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The Ancient Middle East

The Ancient Middle East. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers". Indo-European Migrations: 4m-2m BCE. The Middle East: “The Crossroads of Three Continents”. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area. The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”. Sumerians.

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The Ancient Middle East

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  1. The Ancient Middle East

  2. Mesopotamia: "Land Between the Two Rivers"

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

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

  5. Sumerians

  6. Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Anthropomorphic Gods

  7. Akkadian Religion Ishtar /Inanna

  8. Mesopotamian Trade “The Cuneiform World”

  9. Cuneiform:“Wedge-Shaped” Writing

  10. Cuneiform Writing

  11. Deciphering Cuneiform

  12. Sumerian Scribes “Tablet House”

  13. Sumerian Cylinder Seals

  14. Gilgamesh

  15. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet:Flood Story

  16. Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • “Mountain of the Gods”

  17. The Royal Standard of Ur

  18. Mesopotamian Harp

  19. Board Game From Ur

  20. Sophisticated Metallurgy Skillsat Ur

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

  22. The Babylonian Empires

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

  24. Hammurabi, the Judge

  25. Babylonian Math

  26. Babylonian Numbers

  27. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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