Mesopotamia – Ancient History

Brief History of Assyrians  

http://www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm 

This site recounts the history of the Assyrians up to present day, and also includes where and how they lived.

Lost Treasures from Iraq  

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/iraq.html 

Searchable image database of Mesopotamian artifacts from the Iraq Museum, with pieces dating from before 9,000 B.C.  In order to discover all that has been taken from the collection, the museum must first take a full inventory; this database, meant to be used as an educational tool, is part of the inventory effort.  

Mesopotamia   

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/MESOPOT.HTM 

Interesting site explores the different groups that lived in Ancient Mesopotamia (such as the Sumerians and the Akkadians) and each group's unique culture, government, and life.

Nancy Mautz's Mesopotamia Page  

http://web.archive.org/web/20041208103047/history.evansville.net/meso.html 

Series of Web pages on the development of western civilization created as a reference tool for students. Consists of an abundant list of annotated links yielding information on art, dance, history, literature, music, religion and much more.  

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