Useful Resources
Mesopotamia for Kids
This website talks the different gods and goddesses that Ancient Mesopotamians believed in. This website also talks about Ancient Mesopotamian history, government, daily life, legends, inventions. This website is a secondary source.
British Museum
This website is a website that is based off of the British Museum in England. Even though this website is a secondary source, the actual artifacts that rest in the museum are primary sources. This is because the artifacts actually “lived” through Mesopotamia. This website has a variety of facts and details about Mesopotamia. This website consists of sections as varied as geography, gods, goddesses, monsters, demons, time, writing, and different places in Mesopotamia like the four empires, and Sumer.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook:
Mesopotamia
This is an Ancient Internet History Sourcebook website. This website has many collections of historical texts by Paul Halsall of Fordham University.The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook contains hundreds of well-organized sources and also includes links to visual and aural material, such as art and archeology. They play an extremely important role in the study of Ancient history. The Sourcebook also has secondary source articles on various issues in Ancient Near East history, such as Mathematics, and Arts and Architecture.
Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?
This site focuses on the fall of ancient civilizations in four areas: Maya, Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon (southwest U.S.), and Mali and Songhai. This website displays nice images in an interesting presentation. This is a secondary source, but the information is a primary source.
The Fertile Crescent
The website, Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport, helps kids browse the world in his virtual classroom. He introduces you to many civilizations with clear explanations, engaging graphics for kids, and links. His helpful study guides, homework assignments and exams are free and available for you to print or to edit. This is a secondary source, but the information is a primary source.
Odyssey Online
The Odyssey Online project was developed to help educators teach using works of art from the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia), Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa. Designed for elementary and middle school-aged students, the major sections include People, Daily Life, explores archaeology, Mythology, Death and Burial, and Writing. Sections include games and puzzles for kids. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source, but pictures are examples of artifacts that lived through that time period.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Web Resources
History Links 101 is a broad gateway to Ancient Mesopotamia web sites. You’ll find many links to Mesopotamian Art, Daily Life, Maps, Research, and Biographies. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source and pictures are examples, not directly pulled artifacts.
The Beginnings of Civilization in Mesopotamia
This course model is produced in collaboration with the California Department of Education. Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source.
This website talks the different gods and goddesses that Ancient Mesopotamians believed in. This website also talks about Ancient Mesopotamian history, government, daily life, legends, inventions. This website is a secondary source.
British Museum
This website is a website that is based off of the British Museum in England. Even though this website is a secondary source, the actual artifacts that rest in the museum are primary sources. This is because the artifacts actually “lived” through Mesopotamia. This website has a variety of facts and details about Mesopotamia. This website consists of sections as varied as geography, gods, goddesses, monsters, demons, time, writing, and different places in Mesopotamia like the four empires, and Sumer.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook:
Mesopotamia
This is an Ancient Internet History Sourcebook website. This website has many collections of historical texts by Paul Halsall of Fordham University.The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook contains hundreds of well-organized sources and also includes links to visual and aural material, such as art and archeology. They play an extremely important role in the study of Ancient history. The Sourcebook also has secondary source articles on various issues in Ancient Near East history, such as Mathematics, and Arts and Architecture.
Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?
This site focuses on the fall of ancient civilizations in four areas: Maya, Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon (southwest U.S.), and Mali and Songhai. This website displays nice images in an interesting presentation. This is a secondary source, but the information is a primary source.
The Fertile Crescent
The website, Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport, helps kids browse the world in his virtual classroom. He introduces you to many civilizations with clear explanations, engaging graphics for kids, and links. His helpful study guides, homework assignments and exams are free and available for you to print or to edit. This is a secondary source, but the information is a primary source.
Odyssey Online
The Odyssey Online project was developed to help educators teach using works of art from the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia), Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa. Designed for elementary and middle school-aged students, the major sections include People, Daily Life, explores archaeology, Mythology, Death and Burial, and Writing. Sections include games and puzzles for kids. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source, but pictures are examples of artifacts that lived through that time period.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Web Resources
History Links 101 is a broad gateway to Ancient Mesopotamia web sites. You’ll find many links to Mesopotamian Art, Daily Life, Maps, Research, and Biographies. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source and pictures are examples, not directly pulled artifacts.
The Beginnings of Civilization in Mesopotamia
This course model is produced in collaboration with the California Department of Education. Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush. This is a secondary source because the information is a primary source.