MESOPOTAMIA

Topics: The floods of Mesopotamia; the Code of Hammurabi; inequality in ancient civilizations; the civic role of temples; the Sumerian King List; justice, property, and ownership in ancient Sumer; the Assyrian Empire; and the kings of Akkad. Assessment questions ask students to agree or disagree with assessments of the perceived flaws of Mesopotamian society, as well as to explain the roots of the region’s instability.