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People of Mesopotamia
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Smile! You are Learning!
Watch "They Might Be Giants" perform their song, "The Mesopotamians."
After watching the music video, advance to your Quiz.
Meet: Sargon
People of Mesopotamia Quiz
1. Who established a set of Laws?
2. Who built the first Library?
3. Who was the Akkadian King who conquered Sumer?
4. Who is the main character of the first book ever written?
5. Who is your favorite one?
- Sargon was the King of Akkad
- He is best known for defeating the Sumerians and conquering Mesopotamia.
- He is known as Sargon the Great
Meet: Hammurabi
- Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
- He established a written set of laws known as "The Code of Hammurabi"
- His set of laws was based on the principle of: "An Eye for an Eye, a Tooth for a Tooth"
- Some say he was very strict and cruel, others said he was very fair and brought order to his kingdom. You will decide for yourself soon...
Welcome to the People of Mesopotamia Prezi.
- Here, you will learn about 4 people of Mesopotamia.
- After reading about each person, click the "advance" button to continue.
- After the four people, you will advance to the Grand Finale, which is a music video about the four people.
- Then, advance one more time for your "quick quiz."
- Good Luck!
- Gilgamesh is the mythical King of Uruk
- He is believed to have been 2/3 god, 1/3 human
- He is the main character is the first book ever written,
"The Epic of Gilgamesh" in which he goes on a quest to discover how to live forever.
Meet: Gilgamesh
Meet: Ashurbanipal
- He is the best known Assyrian King
- He is best known for establishing the first Library, at Nineveh. (Still around today)
- There is a statue of Ashurbanipal in San Fransisco, CA.
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