Lesson 66

Bell Ringer What do you know about Ancient Rome? Unit Essential Questions Why is Rome such an important ancient civilization? Lesson Essential Question What technological advances did the Roman civilization develop? How were the family and society organized? Process Hand out Learning Maps Use Google Earth to introduce Ancient Rome Ancient Romans Read the first [...]

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Lesson 52

Bell Ringer What is a peninsula?  Give another example of a peninsula, other than Greece. Unit Essential Question What are the many factors leading to the development of Greek civilization? Lesson Essential Question How did the sea affect Greek life? How did trade influence Greek culture? Process Trade in Greece Use Google Earth to see [...]

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Lesson 50

Bell Ringer What are the two main city-states in Greece? How are they different? Unit Essential Question What are the many factors leading to the development of Greek civilization? Lesson Essential Question What were the main features of the geography of Greece? Vocab Peninsula large mass of land projecting into a body of water Archipelago [...]

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Lesson 49

Bell Ringer List anything you know about Ancient Greece. Unit Essential Question What are the many factors leading to the development of Greek civilization? Process Finish presentations Video “Ancient Civilization for Children – Ancient Greece” SMG Money Central Yahoo Finance Google Finance Market Watch Google Docs

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Lesson 45

Bell Ringer What is the major philosophy of China? Can that philosophy be translated into modern times? Unit Essential Questions What influenced the development of the Ancient Chinese civilization? How did these factors shape their culture and achievements? Lesson Essential Questions What are the major achievements and inventions? How did their contributions impact modern society? [...]

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Lesson 29

Bell Ringer Name four natural resources found along the Nile River. What are the Black Lands? What are the Red Lands? Unit Essential Question How did the Nile River contribute to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization? Lesson Essential Question What are the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. Process Google Earth Find Egypt and [...]

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Lesson 28

Bell Ringer What do you know about Egypt? Unit Essential Question How did the Nile River contribute to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization? Lesson Essential Question What are the natural resources found along the Nile River? How did they use these resources along with the Nile River? Process Video Ancient Egypt – What the [...]

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Lesson 27

Bell Ringer How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Process Mesopotamia Test After the test Write what you know about Egypt in your notebook Extension Find Egypt on Google Earth Look at the Pyramids and the Sphinx Play this Ancient Egyptian [...]

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Lesson 19

Bell Ringer What is a scribe? What is a city state? Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Lesson Essential Questions What four modern day countries make up Ancient Mesopotamia? What were the first cities in Sumer like? How did the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers support agriculture? [...]

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Lesson 15

Unit Essential Question What is culture? Process Finish presentations in Google Docs. They must be finished today!!! When you have finished your presentation Download your presentation to PowerPoint File Download As – PowerPoint Open with PowerPoint In PowerPoint Right Click picture and select Hyperlink Copy the link and paste it in the Link to: If [...]

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