Ancient Mesopotamian

Sales Pitch Project

Goal
Your goal is to research and present information on a specific Mesopotamian
invention/concept.

1. Cuneiform (Resource B) 9.
2. Ziggurats More Advanced Weapons (Iron)/Warfare
3. Epic of Gilgamesh /Armies
4. Units of Time/Calendars/Math 10. Social Classes
5. Sailboat/Transportation/trade 11. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
12. Art/Artisans/Pottery
6. Astronomy/Astrology
13. Mythology
14. Cities /Ur
Sales Pitch
Either through Google Slides or a physical
poster, convince your fellow classmates that
your invention/concept was the BEST idea to
come out of Ancient Mesopotamia.
 Necessary Information
1. Title of Group with Student Names
2. Information on
a. Describe your topic
i. Dates/Time Periods
ii. What is its purpose?
iii. How did it make life easier for Ancient Mesopotamians?
iv. How was it made? What was it made out of?
v. How did it work better than what was available before?
Necessary Style - Project Appearance
Must include

1. Color
2. Pictures relevant to specific topic
Advertisement Presentation
While presenting your invention, your group should be

1. Professional - All group members are paying attention and standing in an appropriate
manner
2. Organized - Each person speaks and knows when to speak
3. Appropriate - While all information should be included from the “Necessary
Information” slide, make sure to spin it in a positive manner
Rubric
36 pts 4. Distinguished 3. Proficient 2. Apprentice 1. Novice
available

Necessary ● Includes all of ● Includes most of ● Includes some of the ● Includes none of
Information the necessary the necessary requirements above the
(#x3) information information ● Researched at least 1 requirements
● Researched at ● Researched at resource ● No research
least 2 different least 2 different turned in
resources resources

Necessary ● Shows great ● Shows a good ● Shows some amount ● Shows very
Style - effort with color amount of effort of effort with very little effort with
Project and at least 3 with some color little color and at no color and no
Appearance appropriate and at least 2 least 1 appropriate pictures
(#x2) pictures appropriate picture
pictures
Rubric Continued
4. Distinguished 3. Proficient 2. Apprentice 1. Novice

Presentation(#x3) ● Very ● Mostly ● Somewhat ● Not

professional professional professional professional or
and organized and organized and organized organized

Group Dynamics ● You went above ● You did an ● You did a ● You did a below
(#x1) and beyond in average slightly below average
your work amount of work average amount of work
● Your fellow for the project amount of work for the project
group mates ● Your fellow for the project ● Your fellow
gave you high group mates ● Your fellow group mates
evaluation gave you group mates gave you below
marks average gave you average
evaluation slightly below evaluation
marks average marks
evaluation
marks
Potential Resources
1. 10 Mesopotamian Inventions List - Ancient Civilizations List