Lesson 24

Bell Ringer What is a myth? What is another name for a professional writer Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Process Review Vocab Time Warp Trio Video. Extension British Museum You read the story Then explore what you read Take the challenge (game)

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Lesson 23

Bell Ringer How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Lesson Essential Question What were some of the achievements of King Hammurabi? Process Return Writing Prompts King Hammurabi  Who was Hammurabi?  What do they look like?  Were they the first set of [...]

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Lesson 22

Bell Ringer What were the two most important empires in Mesopotamia? Compare Babylonians to Assyrians. Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Lesson Essential Question What were some of the achievements of King Hammurabi? How were his contributions essential to Mesopotamia and later civilizations? Process Writing Prompt What are the [...]

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Lesson 25

Bell Ringer What were the two most important empires in Mesopotamia? Compare Babylonians to Assyrians. Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Lesson Essential Question What were some of the achievements of King Hammurabi? How were his contributions essential to Mesopotamia and later civilizations? Process King Hammurabi Code of Laws [...]

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Lesson 23

Bell Ringer What was life like in Ancient Sumer? What are five inventions or achievements of Ancient Sumer? Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Lesson Essential Questions What were the two most important empires in Mesopotamia? What characterized the Babylonian and Assyrian empires? How was Babylonia able to rise [...]

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Lesson 26

Bell Ringer What were some of the major achievements from Mesopotamia? How did the sea power of the Phoenicians help spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area? What is the difference between Cuneiform and the Phoenician Alphabet? Unit Essential Question How did Mesopotamia pave the way for later civilizations? Process Return “Letter to the Editor” Mesopotamia video [...]

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Lesson 26

Bell Ringer What is the oldest known written language? Do you think that Hammurabi was right to have such severe penalties? Objectives Find out what characterized the Babylonian Empire. Discover the importance of gods and goddesses to the creation of Babylon. Process Follow the links below to learn about the objectives above. Take notes on [...]

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Lesson 25

Bell Ringer Mesopotamia is located in what four modern day countries? What are some differences between Hunters/Gatherers and Farmers? What do you know about King Hammurabi? Objectives Express in the written form of an editorial letter a clear opinion about one of Hammurabi’s laws. Explore the world’s first written language and write your name in [...]

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Lesson 24

Bell Ringer What is prehistory? What is the definition of Stone Age? What does an Archaeologist do? Ancient Mesopotamia Objectives (Copy these into your notebooks) Locate Mesopotamia using Google Earth.  Compare and contrast the lives of early people: Hunter/Gatherers vs. Farmers. List the positive and negative aspects of community life in the ancient world. Understand why the [...]

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Lesson 56

Bell Ringer Mesopotamia is located in what three modern day countries? What are some differences between Hunters/Gatherers and Farmers? What do you know about King Hammurabi? Objectives Express in the written form of an editorial letter a clear opinion about one of Hammurabi’s laws. Explore the world’s first written language and write your name in [...]

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