Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia
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More ancient civilization than the Egyptians? Check out this site as an intriduction to Sumerian civilization and Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia unit.

It makes us a bit uncomfortable to know that these pioneers of city-building and law-giving are today governable only by a military dictator like Saddam Hussein. Time will tell whether as a nation they can adapt to something other than a totalitarian state.

Mon
Intro to Sumer and Ur.

Tues
Ziggurats

Wed
Hammurabi's code

Thurs
Library research on Sumer and Iraq.

Fri
Library research