World History 6 Lesson Plan: Oct.04-Oct.08, 2010
Chapter 6 - Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia (pgs.51-59)
CA HistoryStandard 6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
6.2.3 Understand the relationship between religion and the social and politicalorder in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
6.2.4 Know the significance of Hammurabi’s Code.
6.2.9 Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.
Overview
In this chapter, students learn about four empires that ruled Mesopotamia from approximately 2300 to 539 B.C.E…
The Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, and Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Objectives
• Identify the locations of the early empires of the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Neo-Babylonians.
• Describe the major achievements of the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, andNeo-Babylonian Empires.
• Identify the achievements of Sargon I, Hammurabi, the Sargonoid kings, andNebuchadrezzar, including the
significance of Hammurabi’s code.
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Learning Projects:
Date / Lesson / Classwork / HomeworkMonday / 1 / Reading Outline: Sections 1-5 / due Tue
Tuesday / 1
2 / Reading Outline: Sections 6-10
GRAPES worksheet / Due Wed
Due Wed
Wednesday / 3 / Study Guide: Key Terms and Essential Questions / Due Thursday
Thursday / 4 / Workbook 39-42 / Due Friday
Friday / 5 / Chapter TEST
Formatted Papers below for:
Reading Outline – GRAPES Paper- Study Guide
Name______Period _____ Date______
Chapter 6 - Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia (pgs.51-59)
Reading Outline
Section 6.1 Introduction
5 Key Terms:
2 Photos/Maps
4 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.2 The Akkadian Empire
No Key Terms
2 Photos/Maps
5 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.3 Life Under Akkadian Rule
2 Key Terms
1 Photos/Maps
4 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.4 Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire
No Key Term
2 Photos/Maps
5 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.5 Life in the Babylonian Empire
No Key Term
1 Photos/Maps
5 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.6 The Assyrian Empire
1 Key Term
2 Photos/Maps
5 BulletSummaries
Section 6.7 Life Under the Assyrians
2 Key Terms
1 Photos/Maps
5 BulletSummaries
Section 6.8 The Neo-Babylonian Empire
NO Key Term
2 Photos/Maps
3 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.9 Life in the Neo-Babylonian Empire
1 Key Terms
1 Photo/Map
5 Bullet Summaries
Section 6.10 Chapter Summary
No Key Terms
1 Photos/Maps
2 Bullet Summaries
Name______Period _____ Date______
Chapter _____ Title______
GRAPES Paper
Geography
1.Describe the physical features and climate of the land?
(desert, mountains, woods, rainforest, etc)
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2. Based on the physicalfeatures/climate of the land, how did the people live?
(water sources, food sources, shelter, etc)
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3. What are some advantages of the geography?
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4. What are some disadvantages?
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5. Where exactly is this place?
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Religion
1. What do these people consider as a spiritual/religious belief?
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2. Why do you think their religion is important?
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3. Do you think this practice of religion makes sense to continue today?
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Achievements
1. What are their major achievements?
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2. What are their smaller achievements?
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3. What achievements still exist today?
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Politics
1. What kind of government was formed?
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2. How did they make laws for the people?
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3. How did the people like the laws?
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4. What could they do if they didn’t like the laws?
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Economy
1. Did they have a money system? Explain
Answer:
2. How did they measure wealth?
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3. What was the main source of wealth?
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Society
1. How many classes of people were there?
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2. Were there slaves? Explain why or why not
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3. Could a poor person become rich? Explain why or why not.
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4. Could different classes of people mix? Why or why not?
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5. What was the role of women in the society? Explain
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6. Were women able to become leaders? explain
Answer:
NAME:______Date ______PERIOD: ___
Chapter 6 - Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia (pgs.51-59)
Study Guide
Key Terms: Find the meanings of the words/terms on the page numbers given.
ancient history (p. 5)
archeologist (p. 6)
historian (p. 6)
geographer (p. 6)
social scientist (p. 6)
artifact (p. 6)
prehistoric (p. 7)
ritual (p. 8)
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Essential Questions:
1a. What is the role of an archeologist?
1b. What is the role of a historian?
1c. What is the role of a geographer?
1d. How do these social scientists, (archeologist-historian-geographer) work together to learn about the past?
2. In what ways have caves provided important clues about the past? (6.1)