Cultures of Mesopotamia (Ms. Becerra)
Sumerians, Assyrians, Persians, Babylonians, Hittites, Hebrews
Think about what words you will search with and skim for. Read the Keywords Tip Sheet. Try using:
- Where did your people come: origins, history
- What is their importance/major contributions: accomplishments, discoveries, inventions
Seattle Public Library databases:
Use Biography Resource Center to look up your significant figure.
Encyclopedia Americana Online
Lands and Peoples Online
Seattle SD Databases (no password required at school) include World Book Encyclopedia Online.
Check the school library and public library for books on your topic.
When you use Google, always use at least two words for your search. (If you want to see why, compare the top hit you get from “hittite” vs. “ancient hittite.” Don’t use the quotation marks, and don’t bother with capital letters in Google.)
What about Wikipedia? When you do a Google search for your civilization, one of the top results is sure to be a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia is user-written and -edited; be sure to compare information with your other sources. Read more at Researching on Wikipedia. If you use Wikipedia, be sure to look at the Further Reading and External Links lists at the end of every article.