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Grade 6 Amazing Mesopotamia
Royal Game of Ur
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Grade 6 Amazing Mesopotamia: Royal Game of Ur
Resources for 6th grade Social Studies Mesopotamia Unit
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Royal Game of Ur
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Websites
Mesopotamia City Life - Penn Museum
Scroll down to the section on "Discovering the Royal Game of Ur"
Video - Deciphering the World's Oldest Rule Book
Curator of the British Museum Irving Finkel explains how he figured out the rules of the Royal Game of Ur.
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Published by the British Museum on youtube.
Video - Tom Scott vs. Irving Finkel - The Royal Game of Ur
Watch a match playing the Royal Game of Ur.
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Published by the British Museum on Youtube
Royal Game of Ur - Ancient World Magazine
Detailed history of the finding the game.
Databases
Directions on How to Play the Royal Game of Ur
Leisure, Recreation and Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Search for the section on Board Games
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