Ancient Mesopotamia Teachers Toolbook - Performance Education

Ancient Mesopotamia
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Action-packed lessons – students perform in front of the class!
What caused the rise of cities?
Great graphic organizers explain it all: What is a civilization? What caused the rise of cities?
“Geography is the Queen of Cities” explains how physical features contributed to the rise of cities.
Games: The five themes of geography.
“What is a civilization?” helps you understand all of the ancient civilizations.
Photos: If you lived along the Tigris and Euphrates, what would change in your daily life?
What was it like to be a farmer in the Fertile Crescent?...
“The 8 steps” explains farming techniques, food surplus, and division of labor.
Charts: What’s the weather like in the desert?
Inventions & innovations. Strengths & weaknesses.
How was Mesopotamia connected to the rest of the world?
Using the five senses, what can you remember about Mespotamia?
Field trip to a Middle Eastern restaurant (unpack the menu).
Four student speeches: “I am Hammurabi . . .”
Projects: students teach the class.
Heavy on terms: “The ABCs of Mesopotamia” (recall terms). “Can you speak Sumerian?” (define terms).
Test: 84 questions.

Mesopotamia

Birthplace of the world’s first cities
Irrigation - produced a surplus of food
The ziggurat - how religion shaped the culture
Hammurabi’s Code - the world’s first system of laws
Cuneiform – the world’s first system of writing
Compare & Contrast: Mesopotamia and Egypt

The Test
84 questions

Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.

Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the worksheets.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out.
Perfect for block scheduling.

1. The Topics
The geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of Mesopotamia.
How physical features gave rise to the world’s first cities: The Fertile Crescent. Tigris & Euprhates.
Farming techniques, food surplus, division of labor, the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.
The city-states of Ur, Babylon, Nineveh.
The relationship between religion and the political order in Mesopotamia. Kingship, kings were divine.
Hammurabi and the significance of Hammurabi’s Code.
The evolution of written language: Cuneiform, clay tablets, pictograph, phonogram, scribe, stylus, Gilgamesh.

2. The Lessons
The worksheets are . . .
Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test.
Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts.
Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class!

Geography Jumble	Game: Categorize 100 facts about Mesopotamia.
The Fertile Crescent	Mapping: The Fertile Crescent
Photos of Mesopotamia	Distinguish between physical and cultural features.
Ziggurats	Graphic Organizer: It symbolized the culture. How so?
Life is like a Rock Group	Roundtable discussion: Examine slavery from 5 different viewpoints.
What’s the weather like?	How would the climate change your life?
If you lived in Mesopotamia . . .	How would your daily life change?
The ABCs of Everyday Life	Students categorize cultural facts.
Name that Interaction!	Game: Categorize how people interacted with the land and rivers.
Gifts to the World	Categorize inventions and innovations.
Was Hammurabi fat?	Analyze Mesopotamian menu. Field trip to Middle Eastern restaurant!
Name that Strength!	Game: Is this a strength or weakness. Why did the civilization end?
Cause & Effect	What problems did they face? How did they solve them?
Movement	Graphic Organizer: Kingship and city-states
I am Hammurabi*	Students write essays - expressive, narrative, informative, persuasive
Students Teach the Class	Mini-projects using National Geographic magazines.
The ABCs of Mespotamia	Recall terms
Can you speak Sumerian?	Define terms

*We provide worksheets for writing a humorous speech.

3. The Test
Our test is tough: If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.

TOOLBOOK: You need only one for the entire class. What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here.

TOOLBOOK: You need only one for the entire class.
What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here.