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Team, if you would like to change anything in the script, please leave a note in your color. Don't delete the whole thing. If you would like to add anything into the script, you can, just make sure it is in your color. Thanks. Hi Everyone,

When you get on the wiki, make sure to have your info and take that info and put it into your script. Make a script for the topics that you are doing. Thanks. Oh, and does anyone know if Daemion is going to do his part? Is he okay? If he can't do his part or no one can contact him, Jason, could you do his parts. Let me know if Daemion can do his part or not.

Amy

P.S. Who is social structure? I think it is Emily and Jason if I am correct.

A reminder: Emily- your topics are religion and food supply -you would do your script using your info you are also doing a commertial.

Note: You repeated some notes in your information.

Just letting you know.

Jason- your topic is political- could you also write something about Hammurabi's code? Thanks. -you would do your script using your info you are also doing a commertial

Daemion- your topics are urban focus and food supply -you would do your script using your info

Amy- my topics are writing and art and technology -I would do my script using my info

Emily is pink, Jason is blue , Daemion is purple , Amy is green-can't read yellow. Black is all

Amy's catagories- Writing,

highly developed

Cuneiform- wedge (triangle) shaped writing -was 1st used to keep track of business deals -700 symbols 1. early accounting texts 2.making recipts, account summaries 3.deliveries, shipments, numerical system -written on clay tablets using reed stylus-wedge shaped sharp pointed tool to etch writing

Literature:

scribes translate literature no longer depends on oral tradition The Flood Tablet of the Epic Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh of Uruk- very famous priest-king

Note: at 1st, the priests were kings

story was written in 1700 B.C.

oldest story know

To learn Cuneiform: 1. must be a son of the rich Note: poor boys couldn't go to school -they worked in fields or learned trade Note: girls couldn't go to school as well 2. went to school at the courtyards, temple (tablet house)(Edubba) Note: What did they do? they copy things in columns and then scrape the top layer and do it again until it was memorized they copied excerpts in literature, literacy to politcs 3, priest taught school, he knew the will of god and was very powerful- besides school, he also controlled land 4. when boys graduated school, they became a scribe or writer they could work for a temple, palace, government, army, merchant, or business

Before Cuneiform, there was pictographs-symbol that stand for an object Used to represent -object -ideas -symbols

art/tech,

Arts:

painting, architecture, music, literature form of expression

artists and artisans: metalworkers-weapons, cups, mirriors, jewelry architects-temples and ziggurats musicians-sang and played instruments-drums, pipes, and lyre

technology-the use of tools and other inventions for pracical purposes(advances)

complex irrigation systems

network of canals, dams, and reservoirs to provide crops with steady supply of water

Inventions: wheel-most important invention started as a surface for shaping clay into pots discovered that when flipped, it went forward made carts, and plow, ect.

Before wheel, sledges were used-flat bottomed carts that people dragged goods in

Arch inverted upside down U or V structures that bulit above doorways stacked bricks of clay and straw to make walls added beauty

plow-tool used for tilling or turning the soil to prepare it for planting -before plow was invented, animal horns or pointed sticks were used to poke holes in the ground -then they would plant seeds -1st plow was made of wood, one end for cutting into ground to till the soil -pulled by oxen or sometimes by farmers

sailboat calendar number system (60) clock by drops of water

Daemion's catagories-urban focus, food supply

Emily's catagories-religion, social structure Emily- You repeated some notes in your information. Just letting you know. Religion

-there are over 3,000 mesopotamian gods -pray and gather at the ziggurat -4 highest gods -the order, from highest to lower, is 1.the sky god, An 2. the storm creator, Enlil 3.the sky goddess, Nin-khursag 4. water god, Enki -the gods made social groups that was to be made so people could survive -all the sumerians believed that the gods decided wha happened each year -there were also stories behind each god/goddess finish later

