Mesopotamia: School, Game, Sport

How did kids and adults play in ancient Mesopotamia? What sports did they play? What did they do in schools? Answers to these questions will be offered through the following recreational-educational activities: 1) an educational training to learn how to write and draw on clay tablets (adults, teenagers, children); 2) game shows with the “Royal Game of Ur” (adults and children); 3) a set of games to know the Mesopotamian clothing and jewelry (adults, teenagers, children); a simulation of the Assyrian lion hunt (children); 4) ancient receipts to prepare a Mesopotamian repast.

Participants: L. Portuese, A. Rositani, S.A.D. Traviglia, G.A. Zanghì