Mesopotamia: Sumer, Akkad and Babylon
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write 4 sentences on the origin and importance of cuneiform.
Invented by the Sumerians in the 4th millennium BCE; written with a stick on clay tablets; documents, lists and legends were preserved; one of the oldest scripts.
2
Mesopotamian gods: say what each of Shamash, Sin, Ea and Ishtar represented.
Shamash — sun and justice; Sin — moon; Ea — water; Ishtar — fertility, love and war.
3
How do modern laws differ from Hammurabi’s laws? Write your view.
Example: ancient punishments were very harsh; today punishment is fairer and law protects citizens’ rights.
4
Find Mesopotamia, Babylon, Ur and Uruk on a map.
In present-day Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.