social structure-

-4 classes -the first class in priests -second class is upper class -third class is lower class -last class is the slaves -the priests were very in control and powerful <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the priests always wanted to make and keep the gods happy <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-priests shaved their heads and wore cloaks made of wool to keep warm <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-priests were like doctors, whenever you caught a virus or got sick you would go to the priest <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the upper class bought and wore expensive jewlery, women included fancy acessories in their hair <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the upper class men wore skirts styled their mustaches so they would curl out, they also had long hair and beards <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the lower class got paid when they worked but if they stole, they would be punished <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the lower class worked hard and had their own comfortable lives and homes <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the lower class had a wardrobe, it might not have been as nice as the upper class' but they kept up with them when they had the money <span style="color: #ff0063; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-the lower class could move up by their riches and jobs, so could their childrens -there are over 3,000 mesopotamian gods -pray and gather at the ziggurat

<span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Powerful king, who has many jobs. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Had to control the government and lead the military. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Our kind right now is King Hammurabi. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">He is the first king of the Babylonian empire. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Babylon was his capital city. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Also, there are rules like, you can’t hurt someone in the same equal or above as you. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If you do, you will go to court and there will be a punishment. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mesopotamia was the first to develop armies and organize a military. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The military and war evolved constantly in Mesopotamia. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There were always small wars going on. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> The weapons they used were clubs, and slings. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Later on, Mesopotamian technology became bigger. <span style="color: #0065ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> The military started using transportation on land and water The Kings' jobs were to organize the military. Also, to collect tax and organize the government.

Jason- political.

Our idea is that we are archeaoligists and we have just descovered Hummurabi's tomb. It can be a documentary.

Let's talk about main points of Hammurabi:

The Code

The Tomb

Cuneiform inside

Social Structure

Urban Focus ziggurat

Food Supply barley

Religious gods

Political

Writing cuneiform

Art/Tech inventions

Time work slots-

ALL WORKERS!- ANY FREE TIME ALONG WITH DOING THE REST OF YOUR HOMEWORK!

GOALS- get information and start rough draft of your catagories.

SCRIPT!!!!

Amy: Rise and shine everyone! It is time to go explore the tomb of Hammurabi! I am so excited to see what we will find. Emily, Jason, Daemion wake up!

Emily: No, give me an hour.

Amy: Oh, come on, we should go now. I am so excited. Did you know about Hammurabi's Code?

Daemion: I don't want to here about that now.

Amy: Where is Jason?

Jason: I am so tired.

Daemion: Oh, come on Amy, wait for an hour.

Amy: Ok, fine, one hour and then we have to go.

An hour later....

Amy: Ok, guys wake up.

Time goes by....

Amy: Finally, we are here. Can you believe it? We are at the fertile cresent, the land between two rivers, the land of Mesopatamia. Let's go.

Jason: Oh, it feels so nice here. Yeah, i heard about Hammurabi's code. It is one of the oldest significant writings in the world. It was made in 1780 BC. The sixth Babylonian king enacted the code. It has 282 laws with punishments! One half deals with contracts. One third of the code is about issues concerning household and family relationships. For example, it deals with things like inheritance, divorce, and more. Only one provision is about imposing obligations on an official.

Amy: I know, I feel chills.

Emily: Ok, guys, ready?

Daemion: I am ready to find some artifacts

Daemion: I can't believe that we are now actually at Hammurabi's tomb. I wonder what we will find.

Amy: Ok, let's go in.

They walk into darkness.

Emily: Wow, look at all of the cuneiform!

Jason: Yes, isn't it amazing! Think about it, we are look at this highly developed writing that was written by the 1st civilization of mankind.

Amy: Yeah, I was reading this book about cuneiform and it was so interesting.Cuneiform is wedge or triangle shaped writing. It was first used to keep track of business deals.

Daemion: Really? That is kind of like our recipts and bills.

Amy: Exactly. It was basically early accounting text. They made recipts, account summaries, deliveries, shipments, and even a numerical system.

Jason: Did they have 26 letters like we do in their alphabet?

Amy: No, actually, they have 700 symbols!

Daemion: Wow, that's a lot.

Jason: Yeah.

Emily: Woah, what is this they wrote the cuneiform on, is it clay?

Jason: Yeah, it is.

