to citys at that time using siege wepons and surounding the city.
I also didn't know that the kings of Assyria belived that the directions of pictures of gods tey had in thier palace would bring them bad luck.
Lastly I didn't know tat the Babylonians counted stars to figure out were a planet would be every year.
i found out that the gods would make demons out of bird heads or human bodies and they would choose if they were evil or good
I FOUND OUT THAT THE FIRST CIVILIZIONS WERE BUILT SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO. THAT IS ALSO WHEN THE FIRST WRITEING WAS FORMED.THEY ALSO THOUGHT THAT DEMONES TOOK THE FORM OF BIRDS.
Ok ummm.....oh! I learned that the Assians were supersticious and made pictures to ward off demons. I also learned that the Babylons were mostly trades. Also the babylons counted stars to figure out what time of year it was. Welll thats it soo bye! ;)
i found that the 1st civilizations were built about six thousan years ago that is also when the first wrieting was formed demons were created by god also they had human bodies and animal heads
the assyrians made citys pay the king tribute. in warfare they used bows, spears, shields and war engines. if a city didn't pay tribute the assyrians would attack their city and force the people who lived there to settle somewhere else.
One thing I learned is that the Assyrian army could not be defeated by anyone except by a few armies because of their good weapons and because of being well trained. I also learned that Mesopatamia didn't have many natural resources so they needed to trade to get the resources they needed in order to live some of the things they traded are- grains,oils,and textiles. One other thing I learned is that the Assyrian palaces are some of the largest and most important buildings found in Mesopatamia.
I learned that the king actually performed his religious rituals there in his palace. Also, palaces were built to instill fear in the peasents AND to show how powerful the king was.
I found out the astronomers of Babylon were a special group of scribes who observed the movements of the stars and planets.
The astronomers had many different responsibilities.
Also demons were created by the gods with human bodies and animal or bird heads. They could be either evil or good. Monsters were a mixture of animals and birds.
Also Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains.
asiria places are some of the largest and most important anciant places in mesopatamia,i also learned that mespatamia was a place that didnt have many natural resourses, and i learned also that graines, oils and textiles were taken from babalon to forenge cities and extange for timber wine precious metals and stones
From about 900 B.C. Assyrian kings sent out their armies to conquer new lands. Over 300 years Mesopotamia and lands further to the east and west became part of an Assyrian empire. Conquering foreign cities brought wealth.
Demons were created by the gods with human bodies.
if they had to transpartate grains wheat or corn and stuff like a boat would best be used for that.
Gods and Godesses created demons. Assyrian palaces are some of the biggest buildings in Mesopotamia. From about 900B.C. Assyrians sent their armies to attack other Mesopotamians cities.
the british muesum opens a flexable reach facilties and rock on .I also did not know that money has been used for 5000 years.WOW i did not know thatboth acient and modern cultureshave worshiped there gods as animals
- A big ziggurot was made in 4000B.C. The people beleved that the Gods should live above them. -By the zigguerat they made gold bricks - Along the Euphrates river there where lots of trading.
I didn't know that the Bull-man was a demon.He was a man above the waist and a bull below the waist. The Bull-man helps fight evil and chaos.He holds the gates of dawn open for the sun god Shamash and supports the sun disc.He is often shown on cylinder seals.Another god I didn't know about was Ellil. Ellil was one of the most powerful gods, he was so powerful that the other gods couldn't even look at him.He was therefore only shown as a horned cap. Ellil'smain city was Nippur.Kings from all over Mesopotamia sent him offerings. Ellil was the father of many other important Mesopotamian gods and goddesses.Ellil guards the "tablets of destiny." Those are cuniform tablets on which he writes the fate of everything on earth.The third thing i didn't know was the earliest writting was based on pictograms. Pictograms were used to communicate basic information about crops and taxes.
the british museum opens a flexable reach of facilities and I also did not know that the impact of acient rulers can still be felt today. Heres another thing i thought was intresting that olmec culteres have (Jade perforator,Jade pectoral,and jade votive axe)so ya
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There was a deamon called Bull man! A big ziggurot was made in 4000 B.C.! Money has been used for 5000 years. Assyrian palaces were one of the biggest building in all of Mesopotamia. Conquering a empire ofin brought weath to the emprie that destrorys it. Mesopotamia had no natural reasoures so they had to trade with other countrys to get stuff like grain,oils,textures,and alot more!
That over 300 years Mesopotamia and lands furhter to the east and west became part of an Assyrian empire. That grain oils and textiles were taken from Babylonea to foreign cities and exchanged for timber, wine, precious metals and stones. That by 2000 B.C, mudbrick ziggurats were being constructed in many Sumerian cities and later ziggurats were constructed in Babylonia and Assyrian cities.
There numbers were = to one gur = about 300 litres.They said cedar wood was special, because they grew very tall and straight so they could be used to make big doors a roofs.Enki ceated humans.
