1. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua,
NY
Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua,
NY

3. Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m
BCE
The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three

4. The Ancient Fertile Crescent
Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”

5. Sumerians

6. Sumerian Religion -
Polytheistic
Enki Innana
Anthropomorphic Gods

7. Mesopotamian Trade
“The Cuneiform
World”

8. Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped”
Writing

9. CuneiformWriting

10. Deciphering Cuneiform

11. Sumerian Scribes
“Tablet House”

12. Sumerian CylinderSeals

13. Gilgamesh

14. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:
Flood Story

15. Ziggurat at Ur
 Temple
 “Mountain
of
the Gods”

16. The Royal Standard of Ur

17. Mesopotamian Harp

18. Board Game FromUr

19. Sophisticated Metallurgy
Skills
at Ur

20. Sargon of Akkad:
The World’s First Empire
[Akkadians]

21. The Babylonian Empires

22. Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.]
Code

23. Hammurabi, the Judge

24. Babylonian Math

25. Babylonian Numbers