Amy: Mesopotamians wrote on clay tablets using a reed stylus, a wedge shaped, sharp pointed tool to etch writing onto it. It is like how we write on paper and use a pencil to write onto it.

Daemion: I wonder if they wrote stories back then.

Amy: They did. The first piece of literature that they wrote was amazing. It was the Flood Tablet of the Epic Gilgamesh, written in 1700 B.C! The main character in this book was Gilgamesh. He was this very famous priest king from Uruk and he was a tyrant.At first, priests were kings. All of his people didn't like him. Then, he met a man named Enkidu and he became his friend. They developed a bond and defeated Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh grieves and grieves. He feels that he needs to know the key to immortality so he can bring back Enkidu, to relieve his guilt. He goes on this quest and finally found what he needed, the rose of immortality, but later a serpent eats it before he gets to Enkidu. At the end of this book, Gilgamesh learns that compassion is the key to immortality. Wasn't that a great book.

Daemion: Yes, I can't believe that the first civilization could make a book so deep and have a plot and everything. That sounds like an amazing book.

Emily- since you have religion, can you talk about how priests were said to be messengers by god, that they were 1st kings and then it was heritage, ect.

Emily: Wow, so now they didn't have to depend on oral tradition to pass down stories.

Amy: Nope. Scribes or writers translated stories.

Jason: How did you learn cuneiform?

Amy: That's a very good question. To learn cuneiform, you must be the son of someone who is rich. Poor boys couldn't go to school. They had to work in fields or learn trade. Girls couldn't go to school as well. These rich boys would go to school at courtyards, or temples. They were also called tablet houses. At school, they would copy things in columns and then scrape the top layer of clay until they memorized the information. Some of the things they copied were excerpts in literature, from literacy to politics. The teachers of this school were priests. When the boys finally graduated school, they became scibes or writers that worked for temples, palaces, the government, an army, a merchant, or a business.

Commertial Break - Do you want to learn cuneiform? Do you want to learn the 700 symbols? If so, then call 1-800-Cunieform. It’s only 50 bucks! It will be a great time! So, if you’re interested call that number, or go to your local temple if you want to learn! Come, and join us, today!

Jason-write about your topic, political here

Emily - did you guys know that there were four groups? there are priests and they are the highest people, next to the royalty. the priests were very powerful, and they always thought and made sure that the gods were happy. They had a different look, shaved heads and cloaks made of wool for warmth. They acted as if they were doctors, if you were sick or had caught a virus, they would help you get better. Another class is the uper class, they wore and bought expensive clothing and jewlery. The men in the upper class wore skirts, had long hair and beards, and had curly mustaches.However, the lower class would follow, they tried as much as they can to keep up with the fashion during that time period. Unlike the slaves, the lower class was payed for their work. this payed off in the end, they were very comfortable with their lives and in their homes.if the lower class worked hard, their children and them would be able to move up to the uper class, becoming a priest is helpful in that situation.

Amy: wow, thats a good thing. i wouldnt want to be stuck on the bottom all the time.

Emily: It was a good idea, but lastly, the lowest class was slaves. the slaves would start off as prisoners and be taken away during battle, back to Mesopotamia. also they worked, for people in the upper class and the royal, but would not be payed. they could be put up for sale and they would cost more than a cow but less than a donkey.

Commertial Break- emily

hello people of Mesopotamia! would you like to have a stable food supply? Well then come on down to Kalia’s market, we have some great deals at bargain prices, come buy some barley today.

say in deep fast voice:

Kalia’s market is not responsible for any allergic reactions or god like powers. If there are any deaths occurring after eating products from Kalia’s market, buy the roses.

Daemion-write about food supply here

Daemion: man, im hungry! what kind of food do they have around here?

Jason: yeah im hungry too!

Emily: around here there are food like barley and meat.

Amy: I'd like some barely

Daemion: yeam me too!

Jason: but where does the food come from?

Daemion: they grow the barely and other crops but the meat comes from animals that the people find and hunt.

Amy: cool how was the barely grow enough so that they would have enough to eat?

Jason: the soil was very fertile, and they knew how to rotate their crops so that they could keep the nutrients.

