2. Mesopotamia
Chapter 6

18. Vocabulary
• Plateau- a flat elevated area of land.

22. Vocabulary
• Plain- an area of flat open land

28. Sumer

31. Homework

32. Homework
• Look at the heading in the middle of page
152.

33. Homework
• Look at the heading in the middle of page
152.
• Look at the illustrations and read the
sections.

34. Homework
• Look at the heading in the middle of page
152.
• Look at the illustrations and read the
sections.
• Create a list of reasons why the Sumerians
are called “remarkable.”

35. The Remarkable
Sumerians

36. TimeLine

37. TimeLine
7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000
Mesopotamia

38. TimeLine
7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000
Mesopotamia

39. Sumerians
• 3000 B.C.
• 12 great Sumerian cities
• Lagash- 20, 000 people