Books with title Ancient Mesopotamia

The ancient Mesopotamians have been a subject of fascination through the ages. This title will guide the eager reader through the cultural lives of the Mesopotamians. Readers will also get an overview of what their own education would have been like in Mesopotamian times. Ample color photographs provide context for the lives of these ancient peoples. Lively text teaches readers about the innovations in astronomy, mathematics, and literature, as well as music, dance, and more. This book will show readers how in some ways their own modern society might not be all that far removed from one so many centuries ago.

Students will be enchanted by the ancient civilizations of the Sumerians and Babylonians. This book uses interesting facts and data about the Mesopotamian world to teach students how to create and solve word problems. Students will learn about ziggurats, the city-state of Ur, the Babylonian ruler Sargon I, the ancient Cuneiform writing system, and the early calendar system. Using new facts, students are prompted to construct and solve their own word problems.