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=**In Class Activity 2-2 : Sumerian Achievements as Reflections of Civilization**=

Objectives

 * describe 16 Sumerian Achievements
 * identify characteristics of civilization in the Standard of Ur
 * explain how Sumer exhibited the characteristics of civilization
 * explain how one's contemporary society exhibits the characteristics of civilization

=**Introduction**= [|Sumer-Introduction.key]

= __** Day 1: Notes About Sumerian Achievements **__ = = = You and your partner will complete your   by matching each placard you are given to the following **__Student Information__** **__on Sumeria__**. You will then be assigned one of these achievements to present to the class. 

= **Student Information on Sumeria** = = =





=**omic Life Organized Army, By Terry Lee 6A **=

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=**Guide to Placard Images**=

= __ Day 2: ** Characteristics of a Civilization-The Standard of Ur **__ =

6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
= **The Standard of Ur** = The Standard of Ur consists of four panels inlaid with shell and lapiz lazuli. The two larger panels shown below depict scenes of war and peace. Archeologist Sir Edward Leonard Wooley excavated the standard from royal graves located in the Sumerian city-state of Ur. The standard is one of the richest clues we have to understand Sumerian civilization in the third millennium BCE. Examine The Standard of Ur and answer the following questions. //**1. Where do you see evidence of a system of government?**//



===** Label each topic in the handout, __Notes About Sumerian Achievements__, with the Characteristic of a Civilization it best represents. For example, a picture of a blacksmith forming armor or a nail would fall under "Specialization of labor..." Do this for all 16 Achievements on your handout. **===

**Homework:** Assignment 2-4
