Case 10 ANCIENT SUMER 1 – Observation/ Factual recall: Both the Sumerian and Akkadian civilizations wrote on clay tablets using different • types of CUNEIFORM script for their differing languages. Name two Sumerian rulers who stamped inscriptions naming themselves on mud • bricks UR-NAMMU and his son SHULGI. The stone lamp is (# 2 ) carved in the form of a bull with HORNS AND BEARD • Name Sumerian cities UR, LAGASH, KISH, URUK, NIPPUR (see right-hand • four side-bar) Interpretation: the Sumerian and Akkadian civilizations wrote on clay tablets using Both • script. CUNEIFORM What is the Sumerian man (# 5) wearing? WOOLEN KILT OR And what • was one type of animal the Sumerians raised? SHEEP or GOATS The Sumerian man (#5) is a What does this mean? OFFERED IN A votive figurine. • TEMPLE TO WIN A DEITY’s FAVOUR The Sumerian duck weight has a mass of 5 minas. How heavy is this in grams? 2478 • Shulgi, king of Ur the mass of 5 mina weights. What does this mean • “standardised” and why did he do this? HE REGULATED WEIGHTS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN BUYING & SELLING Extension & Research: Research the Sumerians and what they contributed to the technology used in • Mesopotamia. Research the gods of the Sumerians. Explain the relationships between the deities. • Name mentioned in the cuneiform inscriptions in this case (10)? a god or goddess • ENLIL and NANNAR . Note CRESCENT MOON OF NANNAR ON LOWER SIDE OF DUCK WEIGHT Case 40 The Valley of the Kings – Observation/ Factual recall: The is located on the WEST bank of the Nile because burials were Valley of the • made where the sun set (and "died" every day) are sandwiched together in the valley. They are Three types of sedimentary rocks • LIMESTONE, SHALE, and MARL. How many streams still occasionally flood into the valley? 7 • The tombs in the Valley of the Kings were constructed during the to 18th 20th • (lines of pharaohs from 1550 BC to 1050 BC). dynasties
Case 10 – ANCIENT SUMER 1 Observation/ Factual recall: • Both the Sumerian and Akkadian civilizations wrote on clay tablets using different types of CUNEIFORM script for their differing languages. • Name two Sumerian rulers who stamped inscriptions naming themselves on mud bricks UR-NAMMU and his son SHULGI. • The stone lamp is (# 2 ) carved in the form of a bull with HORNS AND BEARD • Name four Sumerian cities UR, LAGASH, KISH, URUK, NIPPUR (see right-hand side-bar) Interpretation: • Both the Sumerian and Akkadian civilizations wrote on clay tablets using CUNEIFORM script. • What is the Sumerian man (# 5) wearing? WOOLEN KILT OR And what was one type of animal the Sumerians raised? SHEEP or GOATS • The Sumerian man (#5) is a votive figurine. What does this mean? OFFERED IN A TEMPLE TO WIN A DEITY’s FAVOUR • The Sumerian duck weight has a mass of 5 minas. How heavy is this in grams? 2478 • Shulgi, king of Ur “standardised” the mass of 5 mina weights. What does this mean and why did he do this? HE REGULATED WEIGHTS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN BUYING & SELLING Extension & Research: • Research the Sumerians and what they contributed to the technology used in Mesopotamia. • Research the gods of the Sumerians. Explain the relationships between the deities. • Name a god or goddess mentioned in the cuneiform inscriptions in this case (10)? ENLIL and NANNAR . Note CRESCENT MOON OF NANNAR ON LOWER SIDE OF DUCK WEIGHT Case 40 – The Valley of the Kings Observation/ Factual recall: • The Valley of the is located on the WEST bank of the Nile because burials were made where the sun set (and "died" every day) • Three types of sedimentary rocks are sandwiched together in the valley. They are LIMESTONE, SHALE, and MARL. • How many streams still occasionally flood into the valley? 7 • The tombs in the Valley of the Kings were constructed during the 18th to 20th dynasties (lines of pharaohs from 1550 BC to 1050 BC).
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