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Geography of Ancient Civilizations and Components of Civilizations
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Warm Up: Pre-Assessment on Ancient River Civilizations. On a notecard- Answer #1-7
WIO: Rank importance of the 8 key components of early civilizations.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
Date: 10.15.12 A10.16.12 B
Class Work:•Warm Up •Check HW- First Civilizations Quiz/Questions•Pass back NB checks and explain corrections•Geography of Ancient Civilizations Activity•What makes a civilization? Notes from ppt•WIO
HW: CHOOSE ONE PROMPTto answer in a paragraph (5-7 sentences) on page 29 of your notebook. Discuss two negative (bad) and two positive (good) consequences of building a civilization. What types of issues do sophisticated societies deal with? Explain your reasoning to justify your answers.ORWhat are the 8 basic features of a civilization? What do you think are the 2 most important features in order for a civilization to run smoothly and be successful? Explain your reasoning to justify your answers.:
How do characteristics such as geography, economics, politics, and societal norms impact development of a civilization?
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Mesopotamia and the Sumerian Notes
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Warm Up: Answer each “I am” statement.
(1) I am a group of people working together to create an organized society. ________________
(2) I am the geographic feature where early people settled. _________________
(3) I am two features of a civilization that helps to bring people together. _____________ & _____________
WIO: Answer the following questions based on what we talked about today in class.
1. What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent?
2. What is a ziggurat?
3. In what present day country is Mesopotamia located?
Date: 10.16.12 A10.17.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up, Check HW•Go over HW- Features of a Civilization Paragraph•BrainPop Video Clip – Sumerians•Mesopotamia/Sumerian Notes•WIO•Explain HW
HW: Complete Mesopotamia reading and answer questions 1-7. Highlight/underline the sentence you found each answer in. Number the sentences based on the question they answer.
How did geography encourage the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia?
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Help Wanted Poster
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Warm Up:
List 2 important inventions from the Sumerians.1. 2.
Explain how those two inventions improved life for civilizations.
WIO: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Why do you think you received the grade you did on the Unit 1 test?
2. How can you improve your study practices/habits for the next unit test?
Date: 10.19.12 A10.22.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up, Check HW•Quiz – Mesopotamia/Features of a Civilization•Review Test•“Help Wanted” ad project•WIO
HW: •Complete front portion/rough draft of “Help Wanted”ad. Final is due Thurs/Fri!!
•Complete test corrections if you received a 79% or less for half credit up to an 80%.•All late/missing work is due FRIDAY!! End of the Quarter!!
How can I improve my study habits for quizzes and unit tests in the future?
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Trade and Transportation in Mesopotamia
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Warm Up: Copy underlined words.Explain in 2-3 sentences each.WHY job specialization was important is ancient Mesopotamia?
What do you think life would be like TODAY if the ancient people have NEVER specialized in jobs?
WIO: Mesopotamian Jobs Reflection- Write 2 sentences for each. 1. What job would you most likely see
yourself doing if you lived in Mesopotamia?
2. Are any of the jobs similar to what we have today? How do you think they have changed?
Date: 10.23.12 A10.24.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up/WIO•Video – Trade and Transportation in Mesopotamia•Discussion about video•“Help Wanted” ad work time•Reminders about HW/End of Quarter grades
HW: •Complete “Help Wanted”ad. Final is due Thurs/Fri!! 10/25 and 10/26
•Complete test corrections if you received a 79% or less for half credit up to an 80%.•All late/missing work is due FRIDAY!! End of the Quarter!! 10/26
How did job specialization impact ancient Mesopotamia?
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Writing in Mesopotamia and Gilgamesh
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Warm Up: Copy underlined words. Using the BROWN textbook do the following:1. Turn to page 325 and read the section titled
“City-States and Empires”.2. Write the main idea of each paragraph in a
complete sentence in the “warm-up” section.
1. 2. 3.
WIO: Copy the underlined words.
Complete reading about Gilgamesh. Then complete the reading comprehension questions about Gilgamesh. This needs to be done before the end of class.
Date: 10.25.12 A10.26.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up-Collect HW – Test corrections, Advertisement•Watch Mesopotamia Writing Video•Video Quiz/Quick Check•Go over quick check•Watch Gilgamesh Video•Complete Gilgamesh reading•Complete Gilgamesh questions
HW: •Complete Mesopotamian Word Puzzle
•Complete test corrections if you received a 79% or less for half credit up to an 80%.•All late/missing work is due FRIDAY!! End of the Quarter!! 10/26
How did writing help to further develop the Mesopotamian civilization?
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Understanding Code of Hammurabi
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Warm Up: Given this sentence, define what an innovation is in your own words. One of the great innovations created by the Sumerians was cuneiform.
What innovation of Mesopotamia led to the most significant improvements in creating a civilized society and WHY? Answer in complete sentencesWIO: Consequences to broken Hammurabi’s laws. Given Crimes: Write an adequate punishment. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.
Date: 10.30.12 A10.31.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up - Check HW- Mesopotamian Word Puzzle (page 37)•Pass back papers/Collect last minute corrections•Hammurabi Notes•WIO•Understanding the Code of Hammurabi WS•Skit Preparation
HW: •Hammurabi’s Code Paragraph- Part 3 of WS in class. Put on back of WS
How did King Hammurabi and the Mesopotamian civilization influence society?
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Code of Hammurabi Skits
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Warm Up: Why do you think the punishments in Hammurabi’s code were so severe in some cases and not in others?Answer in Complete Sentences!
WIO: Skit Group Work Reflection
Date: 11.1.12 A11.2.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up•Check HW- Hammurabi’s Code WS Part 3 Paragraph•Skit Preparation/Perform Hammurabi Skits- Use Rubric to Prepare•Reflection of skits•WIO
HW: Write your Own Code WS-p. 40
How did King Hammurabi Code impact different social classes within Mesopotamia?
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Warm Up: Watch Mesopotamia parody song and write down at least 2 facts from viewing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84y2q4giihY&feature=related
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WIO: Skit Group Work Reflection- from last class as needed
Date: 11.5.12 A11.7.12 B
Class Work:
•Warm Up•Check HW- Laws (p. 41)•Finish Skit/ Reflections as needed•Mesopotamian Quiz•Mesopotamian Unit Study Guide
HW: Study for Test on Mesopotamia next class. Study pages 28-43
What are the essential concepts about Mesopotamia that I need to know?
Mesopotamian Study Guide