Key Stage 2 Middle East and Asia Show image caption You are in the Ages 7–11 section Home Learn Schools Ages 7–11 Middle East and Asia Share the page Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Share on X (formerly Twitter) (Opens in new window) Share using email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) On this page School sessions Visit resources Classroom resources Explore the Middle East and Asia through objects which chart the cultures from prehistory to the present day. Take a trip to the Museum and learn about some of the earliest cities and examples of writing, in the ancient Mesopotamia self-led visit resource. Or delve into AD 900 in a Museum workshop, where students can visualise civilisations across the world. You can also use our classroom resources before your visit, to familiarise the students with some of the objects they will see at the Museum, such as the colossal statue of a winged lion. Take part in activities from the classroom, in a live interactive workshop. Students will discover the Indus Civilisation and the undeciphered Indus script. Explore our fantastic Middle East and Asia programme. Ages 7–11 School sessions Virtual Visit: Indus Valley investigation For ages 7–11 (KS2). Connect your class to the British Museum for a live interactive workshop. Gallery session: Maths at the Museum For ages 7–11 (KS2), students apply their skills as young mathematicians to different spaces and objects at the British Museum. School workshop: The world in AD 900 For ages 7–11 (KS2), with curriculum links to history and geography, travel across different world cultures and societies in AD 900. Visit resources Visit resource: Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia was responsible for some of the very earliest cities, writing, maths, astronomy and amazing crafts. Classroom resources Classroom resource: Assyria Classroom resource: Sumer Classroom resource: Babylon