Module 4 Checklist

• Students will recall the key events and individuals that shaped the Ur III Period.
• Students will describe the primary evidence (i.e. historical sources/material remains) available for the Ur II Period.
• Students will apply their mastery of the period by discussing the historical problem of the Amorites.

• Read A History of the Ancient Near East, Chapters 4 & 5, p. 67-105
• Read The Akkadian Empire
• Read The Ur III Sumerian Renaissance
• Read Schwartz, Glenn M. "An Amorite Global Village: Syrian-Mesopotamian Relations in the Second Millennium BC."  Download "An Amorite Global Village: Syrian-Mesopotamian Relations in the Second Millennium BC." 
• Read Primary Source Marriage of the Martu Links to an external site.
• Complete Group Discussion: Who were the Amorites?