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Ancient Cultures

Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Contracts - www.fordham.edu/halsall/ ancient/mesopotamia-contracts.html

This site contains text versions of some ancient contracts established in Mesopotamia.

Ancient Mesopotamia - http://www.oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NIP/PUB93/NSC/NSCFIG1.html

 This site contains a map of Ancient Mesopotamia.

Ancient Mesopotamia - http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html

This site gives information about important vocabulary; geography; the Sumerian City-state; The Ziggurat; cuneiform; Gilgamesh; Sargon l; Hammurabi of Babylon; Contributions of the culture

Assyrians  -http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/ASSYRIA.HTM

This site contains information about these people from the northern reaches of Mesopotamia, and learn about their history and culture.

Cuneiform - http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/CUNEI.HTM

This site gives information about writing in ancient cultures

Cuneiform Numbers  - http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/Numbers.html

At this site you can see what numbers looked like in Mesopotamia.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia - www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html

 This site written at a high reading level. It contains a great amount of information.

Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia - www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/meso.HTM

This site contains information about the development of medicine and health care in Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamia - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/MESO.HTM

This site contains information about many of the cultures that lived in Mesopotamia. To list the resources click "Contents" on the left side of the page.

Mesopotamia  - www.crystalinks.com/meso.html

This site contains geographical and historical information about Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamia 9000-500 B.C. - http://www.usfca.edu/westciv/Mesochro.html

 Time line of events for the history and culture of Mesopotamia during this time period.

Mesopotamia: Electronic Passport - http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html

This site contains facts about Mesopotamia, discusses the development of writing, creation of civilization, Hammurabi's Code, and the Assyrians and Sumerians. There are many links to further information.

Mesopotamia - http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/

This site contains information about ancient Mesopotamian culture, daily life, geography, government, and much more from The British Museum.

Mesopotamia: Writing  - http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/

This site contains information about the writing used in Mesopotamia, which developed from pictograms into a script called cuneiform. You can also enter the world of a scribe, or try your hand at rebuilding broken tablets.

Write Like a Babylonian - http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi

          This site allows you input text and have it converted to cuneiform.