PREVIEW 6
In ancient Mesopotamia, rulers recorded their most important achievements
on steles. A stele is a stone slab on which an illustration or inscription has
been carved.
Complete the two steles below to celebrate two of your most important
personal achievements. Draw pictures or find photographs of images or
symbols to represent each achievement.
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In the steles for each empire, draw and label pictures to illustrate two
achievements of that empire. Then complete the corresponding sentences.
The Akkadian Empire
6.2 The Akkadian Empire
This stele represents the Akkadian achievement of
___________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ .
6.3 Life Under Akkadian Rule
This stele represents the Akkadian achievement of
____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because __________________
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ .
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The Babylonian Empire
6.4 Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire
This stele represents the Babylonian achievement of
___________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ .
6.5 Life in the Babylonian Empire
This stele represents the Babylonian achievement of
_____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ .
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The Assyrian Empire
6.6 The Assyrian Empire
This stele represents the Assyrian achievement of
____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ .
6.7 Life Under the Assyrians
This stele represents the Assyrian achievement of
____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ .
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The Neo-Babylonian Empire
6.8 The Neo-Babylonian Empire
This stele represents the Neo-Babylonian achievement of
____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ .
6.9 Life in the Neo-Babylonian Empire
This stele represents the Neo-Babylonian achievement of
_____________________________________________________ .
This achievement was important because ___________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ .
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PROCESSING 6
Pretend you are a world-famous historian. You have been asked to
present a report at an important historical conference on this topic:
Which Mesopotamian empire accomplished the most?
On a separate sheet of paper, prepare a report that follows the structure
outlined below. Your report should have
• an introductory paragraph in which you explain why you are an expert
on this topic (you can make this information up) and clearly state your
position on the question above.
• one paragraph in which you describe at least two specific examples to
support your position.
• one paragraph in which you anticipate at least one argument that someone in favor of a different empire might use. In this paragraph, write
an argument in response.
• a concluding paragraph in which you restate your position and briefly
summarize your main supporting points.
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TIMELINE CHALLENGE 1
Use the timeline below to help you complete Items A–F. When completed,
each item should include the following:
• the date(s) and a short written description of the item.
• a simple symbol or drawing to represent the item.
• an appropriate geometric shape surrounding the symbol or
drawing. The shapes correspond to the categories in the box
above the right side of the timeline.
A. 1.8 million – 200,000 B.C.E.
Homo erectus learns to make
__________ .
• a color bar or dot in the appropriate location on the timeline.
• a line connecting the bar or dot to the geometric shape.
2 million
B.C.E.
1.5 million
B.C.E.
1 million
B.C.E.
C. 6500 – 5700 B.C.E.
People in the Neolithic town of Catal Hoyuk
have different jobs, such as farmer, basket
weaver, and toolmaker.
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Social Structure
Government
Religion
Arts
Technology
Writing System
B. 35,000 – 12,000 B.C.E.
Homo sapiens sapiens artists
create cave paintings.
Today
500,000
1 million
B.C.E.
10,000
B.C.E.
0
B.C.E.
9000
B.C.E.
8000
B.C.E.
D. ________ B.C.E.
Sumerians invent
the wheel.
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7000
B.C.E.
6000
B.C.E.
5000
B.C.E.
4000
B.C.E.
E. 2500 – 500 B.C.E.
Sumerians and others develop
___________________ .
3000
2000
B.C.E.
B.C.E.
1000
B.C.E.
0
F. 1792 – 1750 B.C.E.
Hammurabi creates a
__________________ for
the Babylonian Empire.
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