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Unit 3 - Mesopotamia

Unit 3 - Mesopotamia. Division of Labor. Warm-Up. 1. Place title and heading on a loose leaf sheet of notebook paper. Do not rip paper out of notebook!!!!!! Title – Unit 3 – Mesopotamia: Geography Quiz Heading – Name, Date, Class 2. Complete Quiz – Provide three examples per question.

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Unit 3 - Mesopotamia

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  1. Unit 3 - Mesopotamia Division of Labor

  2. Warm-Up • 1. Place title and heading on a loose leaf sheet of notebook paper. Do not rip paper out of notebook!!!!!! • Title – Unit 3 – Mesopotamia: Geography Quiz • Heading – Name, Date, Class • 2. Complete Quiz – Provide three examples per question. • What geographic features made Mesopotamia the site of the world’s first civilization? A. B. C. 2. What were the effects of settlement in Mesopotamia? a. b. c.

  3. Paper Airplanes • 1. What made one group more efficient over the other group? • 2. Did both halves of the class produce equally attractive end products? • 3. What are the advantages/disadvantages of division of labor?

  4. 1. How did geography create a division of labor? • 2. Why was a division of labor necessary? • 3. What were effects of division of labor?

  5. Controlling Water • To solve their problems with water, Mesopotamians used irrigation, a way of supplying water to an area of land. • To irrigate their land, they dug out large storage basins to hold water supplies. • Then they dug canals, human made water ways, that connected these basins to a network of ditches. • These ditches brought water to the fields. • To protect their fields from flooding, farmers built up the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. • These built up banks held back flood waters even when rivers where high.

  6. Surplus and Divisions of Labor • Irrigation increased the amount of food farmers could grow. • Farmers could produce a surplus, or more than they needed. • Some people became free to do other jobs. • New occupations developed, some people became crafters, religious leaders, and government workers. • This type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job is called a division of labor. • Having people available to work on different jobs meant that society could accomplish more. • Large projects, such as, constructing buildings and digging irrigation systems, required specialized workers, managers, and organization. • To complete these projects, the Mesopotamians needed structure and rules provided by laws and government.

  7. Cities • Mesopotamian settlements grew in size and complexity. • They gradually developed into cities between 4000-3000 BC. • Despite the growth of cities, society in Mesopotamia was still based on agriculture. • Most people still worked in farming jobs. • Cities were becoming important places. • People traded goods there, and cities provided leaders with power bases.

  8. 1. How did geography create a division of labor? • 2. Why was a division of labor necessary? • 3. What were effects of division of labor?

  9. Independent Activity • Having people available to work on different jobs meant that society could accomplish more. • Farmers, Craftsmen, religious leaders, government officials, military leaders, soldiers, fishermen, weavers, musicians, teachers • Large projects, such as, constructing buildings and digging irrigation systems, required specialized workers, managers, and organization. • To complete these projects, the Mesopotamians needed structure and rules provided by laws and government. • 1. What types of jobs will you have in your city-state? • 2. How will your city-state determine who will perform which job? • 3. How many people will be needed for each type of job? • 4. Which types of large projects will your city-state take on? • 5. What type of government is needed to provide structure to these various jobs and projects? • 6. Which laws will be needed to ensure all members of your city-state will be productive and all jobs properly and efficiently completed? • 7. How does division of labor make this all possible?

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