BELLWORK CheckPoint Standard 6.8 and 6.10 One person in each group number dry erase board 1-4

3 7 7 3 1 Checkpoint #3 Standard 6.8 and 6.10 5 5 6 4 1. What is ? Nile Delta b. Tigris River c. Euphrates River d. Zagros Mts. 2. What is ? Zagros Mts. b. Asia Minor Sumer d. Babylon 3. What is ? Ur b. Babylon c. Jerusalem d. Nile River 4. Canals, dams, and basins are… a. Inventions used in transportation b. Inventions used in metallurgy c. Inventions that helped create food surplus d. Inventions in hunting and gathering 7 7 3 5 1 5 6 4

3 7 7 3 1 Checkpoint #3 Standard 6.8 and 6.10 5 5 6 4 1. What is ? Nile Delta b. Tigris River c. Euphrates River d. Zagros Mts. 2. What is ? Zagros Mts. b. Asia Minor Sumer d. Babylon 3. What is ? Ur b. Babylon c. Jerusalem d. Nile River 4. Canals, dams, and basins are… a. Inventions used in transportation b. Inventions used in metallurgy c. Inventions that helped create food surplus d. Inventions in hunting and gathering 7 7 3 5 1 5 6 4

pp. 86-87 Essential Question: What makes a great leader? Standard 6.9 4.2 First Empires pp. 86-87 Essential Question: What makes a great leader? Standard 6.9

Sargon the Great

Hammurabi

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Conclusions: What seems to be some of the issues they are dealing with in their society during this time?

Essential Question/Success Criteria: Who was Sargon the Great ? Who was Hammurabi?

Ancient Mesopotamia Song By Mr. Nicky

Sargon the Great’s Answers Unexpected Discoveries Interview: Sargon the Great (of Akkad) and Hammurabi You are conducting an interview of two important leaders in Mesopotamian history. Write five questions that you would like to have each one answer. Both will answer the same 5 questions. Research using your devices to find the answers and write them in the space provided. Questions for Both Sargon the Great’s Answers 1.   2. 3. 4. 5. Hammurabi’s Answers Unexpected Discoveries 1.   2. 3. 4. 5.

Essential Question/Success Criteria: What made Sargon a great leader? * _______________________ 2. What made Hammurabi a great leader?

CheckPoint #4 Standard 6.8,6.9, and 6.10 Number your ½ sheet 1 - 4 Put your name in the RIGHT corner and give it a title Wait for further instructions.

2 7 7 3 1 Checkpoint #4 Standard 6.8, 6.9,and 6.10 4 5 6 1. What is ? Arabian Desert b. Fertile Crescent c. Euphrates River d. Zagros Mts. 2. What is ? Zagros Mts. b. Asia Minor Sumer d. Babylon 3. I used a standing army and was the first to conquer Mesopotamia and set up the world’s first empire. Who am I? 6.9 Hammurabi b. Sargon c. King Nebuchadnezzar d. Gilgamesh 4. What is the relationship between surplus of food and division of labor? 6.10 a. Division of labor leads to surplus of food. b. Surplus of food leads to division of labor. c. Surplus of food and division of labor occur at the same time. d. There is no relationship between the two. 7 4 7 3 1 5 6

2 7 7 3 1 Checkpoint #4 Standard 6.8, 6.9,and 6.10 4 5 6 1. What is ? Arabian Desert b. Fertile Crescent c. Euphrates River d. Zagros Mts. 2. What is ? Zagros Mts. b. Asia Minor Sumer d. Babylon 3. I used a standing army and was the first to conquer Mesopotamia and set up the world’s first empire. Who am I? 6.9 Hammurabi b. Sargon c. King Nebuchadnezzar d. Gilgamesh 4. What is the relationship between surplus of food and division of labor? 6.10 a. Division of labor leads to surplus of food. b. Surplus of food leads to division of labor. c. Surplus of food and division of labor occur at the same time. d. There is no relationship between the two. 7 4 7 3 1 5 6

Ancient Mesopotamia Song By Mr. Nicky

Part 3: Empire of Assyria The Assyrian Military Infantry - _____foot soldiers__________________ 3. Charioteers - ____soldiers driving chariots 2. Cavalry - ______soldiers on horse_____________ 4. Weapons made of ___Iron_____ = key to success!  

Part 4: Empire of the Chaldeans Chaldeans captured the Assyrian capital city of Nineveh and burn it to the ground

The Greatness of Babylon Babylon was larges and richest city in the world Huge brick walls surrounded the city

Ishtar Gate

Hanging Gardens of Babylon One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens were a huge collection of plants that 'hung' from a balcony in a large palace in Babylon, the capital of many Mesopotamian empires. The Gardens were built by the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar.