Title: Group Civilizations DO NOW

1. Title: Group CivilizationsDO NOW What would life be like today without a written language? What would we do without writing?

2. AGENDA Do Now Postcards Outlines: Mesopotamia Vocabulary Review Cards Create your own civilization! Directions Group Work

3. Create a Pictograph system • Fold paper into 6 squares • Write each subject at the top of each square • Write one assignment under each subject • Use the pictograph system to create a record of your week at school • Examples: • Reading • Reports • Worksheets • Graphs • Models • Tables • Charts • Tests • Mile run

5. Cuneiform .

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8. Please write Do Now on lines below… I have many dreams for my life. When I finish Middle School I want to ___________________ ____________________________________________. After High School I will _____________________ ____________________________________________. In college I will study to be a _______________. When I grow up I will be a __________________. I look forward to making my dreams come true.

9. What makes a civilization?

10. Vocabulary Review Cards You will need 4 index cards Write the word on one side Definition on the back Write the word in marker – neatly! Definition in pencil neatly! Quiz your partner on the words We will review words Wednesday Quiz-quiz trade Quiz-quiz trade

11. Create Your Own Civilization! We have learned about 2 ancient civilizations so far! For each, we learned about their Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics (government), Economy, Social structures, and the daily lives of the people. In groups of four, you will have an opportunity to work and create your own civilization! Pay close attention to the following directions:

12. Create Your Own Civilization Each group will receive a checklist and two pieces of paper (for the flag and map) In your notebooks, you will work together to create the civilization by checking off all the requirements from your checklist Each group will be able to type up each section of their civilization and save it on a flash drive so I can print it out later By the end of the period, you should turn in the following:

13. Geography: where is your civilization located? • Religion: What did your people believe in? did they believe in one god or many gods? • Achievements: what did you invent? What were your contributions in society? • Politics: who ruled your society? What type of government was there? • Economy: what kind of money does your society use? Do they use trade to get things? If so, what? • Social Structure: What were the social classes? Who belonged to each class? Checklist for your Civilization

14. Two pieces of paper for: MAP of your civilization FLAG of your civilization

15. Create Your Own Civilization Checklist with group names Completed civilization document on a flash drive Design of your civilization’s flag Map of your civilization

16. DO NOW: Homework: • Take out your agendas and notebooks • Write down homework in agenda • Study for unit 2 test • Test will be on Friday! • Benchmarks next week! • Add words to glossary • Words are on word wall • Read Mesopotamia 101 • Do not write on it! • We will answer questions in 10 minutes! • You can write notes from the reading in your notebooks AGENDA INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

17. Please write these words in your glossary:

18. Study these notes for your test: • Mesopotamia: • Religion • Geography • Achievements • Politics • Economy • Social Structure • Benchmarks next week! • Notebooks will be due after benchmarks • make sure they are complete! • Table of contents • Page numbers • Dates • Titles • Accurate and neat notes!

19. Test your knowledgeMesopotamia 101 You have one minute to get out a dry erase marker and a whiteboard

20. #1 • Which of the following about the “land between two rivers” is correct? • People in the land between two rivers set up the world’s first banking system • It was in Southeast Asia • The bulk of it is in Iran • People in the land between two rivers believed the Earth looked like a ball

21. #2 Which of the following was not first created by people in “the land between two rivers? • Pushcart • Wheel • Law • Paper

22. #3 Where is the land between two rivers? • Greece • Iraq • Iran • Rome

23. #4 How many minutes an hour did people in the land between two rivers say it had? • 120 • 60 • 150 • 90

24. #5 Into how many parts did people in the land between two rivers divide the sky? • 15 • 9 • 12 • 3

25. #6 The cuneiform was a system of wedge-shaped symbols used by people in the land between two rivers for writing. • True • False

26. #7 How did people in the land between two rivers describe the shape of the Earth? • They thought it was a flat disk • They thought it was like a ball • They thought it was a big square • They thought it was a giant tube

27. #8 How did people in the land between two rivers move a heavy object? • They put it on a flying carpet • They put it on a truck • They put it on a log roller • They put it on an airplane

28. Exit Slip: 3-2-1 strategy • Write three things you learned • Three things you want to learn or have questions about • Draw a picture or a symbol that relates to today’s lesson 3 things…… Three things…