Mesopotamia - Sumerians

Homework check on Monday, March 21st, 2011.

Reading: Textbook pg 50 - 65

1. Note-taking skills - read pgs 56-65 use the subheadings to guide your notes.
                 Where the Sumerians lived
                 The Importance of Rivers
                 Government
                 Social organization
                 Cities
                 Housing
                 Farming
                 The development of writing
                 Education
                 Religious and spiritual beliefs
                 The Arts

2. Apply the SPIRET model (found in your notes or in the Handouts section) to the Sumerians.

Social, Political, Intellectual, Religious, Economic, and Technology. Use the questions from your notes, to help guide your answers. Homework check on Monday, March 21st, 2011.