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1 Courses:GlobalStudies,AncientHistory Grades:8 th 711 th Unit:EarlyCivilizations Aim:HowdidgeographyimpactthedevelopmentofMesopotamian civilizations? Materials: 7 Mapsandgeographicfeaturesimages 7 Blankstudentchartandteacheranswerkey 7 TheLandofTwoRivers excerpt DoNow:Howhasthegeographyaroundourareaimpactedus? Procedures: 1. Intro 7 WriteAimandDoNowontheboard.AfterstudentshavewrittentheirDo Nowanswers,discusstogether.Answerswillvarydependingonwhereyou live. 7 Explainwewillbeexaminingthissamequestion,butaboutancient Mesopotamiancivilizations. 2. TypesofGeographicFeatures 7 PassoutMesopotamiangeographicimagestopartnersorgroups 7 Besureeveryonecanfindthe FertileCrescent onthemapandknowsthisis thegenerallocationofmesopotamia 7 Havestudentsjotdownideasofdifferentgeographiccharacteristicstheysee inmesopotamia,thenmakeaboardlist.studentsmaycomeupwith: o Crescent7shaped;stretchesfromPersianGulftoMediterraneanSea o Twomainrivers:TigrisandEuphrates o Areasthataren tbyriversaredryandarid o Notmanynaturalboundariesasidefrommountainsinnorthand desertsinsouth 3. SignificanceofGeographicFeatures 7 Havestudentsreadthe TheLandofTwoRivers andanswerthequestions eitherindependentlyorinpartners.discusstogether.seeteacheranswer key) o Don tneedtotakeboardnotesforthispart they llgooverthekey conceptsagaininthechart. 7 ThenhavestudentscompletetheMesopotamiaGeographychart,eitherin partnersorasthewholeclasstogether,dependingonlevel.goover together,takingboardnotestomakesureeveryonehastheimportantideas. Seeteacheranswerkey) 7 Ask:Whywasthisareacalledthe FertileCrescent?

2 7 IfstudentshavepreviouslylearnedaboutJaredDiamond stheoriesinguns, Germs,andSteel,ask: HowwouldJaredDiamondexplaintheearlysuccessof Mesopotamiancivilization? o Alternatively,discussthemeaningofthephrase: Geography determinesdestiny. 4. ImpactofRivers 7 Assignstudentstothink,pair,andshareonthequestion Wereriversa blessingoracurseformesopotamia? o Alternativelyrunaquickclassdebateonthequestionorassignitasin independentwritingresponse. 5. WrapNup 7 Havestudentswriteaparagraphansweringthelesson saimusingwhatthey learned.

3 Name: Date: AncientMesopotamiaReadingandQuestions! AccordingtotheeminenthistorianSamuelN.Kramer, Historybeginsat Sumer, andthereisagooddealoftruthtothatjudgment.itisinsumer,whichlay justtothenorthofthepersiangulfinanareaencompassedbythesouthernregions ofmoderniraq,thatwediscoverthefirstevidenceofhumancivilization.by3500 BCEanumberofSumeriancity7stateshademerged,andhumanitywasembarkedon theadventureofcivilization. GenerallywecalltheSumerians,andtheotherpeopleswhosucceededthem inthisregionofsouthwestasia,mesopotamians.theterm,whichmeans those whodwellbetweentherivers acknowledgestheoriginoftheworld sfirstknown civilizationinthevalleycreatedbythetigrisandeuphratesrivers. Byapproximately1800BCE,theSumerianshadbeenabsorbedbywavesof infiltratorsandinvadersandceasedtoexistasanidentifiablepeople.moreover,the culturalcenterofgravitywithinmesopotamiahadshiftednorthwardtotheregion ofmiddlemesopotamia,centeringonthecityofbabylon. Despitetheirdisappearanceasapeople,theSumerianshadsetthe frameworkforadynamicmesopotamiancivilizationthatexercisedprofound culturalinfluencethroughoutwestasiaandbeyondforaboutthreethousandyears. Betweenroughly3500and5000BCEMesopotamiawaswheremuchoftheaction was,sofarasthehistoryofwestasiancivilizationwasconcerned. Thatactionwasbothconstructiveanddestructive.TheMesopotamianshave beencreditedwithhavingcreatedtheworld sfirstgovernments,schools,codesof law,ethicalsystems,andepicliterature.justasprominentinmesopotamianlife weredisasters,bothnaturalandhumangenerated. ThegeographyofMesopotamiaprovideditspeoplewiththechallengeof harnessingthewatersofitstwogreatrivers,andfromthatnecessarycooperative effortcivilizationarose.yetthoseriversalsothreatenedtodestroythefragilefabric ofcivilizedsocietybecausetheywereunpredictableandcouldeasilyturninto uncontrollabletorrents.moreover,mostofsouthernmesopotamiawascoveredby eitheraridwastelandormarsh.consequently,sumeriancivilizationwasbuiltupon heroiclaborinthemidstofahostileenvironment. AnothersignificantgeographicalaspectofMesopotamianlife,whichalso provedtobeanimportantfactorthroughoutitshistory,istheland sopennessto incursions.tothenorthandeastliethehillsandmountainsofiranandarmenia, fromwhichwaveafterwaveofinvadersdescendedintotheinvitingvalleyofcities. TothesouthandwestliesthedesertofArabia,outofwhichcamecountlessnomads centuryaftercentury.inmanyinstancestheseinvaderstoppledapreexistingstate andthensettleddowntobecome,inturn,mesopotamians. Whethertheycamefromthedesertfringes,suchastheAmorites,who establishedthefirstbabylonianempirearound1800bce,orweremountainfolk, suchasthechariot7drivingkassites,whotoppledbabylonsoonafter1700,theyall

