Science in Ancient Mesopotamia

by Carol Moss

Book Overview

Describes the enormous accomplishments of the Sumerians and Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia in every scientific area, a heritage which affects our own everyday lives. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531159302
• ISBN13: 9780531159309
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The photos are fantastic!

It is very short but contains a lot of interesting facts. As for that reviewer who complained about how short it is, while it could have been a bit longer, it is after all a book written for upper elementary and lower middle school students. I also think it would be a good book for someone who is learning English. One thing I found odd was that while there is a photo of an ancient Mesopotamian temple and a very detailed description of what is obviously a ziggurat the author never uses that word and it's not in the glossary. The ziggurat has come to be symbol of ancient Mesopotamia. He also doesn't mention the Tower of Babel which is Mesopotamia's most famous ziggurat.

Science in Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)

Science in Ancient Mesopotamia. Even thought, It is a short book. It shows that this civilization was ahead of any other civilization in science, medicine, math, etc. I would still recommend it.

I find it still helpful

Because there is so little covering Mesopotamia, I still find this book helpful even if it is not as good as the others in this series. It would be nice if more resources were written on the ancient Mesopotamian culture, especially considering what is happening today. Meanwhile, we will use what we can, including this book, in our homeschooling. We use all the books of this series, the 'Gilgamesh' series by Ludmila Zeman, "Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors-An Activity Guide (including Hittites, Nubians, Mesopotamians and Egyptians), and "Our Young Folks' Josephus" (primary history spine covering Israel and its relationship with the surrounding cultures of that time) in our homeschool. It works well for us.