I have a free Babylon lapbook to add to your study of ancient civilizations. Also, look at my page Homeschool Lapbooks – Powerful Tools For Mastery Learning for more lapbook ideas. Too, you’ll love my Free Mesopotamia Lapbook For Kids Who Love Hands-On Learning.
Ancient Babylon was one of the most important cities in the ancient world. It was located in Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates River, in what is now modern-day Iraq.
Ancient Babylon may have existed thousands of years ago, but its inventions, laws, and discoveries still influence the modern world today
Lapbooks turn history into a creative project instead of just memorizing facts. And there are numerous facts that your child can include in his lapbook.
One of Babylon’s most famous rulers was Hammurabi. He created one of the earliest written law codes called the Code of Hammurabi.
Babylonians wrote using a system called cuneiform. They pressed wedge-shaped symbols into wet clay tablets using a reed stylus.
BOOKS ABOUT THE MESOPOTAMIA REGION FOR KIDS
Next, look at these books about the Mesopotamia region.
When possible, we prefer living books then add reference books with our unit studies.
7 Books to Read About Ancient Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a region situated within the Tigris–Euphrates River system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq. In the broader sense, the historical region included present-day Iraq and parts of present-day Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey.
Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help.
5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur.
Describes the enormous accomplishments of the Sumerians and Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia in every scientific area, a heritage which affects our own everyday lives
Explores Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures, discussing social structure, lifestyles, and the military in these societies.
Lugalbanda woke with a jolt. He opened his eyes and what did he see but the terrible Anzu bird beating its wings in its nest high above. . . . Did he quake? Did he quail? No. Lugalbanda the Brave sat and stared, and into his head came a brilliant idea.
Presents the history of ancient Mesopotamia, describing the different groups of people who lived there, and their government, cities, everyday life, religion, and writing.
Invites readers them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.
And the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
We did a hands-on project about the gardens. Adding more hands-on ideas to your unit studies helps learning stick.
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO LEARN ABOUT ANCIENT BABYLON
- Babylon Activities & How To Make The Gate Of Ishtar Craft
- Hands-on Ancient Babylon: Hanging Gardens Fun Activity
- Hands-on History Activities for Learning about Ancient Civilizations
- Hands-on Ancient Phoenicia: Alphabet Clay Tablet Craft
- Ancient Civilizations Unit Minibook On The Babylonians & Hammurabi
- Hands-on Geography Mesopotamia Free Map Template & Salt Dough Map Craft
MORE ANCIENT CIVILIZATION LAPBOOKS
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient Babylon
- Ancient Phoenicia
- Fun Pharaohs and Queens Ancient Egypt Lapbook and Activities
- Famous Pharaohs and Queens of Egypt.
- Ancient Assyria
- Ancient China
- Free Ancient China Lapbook for Kids Who Love Hands-on History
- Free Ancient Phoenicia Lapbook For Kids Who Love Hands-on History
- Ancient Greece
Next, I had some half-baked minibooks until I created the whole lapbook. So, I included my earlier free minibooks.
- An Ancient Babylon cover sheet to use on the outside file folder when you cut it in half or to use for a notebook cover.
- King Nebuchadnezzar dream flip book
- King Nebuchadnezzar notebook page
- Hanging Garden matchbook
- Tower of Babel notebook
And then look at the minibooks included in this lapbook:
- What do people eat
- Fun Facts about Babylon
- Where was Babylon
- Famous Places
- What did people wear
- The Code of Hammurabi
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