1. Do Now – pg. 27 (7 min) 10/4 – 10/5 Ancient Civilizations pg. 27-28
Get out your week sheet from last week.
Start today’s Do Now.
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
What in the image suggests that this civilization was able to survive in the desert?
What are 3 ways the water source can be used?

2. Objectives
6.1A Trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as invasion, conquests, colonization, immigration and trade. 6.2B Evaluate the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present. 6.21B Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, Identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.

3. HOT Question
How did fertile river valleys contribute to the establishment of early urbanized societies in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

4. Ancient Civilizations
Civilization A complex, urbanized (city-like) society with significant levels of development in government, religion, economics, and culture. Ancient Very old; occurring many centuries ago.

5. Direct Instruction Pre-reading Creating Questions Visual Analysis
Read and Answering questions

6. Visual Analysis – 3 things I see

7. Checkpoint
What 2 ancient civilizations flourished (succeeded) in the region?
How did the fertile crescent contribute to their success?
What evidence from the text supports the idea that these groups flourished?

8. Compare and Contrast (Venn Diagram) pg. 28 (top) – 10 min
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt

9. Checkpoint
What are the similarities between Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
What are the differences between Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

10. ACES writing – pg. 28
Fertile river valleys contributed to the establishment of early urbanized societies in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

11. Checkpoint
How did river valleys contribute to urbanized societies?

12. Exit Ticket