Hands on History! Mesopotamia: All About Ancient Assyria and Babylonia, with 15 Step-by-step Projects and More Than 300 Exciting Pictures - Softcover

Lorna Oakes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843229706 ISBN 13: 9781843229704

Publisher: Armadillo Books, 2013

Synopsis

Step back in time to explore the land between the Two Rivers, one of the most ancient of all civilisations. Investigate why the Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians were among the first to develop writing, mathematics and the science of astronomy. There are chapters on trade and technological advancments as well as contemporary social issues of the time ranging from Family Life and beliefs to formal Religion and Royalty. The Assyrians fought battles all over the ancient western world and kept alive the civilisation of the Sumerians. Uncover their links with the Bible as the traditional enemy of Israel and Judah. Practical projects actively involve you in understanding and reconstructing the past. Making a set of lion weights to weigh your most precious possessions, designing a tunic fit for an Assyrain king and constructing a musical lyre are just some of the exciting things to make and do. This is the perfect introduction to Mesopotamian history and the way the Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian peoples lived, for school or home study, for reference and for practical learning. Broken into easy sections on themes such as Family, Food, Religion, Clothes, Weapons and Medicine, the book is stimulating, authoritative, accessible and fun to use, and the 15 step-by-step practical projects are the perfect way for children aged 8-to-12 years to really understand how these amazing people led their lives. 15 step-by-step projects enable you to recreate the past and learn through experience while having fun Fascinating fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links between the way the people in the region of Syria and Iraq lived long ago and their life in the present day Illustrations include cross-sections, historical maps, building constructions and a pictorial timeline Packed with over 250 colour photographs and 50 artworks, which add a high degree of visual impact to aid learning and make information accessible at many different levels Ideal for home or school use for 8 to 12 year olds - a really stimulating and pratical reference book that feels like fun, not work

About this title

About the Author

Lorna Oakes, lectures regularly at the British Museum and Birkbeck College, London University, and has led many lecture tours to Egypt and Syria. Her work with the Education Service at the British Museum has included producing trails and a teacher's guide on the Assyrian Galleries, taking part in the programme of gallery talks and lectures, and teaching school groups and theological college students. She has written a British Museum childrenÆs activity book, The Assyrians, and Teaching the Assyrians, a Historical Association booklet for teachers, at Key Stage 2 in the National Curriculum. She is the author of Pyramids and Tombs of Ancient Egypt and of Temples and Sacred Sites of Ancient Egypt.

Edition details

• Publisher: Armadillo Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1843229706
• ISBN 13: 9781843229704
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64