(The & ) Egypt (The Nile Valley) India (The ) China (The Yellow River) 1 Even Odd Left Side Items Page # Right Side Items Page # & Domestication Rdg- Agriculture and Animals 26 27

Mesopotamia Map 28 & HEI Notes 29 5W’s of Religion 30 Social Structure Notes 31 Situations 32 Code of Hammurabi Notes 33 Q & A 34 Cultural & Scientific Notes 35 Civilization Compare 36 Traits of Civilization 37

2 Advanced Social Studies Even Odd Left Side Items Page # Right Side Items Page # PBL Task #3 PBL Summative 30 31

Mesopotamia Map 32 Geography & HEI Notes 33 5W’s of Religion 34 Social Structure Notes 35 Hammurabi Situations 36 Code of Hammurabi Notes 37 Cuneiform Q & A 38 Cultural & Scientific Notes 39 Civilization Compare 40 Traits of Civilization 41

3 Ancient Mesopotamia Learning Goal Students will be able to describe the geography, government, religion, culture and scientific contributions of ancient Mesopotamia and its influences on the development of

later civilizations. Strand 2: Concept 2: PO 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9

4 Learning Goal Scale for CSA Students will be able to describe the geography, government, religion, culture and scientific contributions of ancient Mesopotamia and its

influences on the development of later civilizations.

4: Exceeds Proficiency 2: Approaching Proficiency 1: Not Yet 0 3: Proficient Students will be able to Students will be able Students will be able to Students will be able to No Evidence analyze the geography, to describe the describe FOUR of the describe TWO of the government, religion, geography, following: geography, following: geography, government, religion, culture government, religion, culture and scientific government, religion, contributions of ancient and scientific contributions of culture and scientific culture and scientific Mesopotamia and locate ancient Mesopotamia and/or contributions of ancient its influence based on contributions of its influences on the Mesopotamia and/or its evidence from other ancient Mesopotamia development of later influences on the civilizations. development of later civilizations. and its influences on the development of civilizations. later civilizations.

5 IF TIME- Introduction to the Civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia: https://youtu.be/AlVNDHwyHeE

6 ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA 3600 BCE Nickname: “”

Mesopotamia means

“The Land Between Two ”

The Tigris River & The Euphrates River 7 Essential Question: Why is Mesopotamia’s name significant? Mesopotamia means “the land between two rivers.” It is referred to the “cradle of civilization” because it was the birthplace of a well-organized, developed society or culture. Label the following bodies of & rivers, landforms, regions and cities.

Bodies of Water Landforms Regions Cities & Rivers ▪ Mediterranean Zagros Mesopotamia 1. Agade Sea Mountains 2. ▪ 3. ▪ Dead Sea 4. ▪ Tigris River 5. Umma ▪ Euphrates River ▪ River 6. 7.

Textbook p. 79 8. 8 9 Mesopotamia Map ISN p. 28

10 11 Using your Map to Answer Questions about The & Mesopotamia

As● a classWhat orcapital with city a partner is shown discuss on the the map? following Agade questions while you refer to ●yourWhich map. city is located the farthest from a river? Lagash 1. What● What capital body ofcity water is shown do both on thethe Tigris map? and Euphrates rivers empty into? The Persian Gulf 2. Which city is located the farthest from a river? ● Which empire on the map is more recent? The Babylonian Empire 3. What● What body is the of area water between do both the the Euphrates Tigris and and Euphrates Tigris rivers rivers called? empty into? 4. WhichMesopotamia empire on the map is more recent? ● Imagine you are traveling from Umma to Agade using only river transport. 5. What is the area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers called? Describe your route. South along the Tigris River towards Ur, then 6. Imaginenorthwest you onare the traveling Euphrates from River Umma towards to Agade Uruk followed using only by Babylon,river transport. and Describefinally arriving your route. in Agade. 7. What● What direction direction is is Ur Ur from from Babylon? Babylon? South and east or southeast 8. Why● Why might might all all of of these these cities cities bebe locatedlocated soso close close to to rivers? rivers? The rivers provide good transportation, irrigation, and food.

12 Cornell Notes Set-Up ISN p. 29 Topic: Topic: Geography & Human Environmental Interaction of Ancient Mesopotamia (Textbook p. 82-86)

Essential Question: How did the land between the rivers

support agriculture?

Notes: THINK & SEARCH strategy- The answers are present in the text but you have to

think and search for them. Cue Questions:

1. What does Mesopotamia mean (p.83)?

2. What are the benefits of living near water (p.83)?

3. Name TWO rivers that empty into the Persian Gulf (p.83).

4. Describe how the farmers were supported or helped by the flooding of the rivers (p.84).

5. Describe how the flooding hurt the farmers (p.85). 13 Geography & Human Environmental Interaction of Ancient Mesopotamia

● EU-phrates River Rap: http://youtu.be/84y2q4giihY

14 5W’s of Religion (ISN p.30)

WHO? Priests worked to satisfy the gods and claimed to have influence on them. People accepted them as leaders. -Theocracy

WHAT? WHEN? They were polytheistic meaning Sumerian When you died, they believed the they believed in many gods or RELIGION dead went to the land of no return goddess. called the underworld. Hardships & (Complex unhappiness of life continued in Institution) death.

WHERE? WHY? The largest and most important structure was They believed the gods controlled the floods, the (temple). People made offerings droughts, and invasions from others. to the gods with surplus grain. It was the center of the city and functioned as a city hall run by the priests. 15 16 Mesopotamian Ziggurat (Temple)

Religion- WHERE? The largest and most important structure was the Ziggurat (temple). People made offerings to the gods with surplus grain. It was the center of the city and functioned as a city hall run by the priests. 17 How to prepare for the Geography and Religion QUIZ

To prepare for the section covering Geography- study and quiz yourself using your Cornell Notes - Cues Questions and Note-taking section.

To prepare for the section covering Religion- Combine the parts of the graphic organizer into a paragraph that summarizes the key information. Make connections between the Who?, What?, When?, Where?, and Why? Try to see the BIG picture of their religion.

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