[ABCDE] Volume 1, Issue 15 April 9, 2002 CURRICULUM GUIDE: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS e r I n E d u c a p a p t i o w s n P N e r o t g s r a P o m n t o g i n h s T a h e W C e u h r T r i f c u O l u e r m o C A t e T h h T e t C A o r m KLMNO e u l O u An Integrated Curriculum c f i r Resource Program T r h u e C W e a h s T h i n g t o n P m o a s r t g N o r e P w s n p o a i p t a e c r u I d n E IN THIS ISSUE Looking at Civilization Market Day Math Word Study: a look 2 5 7 at sweet desserts Academic Content Word find Lincoln Memorial Standards 4 7 a Greek Temple? 10 © 2002 The Washington Post Company An Integrated Curriculum For The Washington Post Newspaper In Education Program KLMNO Volume 1, Issue 15 April 9, 2002 Ancient Civilizations in Today’s World Looking at Ancient Civilization KidsPost Article: “Traces of the Past” http://www.digonsite.com/ DIG: The archaeology magazine for kids Lesson: Influence of ancient Amazon River regions get to Learn about ancient civilizations through archaeology. civilizations on our food and Europe and North America to architecture be raised and eaten? http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/ Level: Beginning to Advanced 7. Upon what Roman building Subjects: History, Social Science were both the West Building of The Roman Empire in the First Century Related Activity: Math the National Gallery of Art and PBS online supplement to its program of the same title. In addi- the Jefferson Memorial tion to an introduction to the leaders, soldiers, poets and Procedure modeled? What characteristics of philosophers, students learn of Roman society and daily life in a Roman building do they share? this empire that rose from the chaos of civil war “to embrace Read and Discuss 8. Which civilizations hundreds of cultures and till the soil from which western civi- Before reading the KidsPost influenced the development of lization would grow.” Also, 8 lessons, a timeline and an articles ask students to define mathematics? “Emperor of Rome” game. “civilization.” What are the characteristics of a civilization? Read http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ancien Can students think of any Give students “Word Study: a tgreece/index.html buildings or monuments in look at sweet desserts.” Students Reflections of Ancient Greece Washington, D.C., which remind are given background of some of The Discovery Channel School provides a K-5 lesson focusing them of another country or the fruits eaten by ancient on elements of ancient Greek civilization and its influence on civilization? civilizations and themselves. today’s society. Read the KidsPost articles. Give students the following Find the Food http://www.ancientgreece.com/ questions and discuss the Give students the Word Find, answers. “Foods from China and Central Ancient Greece 1. Where was Mesopotamia Asia.” Discuss how many of Clearly organized in sections such as geography, history, located? Find it on a map. What these foods they have eaten. Why mythology and other resources. The Art & Architecture section modern countries are now might these foods have has illustrations of columns in each style. located in that area? originated in China and Central www.historyforkids.org 2. What symbols communicate Asia? Where are they grown “stop,” “cross the street here,” today? History for Kids “boys bathroom,” “girls University professors write this site for use by middle school bathroom”? Who were the first Do the Numbers students. Egypt, Greece, Rome, Islam are some of the areas people to use symbols to Consumer mathematics is explored. Visitors are warned that this kid-safe site is funded by represent ideas and objects? combined with a recipe similar the books visitors buy. 3. What is cuneiform? Why is it to one served to Roman important in the development of emperors. Give students “Market http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/hsplan1.html a written language? Place Math” reproducible. Food for the Ancestors: Two Worlds Meet 4. How does cuneiform differ A lesson for older students. Looks at implications of the from the alphabet? In what ways Compare and Contrast Spanish conquest of Mexico on the relationship between Native did Greek and Roman How similar is the Lincoln Americans and Aztecs and the formation of Mestizo culture. civilizations influence our Memorial to a Greek temple? written language? For the Greek people, temples http://cdli.ucla.edu/ 5. Find Mexico, the Andes and were sacred places. What the Amazon River on the map. emotions do your students have Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative What foods that we eat were first toward the Lincoln Memorial? The form and content of cuneiform tablets are brought to you cultivated by civilizations in Students will need to know through the efforts of an international group of Assyriologists, Mexico, Central and South something about Greek culture museum curators and historians of science. For scholars, but America? to do this assignment, or they when finished this site will provide visual examples of the begin- 6. How did foods from will need keen observation skills. nings of a written language. Mexico, the Andes and the 2 © 2002 The Washington Post Company An Integrated Curriculum For The Washington Post Newspaper In Education Program KLMNO Volume 1, Issue 15 April 9, 2002 Know Your Monument If you have time, arrange for Food for Thought Instead of looking at the a docent-led tour of the influence of Greek architecture National Gallery of Art ON THE WEB on the Lincoln Memorial, see collection. Paint your own still what your students know life. http://online.sfsu.edu/~patters/culinary/pages/croporigins.html about the Lincoln Memorial. Food Plant Origins This reproducible could be A Note Lists of plants by geographic area of origin used as the springboard for a The KidsPost article and mini-research activity. 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What two other places storytellers and cooks from 20 associated with Abraham countries will share their lives. http://www.lewiskappes.com/LK/Pompeiiana/ Lincoln should people visit in Watch the Washington Post for TheRomanCookery/SOTHEMEALS.htm Washington, D.C.? Tell why plans and daily scheduled So the Meals of Apicius Begin you have selected these places. events. A sampling of recipes and secrets of cookery during the reigns of the Give directions on how to get Caesars collected by Apicius, translated into English. If this whets to one of these places. Start Tuesday, April 9 KidsPost your instructions at school. Be article on ancient civilizations. your appetite, get The Roman Cookery of Apicius translated by John sure to include the school’s “Traces of the Past” can be Edwards. address and the address of the found at destination. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ http://www.ontheline.org.uk/schools/chocbix/index.htm 2. 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