Lesson 1- Importance of Mesopotamia
Part 1: Mesopotamia Chalk-Talk
Step 1: Get into pairs.
Step 2: Grab a blank piece of white construction paper
Step 3: Grab a World History textbook and turn to page 35 --> Read Section 1 (bottom of page 35-first half of page 40)
AS YOU READ!
Step 5: Discuss as a large group what you learned.
Step 1: Get into pairs.
Step 2: Grab a blank piece of white construction paper
Step 3: Grab a World History textbook and turn to page 35 --> Read Section 1 (bottom of page 35-first half of page 40)
AS YOU READ!
- Pause as a group after each section and talk about the big ideas, main points and important information.
- Write down a few MVP's per heading
Step 5: Discuss as a large group what you learned.
Day 2- Documentary
Lesson 2-Writing
Part 1: Click the link below. Once you are there, work your way through the source by clicking the arrow on the bottom right. Interact and engage with the story to learn about the creation and evolution of Cuneiform writing.
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Part 2: Click the link below. Here you will engage with artifacts to learn about the life of a scribe - one of the most important jobs of the ancient world. You can click on individual artifacts to learn more about the scribes of Mesopotamia.
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Exit Slip- What is your reaction to seeing how Mesopotamian Civilizations use writing? What was one thing that surprised you?
Lesson 3- Empires
Today we will be studying the formation of the World's first Empires. It will be our purpose to understand the factors that led to empires and the purposes empires serve.
Step 1: What are the social, economic, political and military factors that lead to empire?
Step 2: What is the purpose of empires? What do they want?
Step 1: What are the social, economic, political and military factors that lead to empire?
- Brainstorm with a partner what you think each condition would be like for an empire to form
Step 2: What is the purpose of empires? What do they want?
- Brainstorm with a partner what you think the purpose of empires is as well as what empires want to do
Day 2-4-Empires Project
Akkadian, Bablyonian, Assyrians, Neo Babylonian
Resources
Lesson 5-Law
Lesson 6-Literature
Summative Assessment
River Valley Comparison
Part 1-Key themes connections
1. Tell me how each one of these key themes can connect to the Mesopotamian civilizations.
Using the weebly and text materials I want you:
1. Compare and contrast the 2 river valley civilizations.
2. Pros and cons of river valley civilizations
3. Which one of the two you'd rather live in from what you've studied so far? Why?
Part 1-Key themes connections
1. Tell me how each one of these key themes can connect to the Mesopotamian civilizations.
- Key Theme 3 - Uses and Abuses of Power
- Key Theme 4 - Haves and Have-Nots
- Key Theme 5 - Expressing Identity
Using the weebly and text materials I want you:
1. Compare and contrast the 2 river valley civilizations.
2. Pros and cons of river valley civilizations
3. Which one of the two you'd rather live in from what you've studied so far? Why?