Mesopotamia Children’s Book
Directions: ​ You will use your creativity and artistic talents to create a child’s book about
Mesopotamia meant to be given to a younger sibling, cousin, etc.
Requirements:
Elements:
● Each book must contain a cover which includes:
❏ Title
❏ Picture
❏ Name (Written and Illustrated by . . . )
● Each book must have a minimum of 12 pages.
❏ Each page must contain 2-4 complete sentences with information about
Mesopotamia (See content).
❏ There must be a minimum of 6 pictures
● related to the information on the page.
● hand-drawn and colored.
Content
1. Your book must include the following vocabulary words (distributed throughout the
book):
❏ cuneiform
❏ city-state
❏ irrigation
❏ civilization or
empire
❏ ziggurat
❏ scribe
❏ artisans
❏ Fertile Crescent
❏ Mesopotamia
❏ Use each word in context to Mesopotamia. Sentences must be ​IN YOUR OWN
WORDS.
❏ Underline each vocabulary word.
❏ Describe the geography of the Fertile Crescent:
❏ Explain why the Sumerians settled along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
❏ Describe its location (modern day country).
❏ Create and label a map of Mesopotamia. You must include the following
information:
❏ The Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
❏ Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
❏ Syrian and Arabian Deserts
❏ Describe the culture of Mesopotamia. Include information about:
❏ writing system
❏ religion
❏ law &
government
❏ types of
jobs
❏ Identify 5 major inventions and scientific advancements of the Sumerians that
impact us today.
❏ Describe the fall of Sumer
❏ Explain the importance of King Hammurabi and Sargon
Grading
*This project counts as a test.
Due Date
Page #
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*Homework passes will not be accepted.
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Topic
Vocabulary words that would be
great to include in this