It was like reading how the humunrace stered.
In Sumer temples were origanlly built on platforms. In Bablonia astronomers were scribes. I didn't even know what astronomers were! In Assyria from 900 B.C. kings set out their armies to conquer new lands. In those days people were very forceful.
First off temples were origanaly built on platforms,That was in Sumer. Next,in Babolon, the astronomers were scribes. And last but not least,assyria concored forigen cites with their almost unbeatable army.
I found out that thay had jewlery made from gold. I also did not know that they had nails. I found something there called a mosaic column that was used to decorate entrances. the site said that arceologists found some 3 feet tall.
Temples were origanaly built on platforms in Sumar. Also Gods and Godesses created demons.Lastly,Tombs with vaubale items in it are called royal tombs.
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the mesopotamians believed that the gods and godesess controlled everything and where responsible for everything also.
The anstrononamers were a group of scribes that studied the movement of stars and planets.
a pesopotamian demon could be bad or good
I have learned that they had 1600 graves in one room i miss wrote it last time i did write a qusten
I have learned that they usto have 1600 graves in one room!!
They traded and transported grains, oils and textiles(otherwise known as cloth or fabric)were taken from babylonia to foreign cities and exchanges for timber, wine, precious metals and stones. The astronomers of Babylon were a special group of scribes who observed the movements of the stars and planets.From about 900b.c. Assyrian kings sent out thier armies to conquer new lands. Over 300 years Mesopotamia and lands further to the east and west became part of an Assyrian empire.Regions which had been conquered by the Assyrian army had to pay tribute(known as materials or valuables given by one area to the ruler of the controlling coutry)to the king every year.If they rebelled, or refused to obey someone,against his rule, or refused to give tribute, the king would lead his army against them.Assyrian palaces are some of the most important ancient building found in Mesopotamia.They demonstrate the wealth and achievements of the Assyrian empire in the first millennium B.C.From 1922 to 1934, an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolley excavated the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur.He made many great discoveries about the people who lived there.Temples were originally built on platforms.During the third millenniumB.C., these were made higher and bigger.Eventually it was decided to build even higher temples on platforms which were stepped.That is MORE THAN 3 things i discovered from this site!!=)
I didnt know that Assraians used stone pictures in the wall to keep magical spirits away from the king. The Babylonians charted the movement of the stars and planets.
i didnt know that in Sumer they played a lot of board games.
I Found Out that Gods use to make demons out of bird heads or human bodies SWEET
Hi I am Eli from Grand Forks. It is nice to be here at Brandon Valley Middle School. Go Lynx.
I didn't know that the Babylonians traded timber,wine,and preciouse metals.
I didn't know that the gods used to work and then thay made us work for them by having us bring them food.
i learned about what disintegrate, archive and scribe meant.
Assyrian palaces are some of the largest and most important ancient building found in Mesopotamia.Among the 1800 graves he discovered,there were 16 tombs.The astronomers of Babylon were a special group of scribes who observed the movements of the stars and planets.
i leand about 900b.c king asurian sent out is armie to conqur new land
Bablon had the first astromers.
1 Mesopotamia &lands farther to the east and west was conquered by Assyrian empire. 2 Astronomers predicted omens & advised the king about them. 3 1800 graves were discovered 16 of them had special objects
I found out that gods made demens out of bird heads or human bodies Bablon had the first astomers, they usto have 1600 graves in one room.
They trasported wheat from a boat. Few armies could beat the assyrians. By 2000 B.C. mud ziggurats were built.
I never relized that they thought they were made from clay. Its pretty cool how early they were making maps. I never knew that the Euphrates also flows through much of Syria.
1. ASSYRIAN PALACES ARE SOME OF THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT FOUND IN MESOPOTAMIA.
2. MESOPOTAMIA DIDN'T HAVE MANY NATURAL RESOURCES.
3.UR IS IN SUMER.
Hi Mr. Nelson And were is the video thing
There were 16 rooms and 1800 graves
I like this website
i didn't know that babylon used boats way back then. I also learned that mesopitamian people beleived in demons and monsters. The last thing I laerned is that they performed rituals and offerings.
i didn't know that the assyrian palaces were some of the best ones amd i didn't know that they woulld attact their own poeple if they didn't obey. I also didn't know that the summierains built the first ziggurots
i learned that around 2000 bc the people of ur built a ziggurat in honor of sin the god. the other thing was that the assyrians had a pit of death full of mostly women. the last thing was the sumerians had only 356 days in a year!!!!!
the first ziggart was built in 4000b.c and there was a bemon named Bull man and the drew pictures on the walls to keep evil spirts away.
I learned that they had 1600 graves in 1 room. And that Mesopotamia didnt have many natural recorces.
this was very interesting how building techniques they had 16000 graves in one room and made daemons from bird heads and human bodies and made the first calender by only using stars
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