1. Bellringer What are the advantages of being civilized? (List at least 5)

2. Essential?s 2. What were the similarities and differences between Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilization ?

3. Words to Know  Polytheistic  city-states  Ziggurat  Theocracy  patriarchal  Dynasty  Bureaucracy  Mummification  hieroglyphics

4. Mesopotamia

5. Numbered Heads  Why was Mesopotamia the world’s first civilization? (Be sure to discuss the 6 elements)

6. Hieroglyphics/cuneiform

7. Numbered Heads  What were the most significant aspects of Egyptian civilization and culture?

8. Egyptian Mummification

9. Closure  Answer with a Venn Diagram: What were the similarities/differences of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilization?