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Track #261606: Cultural Attributes of Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)
Annotated by: Danielle Vingelis

1.	Clothing http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm#clothing Describe the type of clothing wore in ancient Mesopotamia.

2.	Food http://library.thinkquest.org/C005446/text_version/English/mesopotamia.html What food did the peoples of Mesopotamia eat and/ or grow?

3.	Shelter http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/connections/class/ancient/mesop.htm Scroll down to the end of the page and read about houses in ancent Mesopotamia. What were they like?

4.	Family & Social Structure http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/middle_east/sumer_citizens.html How did the people of ancient Mesopotamia protect themselves from the elements of nature?

5.	Education http://itss229.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html#writing Read about education in ancient Mesopotamia. Who was educated? What was taught?

6.	Religion or Belief System http://www.plu.edu/~bargertr/Religion.html What were the belief systems?

7.	Government http://buhler.usd313.k12.ks.us/prosperity/meso3.html How was this society structured? What were the laws?

8.	Economy http://www.crystalinks.com/meso2.html How did the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia obtain goods and services?

9.	Arts, Innovations & Technology http://history-world.org/achievements_of_ancient_mesopota.htm What inventions were created? What types of art did the peoples of Mesopotamia enjoy?

10.	Architecture http://www.plu.edu/~bargertr/Monumental.html

11.	Contact & Trade http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/trade/home_set.html How did this civilization interact with other civilizations of the same time?


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