The ancient Mesopotamian people loved toys and games. They worshiped their gods every day, but they also found time to play. Many ancient civilizations claim they invented the game of checkers, but it really might be from ancient Mesopotamia - the Sumerians invented so much.

Ancient Mesopotamia's nickname is "the land between two rivers". Ancient Mesopotamia covered an area that was about 300 miles long and about 150 miles wide. Many villages, towns and cities were built in ancient Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Toys included bows and arrows, sling shots, boomerangs, throw sticks, spinning tops, rattles, jump ropes, hoops, and balls for juggling and other games. Kids played house using miniature pieces of furniture, beds, tables, stools, dolls, and small animals.

These are activity and project ideas for kids and teachers to use in your unit study of ancient Mesopotamia - Sumer, Babylon and Assyria. We teach 6th grade, but these activities can be adjusted for any grade.

The Sumerians were very inventive people. It is believed that they invented the sailboat, the chariot, the wheel, the plow, maps, and metallurgy. They developed cuneiform, the first written language. They invented games like checkers.

For Ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer, Babylon, Assyria): These are original Free Use lesson plans, classroom activities, interactive activities, review activities, and concluding activities and projects written by us and by other teachers for ancient Mesopotamia, the land between two rivers, the cradle of civilization. We teach 6th grade, but these ...

Ancient Mesopotamia is located within the Fertile Crescent, but the Crescent covers more geography than ancient Mesopotamia. Today, the Crescent includes such countries as Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Kuwait, as …

Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids The Land Between Two Rivers - The First Civilization. What does it take for a group of people to become a civilization? Geography, History, Government. The importance of geography in Ancient Mesopotamia. Early Pioneers in Ancient Mesopotamia, settling down. Development of Agriculture. Development of Government ...

Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids The Land Between Two Rivers - The First Civilization. What does it take for a group of people to become a civilization? Geography, History, Government. The importance of geography in Ancient Mesopotamia. Early Pioneers in Ancient Mesopotamia, settling down. Development of Agriculture. Development of Government ...

Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids The Land Between Two Rivers - The First Civilization. What does it take for a group of people to become a civilization? Geography, History, Government. The importance of geography in Ancient Mesopotamia. Early Pioneers in Ancient Mesopotamia, settling down. Development of Agriculture. Development of Government ...