Today’s Title: Mesopotamia GRAPES!

DO NOW/Class Work

Complete Review Questions on the handout. #1-3 Yellow group – Louis Leakey Blue group- Sophie of Catul Hayuk

Homework • • • • • Please write in your agendas Bring 6 index cards Finish crossword puzzle ch. 3 Turn in any missing work Update notebooks if you received an NP score (anything below a 2) 

Do Now

Please respond to the following in your notebooks on the left side Why were kings and priests in the highest class?

What were the social classes that made up Sumerian society?

How did new tools make life better for Sumerians?

Dear Mom and Da d , Print your name

Dear Mom and Da d , Print your name

Friday Agenda 1. Mesopotamia Review-GRAPES 2. Whiteboard review 3. Jeopardy Game

4. Ancient Civilizations Video 5. Finish Posters 6. Postcards HW: Bring construction paper and index cards for next week.

Quiz Time! • Take out a half sheet of paper! Label it as follows:

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Quiz: 6.2.3

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Period: History 6.2.3

1. Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Sumerians all relied on floods for A. transportation B. the clay for writing tablets C. a good harvest D. the copper for tools

2. How did Mesopotamian farmers irrigate their fields?

A. They built canals to carry water from the river to the crops.

B. They allowed the rivers to overflow into the floodplains.

C. They deposited the silt from the rivers on the fields.

D. They built mud walls to dam the rivers.

3. Priests became leaders in the Sumerian city-states to A. rule the cities in times of war.

B. run the irrigation system and store the surplus grain.

C. control the work that people did for the gods D. directly worship the gods

4. What writing system did different Mesopotamian cultures adopt from the Sumerians?

A. clay tokens B. Pictographs C. cuneiform D. stylus

5. Around 3300 B.C., historians believe that the early Mesopotamians developed the world’s first A. agriculture B. civilization C. people D. religion

6. Most slaves in Sumer were A. children who worked to pay off their parents’ debts.

B. taken as prisoners during a war.

C. put to work in the ziggurat.

D. household servants who helped rear the children.

7. The early Mesopotamians organized themselves into A. City-states B. provinces C. Irrigation districts D. Ziggurats

8. Because they worshipped many gods, the Sumerians are said to have practiced A. Animal sacrifice B. Hinduism C. Monotheism D. Polytheism

9. The writing system the Sumerians developed using wedge-shaped symbols is called A. Cuneiforms B. Pictographs C. Hieroglyphics D. Sanskrit

10. What was the main purpose of a ziggurat? A. As a place for religious services B. As a place to go in time of attack C. To mark the center of the city D. To be the city’s marketplace

HOMEWORK!!

• • • STUDY FOR YOUR TEST ON Friday!!

Mesopotamia Study guide foldables– –

use your notes for this!!

• You should be reviewing from the following: – All notes from Unit 2 Mesopotamia – Graphic Organizers – Foldable on Contributions

Jeopardy Time! • We will play a quick game of Jeopardy! • In your table groups: – Pick a name using only one whiteboard – We will begin when everyone is sitting in professional posture!

Early Finishers

check over test Get both worksheets on cart READ and underline where you found the answer Work on any missing assignments

Lesson Review page 103

1. Explain the importance of: Bronze –tools lasted longer and stayed sharper Pictograph –used to keep track of goods Stylus – sharpened reed used to press markings on a clay tablet Cuneiform –people could read and write Scribe – record keepers and highly respected in society

Main Ideas 3. How did religion affect who was in the upper class? (6.2.3) 4. Why was the plow such an important tool for farmers? (6.2.2) 5. How did writing evolve in Sumer? (6.2.9)

Geography (6.2.1) • Rivers made agriculture possible • Challenges included floods, drought, and lack of resources • “The Land Between Two Rivers” Tigris and Euphrates

Achievements (6.2.9) • Sumerians developed the first writing system • Pictographs- “picture writing” • Cuneiform – wedge shaped symbols

Religion (6.2.3) • Sumerians worshipped many gods • The temple was called a ziggurat • Polytheistic – believed in many gods

Politics (6.2.3) • City-states were the form of government throughout Sumer • First, priests ruled in Sumer. Later, powerful men became kings

Achievements for Science & Technology (6.2.2) • Irrigation helped provide a steady source of water for crops • Sumerians invented the wheel and the plow

Economy Standard: _____

• • • • Trade with other city-states Food surpluses, new technology, and advanced social organization led to a complex way of life called civilization Specialized workers means they can do a job that has special skills Cities are crowded- people must learn to live and work together

Social Structure Standard:____

• • • • • • Social classes in Mesopotamia was divided into several social groups Unequal classes Class systems define who has power and who does the less desirable jobs Upper- kings and priests- had a link to the gods Middle- free people Lower- slaves