MESOPOTAMIA
NAME: ___________
DATE: ____________
Page 1
burrito
journal
PAGE 2:
GLUE VOCABULARY SHEET HERE
GLUE MAP ON PAGE 3: FOLLOW
DIRECTIONS
1. Color outlines of
the rivers blue.
2. Shade the area
between the two
rivers green to
illustrate the
fertile area and
color surrounding
area brown.
PAGE 4: GLUE MAP QUESTIONS HERE & ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES
PAGE 5: COPY THE FOLLOWING FOODS DOWN. USING
A LAPTOP, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE FOLLOWING
FOODS FROM MESOPOTAMIA
1. Figs
2. Cucumbers
3. Onions
4. Pomegranates
5. Lettuce
6. Turnips
7. Almonds
8. Rice
9. Chickpeas
10. Fish
11. Wheat
INVENTION WORKSHEET: CUT OUT
INVENTIONS AND PASTE ON PAGE 6
WRITE THE FOLLOWING ON PAGE 7
Where would we be without the wheel?
And other inventions from Mesopotamia.
Answer in two complete sentences:
WRITE THE FOLLOWING ON PAGE 8
The first form of writing was called
______________________. Write your name in
ancient writing.
First Name:
Last Name:
GLUE THE CUNEIFORM
ALPHABET ON PAGE 9
PAGE 10: COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING.
REFER TO PAGE 6 FOR THE ANSWERS.
 Do you like the sound of a guitar makes? Thank the Ancient
Sumerians. They invented the first __________________
instruments, such as the harp and guitar.
 A __________________ greatly changed the life of the
Sumerians. It helped the people record the date, month, and
year.
 Mesopotamians were also the first to use an ______________
when construction buildings. This allowed them to build
structures taller and heavier.
PAGE 11. COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING.
 The Mesopotamians were the first _____________________ in
the Fertile Crescent. They used the _________________ when
planting crops.
 The Assyrians made the first __________________ from
animal skins to help them float across rivers.
 Mesopotamians were the first to use the _______________ for
transportation.
 The Assyrians were the first to use a piece of glass to magnify
an object, that means to look bigger. It is called a
__________.
PAGE 12. COPY DOWN THE FOLLOWING.
 Which of the accomplishments of the Mesopotamians do you
think important? Why?
 Write a short paragraph discussing your conclusions.
GLUE HAMMURABI’S CODES 1 -6 HERE
GLUE HAMMURABI’S CODES 7 - 12 HERE
BASED ON THE LAWS, WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT
BABYLONIAN SOCIET Y? GLUE QUESTIONS 1 & 2 HERE
BASED ON THE LAWS, WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT
BABYLONIAN SOCIET Y? GLUE QUESTIONS 3 & 4 HERE