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1. British Museum: Mesopotamia

   Learn about the geography, gods, writing systems, and overall history of this amazing area, including information and challenges on topics such as the astronomers of Babylon, ziggurats in Sumer, and Assyrian warfare. Includes a timeline of Mesopotamian history and much more.

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

   
   

2. Ancient Mesopotamia

   Lots of information about the cradle of civilization.

   http://itss229.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopota...

   
   

3. Art of the First Cities

   Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the explosion of creativity from the Mediterranean to the Indus Valley in 3,000 B.C. Includes descriptions, maps, and photos of artifacts.

   http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/First_Cities/firstciti...

   
   

4. Assyrians

   Read about these people from the northern reaches of Mesopotamia, and learn about their history and culture.

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

   
   

5. Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall

   Examine the possible reasons behind the collapse of civilizations such as the Maya and Mesopotamia in this interactive exhibit from the Annenberg/CPB Project.

   http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

   
   

6. Hammurabi

   /directory/Around-the-World/Regions/Middle-East/History...

   
   

7. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

   /directory/Around-the-World/Regions/Middle-East/History...

   
   

8. Nippur Expedition

   Learn about this archaeological dig 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, to research Nippur, for thousands of years the religious center of Mesopotamia.

   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NIP/Nippur.html

   
   

9. @Tower of Babel, The

   /directory/Around-the-World/Regions/Middle-East/History...

   
   

10. Written in Stone

    Check out this virtual exhibition of ancient inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Learn what these inscriptions say and what they can tell us about the history and culture of the area.

    http://www.mnh.si.edu/epigraphy/

    
    

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