Settlement of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia - Ignite!
Settlement of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia - Ignite!
Settlement of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia - Ignite!
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\World History<br />
Lesson Plan<br />
unit<br />
# 2.<br />
<strong>Mesopotamia</strong><br />
<strong>Settlement</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mesopotamia</strong><br />
Class: _________________ Type Instruction: Whole Class<br />
Learning Objective(s): Students understand and identify the geographic and cultural factors that led to the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Mesopotamia</strong>n civilization.<br />
Length <strong>of</strong> Time: 10 Minutes<br />
<strong>Ignite</strong>! Movies:<br />
• Civilization from Dirt<br />
• <strong>Mesopotamia</strong>n Civilization<br />
• The People or the Place?<br />
Teacher Instructions: Play <strong>Ignite</strong>! movies with students and complete the following activity.<br />
Part One: Students complete cause and effect chart.<br />
Part Two: Students use their notes from Part One to create a poster about goods that were traded in <strong>Mesopotamia</strong>.<br />
Students present and display their posters to the class.<br />
Target Vocabulary/Key Terms:<br />
Notes:<br />
• agriculture • merchants<br />
• cuneiform • Sumerians<br />
• division <strong>of</strong> labor • surplus<br />
• Irrigate<br />
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<strong>Mesopotamia</strong><br />
<strong>Settlement</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mesopotamia</strong><br />
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