DBQ: Document Based Question. Examining Primary Sources (Sumer) P- Without reading anything, write a prediction about what you think the purpose of the statue is based on how it looks? Questions: 1 What does the source of the stone used to create this statue say about Babylonian trade circa 2450 ВСЕ? Babylonia traded with their neighbors. Babylonia did not trade with their neighbors Only diorite stone was imported into Babylonia. a b. c. Only votive statues could be made from Diorite Stone. d. 2. How is the figure posed in the statue? Without knowing what the words on the statue say, how is it possible to as sume that the statue is related to prayer, rather than war or power. This statue is an artifact (a human made object). It was discovered by archeologists working in Iraq in the very early 20th century. Why are artifacts important to historians? This a votive (prayer or offering) statue of a Babylonian king dating to approximately 2450 BCEIH was discovered in southern Babylonia (present-day Iraq), and now resides in the Louvre, a museum in Paris, France. The statue is made of diorite stone, which would have been imported into Babylonia

DBQ: Document Based Question. Examining Primary Sources (Sumer) P- Without reading anything, write a prediction about what you think the purpose of the statue is based on how it looks? Questions: 1 What does the source of the stone used to create this statue say about Babylonian trade circa 2450 ВСЕ? Babylonia traded with their neighbors. Babylonia did not trade with their neighbors Only diorite stone was imported into Babylonia. a b. c. Only votive statues could be made from Diorite Stone. d. 2. How is the figure posed in the statue? Without knowing what the words on the statue say, how is it possible to as sume that the statue is related to prayer, rather than war or power. This statue is an artifact (a human made object). It was discovered by archeologists working in Iraq in the very early 20th century. Why are artifacts important to historians? This a votive (prayer or offering) statue of a Babylonian king dating to approximately 2450 BCEIH was discovered in southern Babylonia (present-day Iraq), and now resides in the Louvre, a museum in Paris, France. The statue is made of diorite stone, which would have been imported into Babylonia