Ancient+Near+East+Innovation

==**You are required to create 1 five to seven minute podcast describing an object or an innovation from the Ancient Near East. To see an example of a podcast, go to the BBC website and find A History of the World in 100 Objects. here is an example: The Flood Tablet.** ==

**Encyclopedias**
World Book Online ||
 * || **If you don't know much about your topic, get a general overview by consulting an encyclopedia.**Encyclopedia Britannica

**Google Searches**

 * || **Find excellent sources by doing advanced searches. Search .edu domains, for example.** ||

**Google Books**

 * || **Check out the books set aside for you on our "Ancient Inventions" Google Bookshelf ** ||

Our Databases

 * || **When you have a general idea about your topic, look for more specific information in [|EBSCO Host]. Below are some examples of articles that are available through our Databases .** ||



Cuneiform
"Writing Preserves Knowledge and Memory." (Global Issues in Context).

**Glass** [|"Ancient Glass Makers."] (EBSCO Host)

Irrigation
"Irrigation Systems in Egypt and Mesopotamia" (Global Issues in Context)

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The Lunar Calendar** <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Astrology Fact or Fiction? (EBSCO Host). <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"The Calendar Takes Shape in Mesopotamia." (Global Issues in Context)

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Money** <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"The Buck Stops Here" (EBSCO Host) ||

**Cosmetics**
"Ancient Egypt's Toxic Eye Make Up Fought Infections, Researchers Say." By Sindya N. Bhanoo in the //New York Times,// available online at []

**Cuneiform**
The British Museum Mesopotamia: Writing