The Victory Stele of Naram Sin.
Students are creating an Akkadian stele to show what they have learned about one of the Fertile Crescent empires. Students will create a picture to show an important person, place, or thing related to their topic, and write a caption to explain the picture. Click here to download the assignment directions. Here are some links to help with online research.
The Akkadian Empire
- Wikipedia
- Sargon (Wikipedia)
- World Book Student (requires SPS login)
- History for Kids
The Babylonian Empire
- Wikipedia
- British Museum
- Word Book Student (requires SPS login)
- Babylon (Mr. Donn’s web site)
- Code of Hammurabi (Wikipedia)
- Hammurabi (Mr. Donn’s web site)
The Assyrian Empire
- Wikipedia
- Assyria (Mr. Donn’s web site)
- Ashurbanipal (Wikipedia)
- Ashurbanipal at World Book Student (requires SPS login)
- British Museum
The Neo-Babylonian Empire (also known as the Chaldean Dynasty)
- Wikipedia
- Nebuchadnezzar II (Wikipedia)
- Nebuchadnezzar II at World Book Student (requires SPS login)
- The Hanging Gardens (Wikipedia)
- The Hanging Gardens (Mr. Donn’s web site)
The Phoenicians
- Wikipedia
- British Museum
- World Book Student (requires SPS login)
- The Phoenician Alphabet (Wikipedia)
The Persian Empire
- Persian Achaemenid Empire (Wikipedia)
- World Book Student (requires SPS login)
The Hittites
- Wikipedia
- World Book Student (requires SPS login)
Update: the Eckstein Library has also posted resources for this project.
