Questions and time line for Chapter 2 Early Mesopotamia 1) What is a Stele? 2) Describe the Stele of Narim-Sin (what is it about) and why the artist used a hierachal scale with Naram-Sin. Why does his helmet sprout horns? Who did Naram-Sin defeat? How large was the Stele and what kind of story telling does this create? 3) Look at map 2-1 and describe where the fertile crescent is located. Why was it prone to political upheaval? 4) How did this area change over a short time? 5) What were some of the inventions of the people in the fertile crescent, the Sumerians between 3,500- and 2,300

Questions and time line for Chapter 2 Early Mesopotamia 1) What is a Stele? 2) Describe the Stele of Narim-Sin (what is it about) and why the artist used a hierachal scale with Naram-Sin. Why does his helmet sprout horns? Who did Naram-Sin defeat? How large was the Stele and what kind of story telling does this create? 3) Look at map 2-1 and describe where the fertile crescent is located. Why was it prone to political upheaval? 4) How did this area change over a short time? 5) What were some of the inventions of the people in the fertile crescent, the Sumerians between 3,500- and 2,300