ISIS has reportedly bulldozed the ancient city of Nimrud.
It’s time to head back to school and if you’re a teacher that means decorating your classroom and finishing up your lesson plans. We’re here to help you out with free resources on ancient Mesopotamia and the Middle East. From math and science to art and literature, these ancient cultures continue to fascinate and enchant.
For a look at how the ancient Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern cultures influence our present and future, check out our blog posts:
MESOPOTAMIA:
- Ancient Egyptian Blue: How the World’s First Synthetic Pigment Is Producing Tomorrow’s Brave—and Colorful–New World
- The Ancient Roots of Modern Hygiene Part 1 and The Ancient Roots of Modern Hygiene Part 2
- Cheers! It’s AntiquityNOW Month: Celebrate With Beer, the Most Feminine of Beverages
- Foodborne Illness: The History of an Invisible Enemy
- Heirloom Seeds: Growing a Piece of Ancient History
- The History in our Language: Idioms from Ancient Times, Part 2
- The Influence of Ancient War Monuments on Their Modern Equivalents Part I: Ancient Rome
- ISIS, Syria and the Eradication of Culture: As the Ancient World Falls, Efforts Mount to Save World Heritage
- It’s National Poetry Month! Ancient Poetry and the Created Self: From Early Epics to Afghan Women’s Landays
- Maps, Part I: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future and Maps, Part 2: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future
- Music Origins: Mesopotamia, American Gospel and the Neurology of Faith, Part I and Music Origins: Mesopotamia, American Gospel and the Neurology of Faith, Part II
- Nature, Ecotherapy and a Peek into the Past Through National Parks
- Raise a Glass to Ancient Canaanite Wine Lovers
- The Rose in History: Power, Beauty and the Sweet Smell of Success
- The Summer Solstice: From Ancient Celebration to a Modern Day at the Beach
- Yakety-Yak, How We Do Talk Back: The Hydraulic Telegraph of Aeneas – Long-distance Communication of Antiquity
THE MIDDLE EAST:
- Celebrating National Coffee Day: A Jittery Goat, Political Plots, Slave Labor, Grounds for Divorce—The Coffee Bean Brews Up a Tumultuous World History
- Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
- Cultural Racketeering and Why it Matters: Robbing the World of History
- The History in our Language: Idioms from Ancient Times, Part 1
- ISIS, Syria and the Eradication of Culture: As the Ancient World Falls, Efforts Mount to Save World Heritage
- Maps, Part I: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future and Maps, Part 2: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future
- The Middle East Outreach Council Announces 2014 Middle East Book Awards
- Modern Technology Brings the Dead Sea Scrolls to Life
- It’s National Poetry Month! Ancient Poetry and the Created Self: From Early Epics to Afghan Women’s Landays
- Part 1, Tricks of the Trade: From Ancient Symbols to a $70 Billion Brand (That’s You, Coca-Cola!)
- Raise a Glass to Ancient Canaanite Wine Lovers
- Ramadan Observance and the World Cup: A Major Decision for Muslim Athletes
- Terrorism in the Ancient World: Part 2
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