Jason-Hey guys! Did you guys know that Mesopotamia has 1 powerful king, who has many jobs!

Amy- Oh wow! What are the jobs of the king?

Emily- Oh oh i know! One of the jobs the king has to do is to organize the military!

Jason- Yup, and another job is to collect taxes and organize the government!

Daemion- That must be hard work being a king!

Amy- I agree. Who is the king of Mesopotamia?

Jason- Well right now our king is King Hammurabi. He is the first king of the Babylonian empire. Babylon is his capital city.

Emily- Oh cool, does he have any unfair laws?

Jason- Well, it depends what you mean by unfair. You are not allowed to hurt someone in the same equal as you or any class higher than you. If you do, you will go to court and there will be a punishment.

Daemion- Wow, that's unfair. Anyways, i heard that Mesopotamia was the first to develop armies and organize a military.

Amy- I heard that too! and they also used weapons like clubs and slings!

Jason- That is true. Also, the military now uses transportation of land and water.

Emily- I never knew that stuff about the politics of Mesopotamia! that's an interesting topic.

Emily- Back in acient mesopotamia, they had over 3,000 gods!

Amy: Oh my gosh ! thats crazy !

Emily:I know right ! there were four highest gods, there was the sky god, An. Then, Enlil, she created storms. Also, there was the sky goddess, Nin-khursag. And lastly, the water god, Enki. The gods made the social groups, they were made to help people survive. All of the Mesopotamians believed that the gods decided and controled what happened each year. There were stories behind almost every God And Goddess Daemion: I bet it would take a loooooonnnnggg time to tell over 3,000 stories!

Emily: yes it would !

Daemion-urban focus Daemion: so do you guys know about the ziggurats?

Amy: yeah, theyre huge, and they have many different rooms.

Daemion: but do you know what happens in all those rooms ?

Emily: dont the preists live there and people pray there?

Jason: exactly! there are other things that happen there too, there is a market, or a trading place in the lower floors and the priests live in the higher level.

Amy: so the ziggurat is a pretty big part of everybodies life?

Daemion: yeah, a huge part.

Emily: thats why its called the urban focus then?

Daemion: YEAH!!!

Amy: And those ziggurats show lots of the art and technology that Mesopatomions had as well. Mesopatomian had lots of painting, architecture, music, and literature as their form of expresstion. There were artists and artisan who were metalworkers and architects, and musicians that made weapons, jewelry, mirriors, ziggurats, and even played instruments like the lyre. The technology that Mesopatamions had were complex irrigation systems, a network of canals, dams, and reservoirs to provide a steady water supply for the people, crops, and animals. Some of the inventions that they made were the wheel, which was the most important invention. It started as a surface for shaping clay into pots. The Mesopatamions discovered that when flipped, it went forward. This helped the inventions of carts and plows.

Emily: So, it was kind of like how cake turntable spin.

Amy: Yes, and here is an interesting fact, before the wheel, there were sledges that were used as flat bottomed carts that people dragged goods in.

Daemion: That must have been tough.

Amy: Oh, yeah. Another invention was the arch, and inverted upside down U or V. This helped build structures for doorways stacked of bricks of clay and straw but added more beauty. The plow was a tool used for tilling or turning the soil to prepare it for planting. Before this, farmers wasted a lot of there time using animal horns or pointed sticks to poke holes in the ground and then add seeds. The 1st plow was made of wood, with one end for cutting into ground to till the soil. Plows were pulled by oxen or sometimes by farmers. Some additional inventions were the sailboat, calendar, number system of 60, and clocks that function by drops of water.

Jason: Wow, we learned a lot today while visiting the tomb of King Hammurabi. We should come here again.

Emily: It was so cool.

Daemion: Yeah, I can't believe that even back since 600 B.C., there was a civilization.

Amy: I know, I can' t believe that people could write such great epics like Gilgamesh. Well, lets go friends, lets go explore a whole other tomb together. I am thinking about King Tut.

Jason: That sounds awesome.



Hi, team, it's Amy. Let's write down our info for our categories. Mine will be below my sections up at the top. Thanks, Amy.