Ancient Mesopotamia
Grade 5•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can explain how Mesopotamian inventions and ideas impacted later civilizations.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Name three inventions or ideas that came from Mesopotamia, according to the video.
2. Describe how the Mesopotamian system of writing, cuneiform, was first used and how it changed over time.
3. Explain how the Mesopotamians' base 60 system of mathematics impacts how we measure time and angles today.
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Educational Video
Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic
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