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Sumerian

Akkadian

• Akkad Facts for Kids | KidzSearch.com 

• The Rise of the Akkadians | Discover Magazine 

• 10 Interesting Facts On The Akkadian Empire of Mesopotamia | Learnodo Newtonic

• Akkad and the Akkadian Empire - World History Encyclopedia 

• Ancient Mesopotamia: Akkadian Empire 

• The Akkadian Empire | World Civilization

• The Akkadian Period (ca. 2350–2150 B.C.) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Babylonian

• https://education.nahttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/babylon/tionalgeographic.org/resource/beautiful-babylon-jewel-ancient-world/

• .https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/

• .https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/babylon/

• .https://www.ushistory.org/civ/4b.asp#:~:text=The%20Babylonians%20used%20the%20innovations,and%20outhern%20part%20of%20 Mesopotamia

• .https://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/babylonian_empire.php

Assyrian

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/assyrian-empire/

• https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/introducing-assyrians

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Cities

Ur

Uruk

• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/agriculture-civilization/first-cities-states/a/uruk

• https://www.worldhistory.org/uruk/

• https://staff.cdms.westernsydney.edu.au/~anton/Research/Uruk_Project/History.html

Babylon 

• Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World 

• Babylon: Hanging Gardens & Tower of Babel | HISTORY

• Babylon - World History Encyclopedia Babylon - World History Encyclopedia

• Ancient Babylon, the iconic Mesopotamian city that survived for 2,000 years | Live Science

• https://www.livescience.com/ancient-babylon-mesopotamia-civilization#section-the-empire-of-hammurabi

Nineveh

• www.livius.org/articles/place/nineveh-mosul.

• https://kids.kiddle.co/Nineveh 

Nimrud

Kings

 Gilgamesh

• http://earlyworldhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=gilgamesh 

• https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/ 

• The Ascension of Gilgamesh: Did the Epic Hero Actually Exist? | Ancient Origins

• Epic of Gilgamesh - History for kids

• Gilgamesh Biography

Sargon 

• www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/king-sargon-akkad

• www.historyonthenet.com/sargon-the-great-the-akkadian-emperor

Hammurabi

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hammurabi

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/hammurabi

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/hammurabi

Nebuchadnezzar

• https://thehistoryjunkie.com/king-nebuchadnezzar-facts-and-accomplishments/

• https://www.thecollector.com/nebuchadnezzar-biblical-king/

• https://www.history.com/news/hanging-gardens-existed-but-not-in-babylon

Sennacherib

• Sennacherib - World History Encyclopedia

• Sennacherib

• YourDictionary

• Sennacherib Biography - Facts, Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline 

• Palace of a Great King

• Assyrian March Against Judah 

Ashurbanipal

• Ashurbanipal - World History Encyclopedia

• Ashurnasirpal II and Ninth-Century Assyria | History Today 

• Ashurbanipal 'the Great', the Lion of Assyria 

• Who was Ashurbanipal? | British Museum

• How to Be King in Mesopotamia

Warfare

• Ancient Mesopotamian Warfare | Akkad and Sumer

• Weapons of Ancient Mesopotamian Warfare

• Ancient Mesopotamian Warfare | Akkad and Sumer (Go to FEAR TACTICS in nav bar at top)

• Mesopotamian Warfare: Weapons & Tactics - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

Religion

Religion Resources Go Here

• 9 Babylonian deities

• VID https://youtu.be/Pa4szTWV9Bk 

• Mesopotamian Religion: Gods, Practice, And Priests - History

• RITUALS, CULTS, PRAYERS AND WORSHIP IN MESOPOTAMIA | Facts and Details (Use nav bar on left to guide your research)

• VID https://youtu.be/WwxO7-3JIYY 

• Mesopotamian Theology and Religious Rituals – Semiramis-Speaks.com 

• Ancient Sumer & The Sumerian Civilization: Here’s What We Know (Scroll ½ way down to Sumerian Religion)

• Living Deities: Ancient Mesopotamian Patron Gods & Their Statues 

Architecture

Palaces 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/historical-city-travel-guide-nineveh-7th-century-bc 

Ziggurats

Hanging Gardens

Ishtar Gates

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon - World History Encyclopedia

• The Fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon: History And Reconstruction

• Babylon: Hanging Gardens & Tower of Babel | HISTORY 

Royal Tombs

• Where Sumerian Rulers Lie: The Royal Tombs of Ur | Ancient Origins

• Standard of Ur and other objects from the Royal Graves (article) | Khan Academy 

•  Royal Tombs of Ur - World Archaeology

Homes

Arts & Sciences

Sculpture

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/assyrian/a/assyrian-sculpture

https://smarthistory.org/assyrian-sculpture/

Pottery

https://artsandculture.google.com/usergallery/ZAKCobiRW8cMKg

Jewelry

Cylinder Seals

Math

Astronomy

Writing

• Where Did Writing Come From? 

Boat

• The Use of the Sail in Ancient Mesopotamia - The Classroom