Project:
     Your team will work together to collect information about the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia.  You will work as a specialist focusing on one specific area of the Mesopotamian civilization.  The Mesopotamian civilization included the seperate civilizations of Sumeria, Bablyonia, and Assyria. You will focus on Mesopotamian society from about 4000 B.C. until about 500 B.C. 

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Roles and Responsibilities:

• Every specialist needs to keep track of where you find your information so that you can cite your resources on the "Works Cited" page.
• As a specialist you will need to prepare:
  • A written report of your findings (for the research report)
  • A paragraph which summarizes your information (for the poster and webpage)
  • illustrations relating to your topic (for the slideshow, webpage, and poster)
  • at least one slide on your group's presentation
  • Provide all information and images for the poster and web page for your group.

Law and Government specialist:
You will be responsible for collecting all information on the structure of government and the laws or rules in Mesopotamia. You are also in charge of editing, organizing, and designing the poster for the group.

Food Supply and Trade Specialist:
You will be responsible for collecting all information on the development of agriculture and trade in Mesopotamia. You are also in charge of editing, organizing, and designing the web site for the group with the labor specialist.

Labor Specialist:
You will be responsible for collecting all information on the different jobs that people had in the Mesopotamian society. You are also in charge of editing, organizing, and designing the web site for the group with the food supply specialist.

Social Levels Specialist:
You will be responsible for collecting all information on the different social levels that existed in Mesopotamian society. You are also in charge of editing, organizing, and designing the slideshow for your group.

Culture Specialist(s):
You will be responsible for collecting information on the art, architecture, religion, music, and other interesting aspects of Mesopotamian society.  Your research may overlap into the areas covered by other specialists.  You need to decide who is going to present specific information. You are also in charge of editing, organizing, and designing the research paper for the group.

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You can use the following HOTLIST to begin your research.  Remember to collect the bibliographic information for each site that you collect information from.