03. Civilizations: Sumer and Akkad

Sumer and Akkad Links

1. Sumerians – History for Kids! – Find Out About Mesopotamia: What Life Was Like in Ancient Sumer.
2. Sumerian Links – From Eleanor Van Gelder School
3. Sumerian People – From MSN museum.
4. Daily Life in Sumer (PDF) Worksheet.
5. Akkadian history for Kids – who were the Akkadians? … Sargon of Akkad gradually conquered the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates
6. The Armies of Sumer and Akkad, 3500-2200 BC
   Chapter from A Short History of War.
7. The Sumerians
   Description: Brief survey of the Sumerians from Ancient Peoples of the Bible.
8. The Sumerians
   Details the beliefs of the Sumerians, their major cities, their division
   of power, and agricultural-based commerce.
9. Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria – Overview of Iraq – Ancient Mesopotamia, from About.com
10. The Sumerian City-State – Good background information on this topic; middle-school level.
11. Ziggurats of Ur- Details the various sizes and uses of ziggurats in the city of Ur,
    and provides illustrations.
12. Ziggurats – Furnishes background and photos of the White Temple at Uruk,
    the ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, and Marduk or the Tower of Babel.

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