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AP World History 1 Unit 1 Lesson 4 Ancient Sumer

AP World History 1 Unit 1 Lesson 4 Ancient Sumer. Lesson Title: Ancient Sumeria Lesson Question: How did the Sumerians create the first civilization? Lesson Objective: The students will understand the origins and character of Sumerian civilization. Sumerian Civilization 3500-1900 B.C.E.

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AP World History 1 Unit 1 Lesson 4 Ancient Sumer

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  1. AP World History 1Unit 1 Lesson 4Ancient Sumer

  2. Lesson Title: Ancient Sumeria Lesson Question: How did the Sumerians create the first civilization? Lesson Objective: The students will understand the origins and character of Sumerian civilization.

  3. Sumerian Civilization 3500-1900 B.C.E. Civilization: Social Complexity Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates Sumerian Creation Myth Apsu, Enlil, Anu, Enki Patron Deities Alluvium: Silt Irrigation canals Agricultural Surplus Population Boom Specialization Class Structure Monumental Architecture Ziggurats Focal Point City Walls Militarism Cuneiform Cuneus = wedge Records, Literature Epic of Gilgamesh Cultural Legacy

  4. Tigris River

  5. Southern Mesopotamia

  6. Southern Mesopotamia

  7. Table Partner Questions First Set 1. Why do present-day historians define civilization in terms of social complexity? 2. Who were the Sumerians and how did they create the first civilization? 3. What is specialization? What are some examples of specialization in ancient Sumerian society? 4. Why would the Sumerians choose to forget their pre-urban, or “uncivilized” past, as their creation myth suggests?

  8. Sumerian Ziggurat at Uruk

  9. Sumerian City-State

  10. Sumerian City-State

  11. Ruins of a Sumerian City-State

  12. Sumerian Art

  13. Sumerian Art

  14. Cuneiform Tablet

  15. Cuneiform Tablet

  16. Table Partner Questions Second Set 1. Why was the ziggurat the focal point of Sumerian society? 2. Why was Sumerian society so militaristic? What is some of the evidence for this militarism? 3. How and why did the Sumerians create the first written script? 4. What was the Sumerians’ cultural legacy for the ancient Near East?

  17. Feedback Link: Did the discussion of the Smart Board questions help you understand the lecture material and, if so, or if not, why?

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