1. 1st Civilization: Mesopotamia
Main Idea: River valleys lead to the formation of civilizations.

2. Physical Map of Middle East

3. First Civilization: Map Activity
Bellwork
First Civilization: Map Activity
*Activity: Study the physical map of Southwest Asia or the Middle east. Where do you think the most people would migrate (move) to? Why? Defend your opinion with reasons…
Where did the first civilization develop?
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Why did it develop here? 1) 2) 3) 4)

4. Vocabulary
civilization
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
silt
division of labor

5. Timeline Activity 18 1st Hunter-gatherers in Mesopotamia
*As you read through Chapter 3, add significant or important events onto the timeline.
Timeline Activity
10,000 BC
7,000 BC
4000 BC 3000 BC
1st Hunter-gatherers in Mesopotamia
1st farmers in Mesopotamia
1st cities in Mesopotamia

6. EQ: Why were river valleys so important?
19-20
EQ: Why were river valleys so important?
*Activity: Complete a CSI chart for textbook chapter 3.1 to answer the Essential Question.
Collect data
Sort the info.
Inquiry - Questions
(Create your own questions)

7. EQ: Why were river valleys so important?
19-20
EQ: Why were river valleys so important?
*Activity: Complete a CSI chart for textbook chapter 3.1 to answer the Essential Question.
Collect data
Sort the info.
Inquiry - Questions
1. They had silt from flooding.
2. They had lots of fresh water.
3. The had fertile soil (silt) and very good for farming.
4. They had a surplus of food.
5. They had larger populations.
6. They had cities.
7. They had trade.
8. They had irrigation & canals.
9. They had division of labor.
10. They invented new tools.
TECHNOLOGY (tools, irrigation)
ECONOMY (trade, division of labor, farming)
SOCIETY (large pop., cities)
NATURAL RESOURCES (freshwater, silt, food)
(Create your own questions)

8. Problems in Mesopotamia Solutions they came up with21
EQ: What problems or challenges did the 1st civilization face and how did they solve them?
*Activity: Read text 3.2 and make a list of all the problems they had and (where possible) how they solved them.
Problems in Mesopotamia
Solutions they came up with

9. Cuneiform Activity
*Activity: Use the stylus and clay to write messages to your partner without using letters or numbers from our alphabet.

10. 19. Rural 20. urban 21. city-state 22. Gilgamesh 23. Sargon 24. empire
Vocabulary 3.2
19. Rural
20. urban
21. city-state
22. Gilgamesh
23. Sargon
24. empire
25. polytheism
26. priests
27. social hierarchy