Download or read book Ancient Mesopotamia (ENHANCED eBook) written by Linda Armstrong and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our popular Illuminating History series is now available with PowerPoint CDs! Welcome to ancient Mesopotamia - home of the world's first cities. This strip of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is often called the "Cradle of Civilization." Mesopotamians were among the first to use the wheel and the written word. In mathematics, they used place value and were comfortable with quadratic equations. They had libraries that included everything from recipe books to directions for making glass. People still read Gilgamesh, their great epic poem. The activities in this book provide insight into the history, technology, laws, economy, literature, and art of ancient Mesopotamia. The PowerPoint slides included on the CD can be used alone or with specific activities listed in the table of contents. To order the eBook version, please see EMP4822 (standard) or EMP4822i (enhanced).