The ancient near Eastern world : student study guide / Terry Kleeman and Tracy Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kleeman, Terry, author.

Barrett, Tracy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Ancient--Study guides--Juvenile literature.

History, Ancient.

Middle East--History--To 622--Study guides--Juvenile literature.

Middle East.

Middle East--Antiquities--Study guides--Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2005]

Summary:

The Student Study Guides are important and unique components that are available for each of the books in The World in Ancient Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the main text at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study guide will help students get the most out of their history books. Each student study guide includes a chapter-by-chapter two-page lesson that uses a variety of interesting activities to help a student master history and develop important reading and study skills.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

How to Use the Student Study Guides to The World in Ancient Times

Graphic Organizers

Important Vocabulary Words

Chapter 1 Ancient Trash and Buried Treasure: Archaeologists at Work

Chapter 2 Rivers and Ditches, Temples and Farms: Irrigation and the Growth of Towns

Chapter 3 Of Potters and Pots, Plowmen and Plows: Technology and the First Cities

Chapter 4 How Words Changed the World: The Invention of Writing

Chapter 5 A World Full of Gods and Goddesses: Religion in Mesopotamia

Chapter 6 The Death of a Sumerian Lady: Queens, Kings, and Religion in Early Cities

Chapter 7 The First Superhero: The Story of Gilgamesh

Chapter 8 The World's First Empire Builder: Sargon, King of Akkad

Chapter 9 The Care and Feeding of Ancient Gods: Priestesses and Priests in Mesopotamia

Chapter 10 Laying Down the Law: Hammurabi and the First Lawmakers

Chapter 11 Order in the Court! The Justice System in Mesopotamia

Chapter 12 Farmers and Doctors, Barbers and Builders: Mesopotamian Workers, Slave and Free

Chapter 13 Ur-Utu's Story: The Mesopotamian Family

Chapter 14 Scribes, School, and Schoolboys: Education in Mesopotamia

Chapter 15 Lovers, Sisters, and Cooks: Scenes from a Mesopotamian Palace

Chapter 16 The Surprise Ending of the Babylonian Empire: Hittite Victories and Indo-European Languages

Chapter 17 Brides and Brother Kings: Diplomacy and the Great Powers

Chapter 18 King David and His Family: The Settlements and Movements of the Israelites

Chapter 19 One God, Many Stories: The Beliefs of the Israelites

Chapter 20 The Lost Laws of the Israelites: The Exodus and the Ten Commandments

Chapter 21 Assyria's Fighter Kings: Warriors Build an Empire

Chapter 22 A Bright Star Shines-Briefly: Babylon Rises, Judah Falls.

Chapter 23 A Mother's Love and a Ruler's Tears: The Last Mesopotamian King

Chapter 24 Of Camels, Kings, and Conquerors: The Persian Empire

Reports and Special Projects

Library/Media Center Research Log.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-977022-0