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In Unit 1 Ancient History, students study the development of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, which now occupies parts of modern Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria and Kuwait.

They study the development of agriculture, organised complex societies, religion and writing. They also study the development of empires and the consequences of this on subsequent periods of history in the area. In looking at these areas they analyse historical and archaeological primary sources in addition to modern historical interpretations. Clay tablets are one of the main historical sources available for this period of history.

As an opportunity to consider how these were made, but also how fragile some of them were, the ancient history students translated their name into cuneiform, the writing system used at the time, and inscribed it on clay. Below are some of examples.

Mr White

English, EAL, Humanities and Languages Learning Leader