4 eventuallybecamepartofamesopotamianculturalcomplex,withmodesoflifeand thoughtthesumerianshadsetinplaceatthedawnofhumancivilization. Excerptedfrom TheHumanRecord:To1700 byalfredj.andreaandjames H.Overfield 1.Whatdoestheterm Mesopotamians mean? 2.WhatarethenamesofthetwomainriversinMesopotamia? 3.HowdidtheriversbothbenefitandharmtheMesopotamians? 4.Whatothergeographicaspectspresentedachallengeforthe Mesopotamians? 5.UsethisreadingandtheimagestocompletetheMesopotamiaGeography Chart.

5 MesopotamiaReading TeacherAnswerKey 1. Whatdoestheterm Mesopotamians mean? Thosewhodwellbetweentherivers 2. WhatarethenamesofthetwomainriversinMesopotamia? TigrisandEuphrates 3. HowdidtheriversbothbenefitandharmtheMesopotamians? 7 allowedpeopletocometogethertosettleandfarm 7 needtoirrigateledtopeoplecooperatingtogether 7 unpredictablefloodingthatcoulddestroythem 4. Whatothergeographicaspectspresentedachallengeforthe Mesopotamians? 7 opennessallowedinvasions,constantlytopplingcivilizationsthatwerebuilt up o invadersfromzagrosmountainstonorth o nomadsfromarabiandeserttosouth 5.UsethisreadingandtheimagestocompletetheMesopotamiaGeography Chart.

6 Name: Date: AncientMesopotamiaGeographyChart GeographicCharacteristic Impact Mountains especiallyzagrosmountainsinthenorth) Openspace BordersPersianGulfandRedSea Landbetweentworivers

7 Name: Date: AncientMesopotamiaGeographyChart TeacherAnswerKey GeographicCharacteristic Impact Mountains especiallyzagrosmountainsinthenorth) 7 someprotectionfrominvadersbut notalothardtounite) Arid,openspace 7 notveryprotected,butpeoplecan easilyinteractwitheachother,travel, andshareideas!culturaldiffusion! 7 Peoplewillmostlybesettlingaround therivers BordersPersianGulfandRedSea 7 easyaccessfortradeand communicationwithother civilizations!culturaldiffusion! Landbetweentworivers 7 unpredictableflooding 7 floodingofvalleysspreadssilt!very fertileland 7 locationofriversandunpredictable floodingamidotherwisearidland! technologicaldevelopment,like irrigationtechniques 7 needtocometogethertocreate publicworksprojectslikeirrigation stimulatesdevelopmentof centralizedgovernment 7 riversserveasaconstantfood/water source 7 riversalloweasytransportation

8 ImageSet1 Physical!Map!of!Middle!East! Zagros!

9 ImageSet3 Tigris! Euphrates!

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