Sumerians: Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform

Sumerians -  Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform

The Sumerians were the first Mesopotamian civilization. They lived in independent walled city-states. Uruk, the first and one of the largest cities in Mesopotamia, had a six miles long wall with defense towers located at 30-35 foot intervals.

Click on the link below to read about Sumerians, hieroglyphs and their history.

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/cuneiform.html

Click on the link below to learn more about Sumerian civilization.

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_sumer.php

Extra Credit:

1) Dress up like a Sumarian

2) Create a secret message using your own code.

Notebooking Page:

Mesopotamia Notebooking Page