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THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS:
MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT
BASIC COMPETENCIES
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UNIT 2: CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC COMPETENCIES
Social competente and
Guaranteed by the study of the contents of the unit as a whole.
citizenship
Knowledge of and interaction with the physical world
Cultural and artistic competence
– Understand the physical space in which Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilisations developed. (Page 20, Question a; Page 21, Act. 1; Page 23, Look…; Page 24, Questions a
and b)
– Appreciate the art and cultural heritage of Egypt and Mesopotamia. (Page 17, Questions c
and d; Page 23, Question d; Page 25, Audio track 10)
– Research information from sources beyond the textbook. (Page 25, Netsurfers)
Information handling and
digital competence
Competence in linguistic
communication
Competence in learning to
learn
Autonomy and personal
initiative
– Interpret and be able to draw maps, diagrams, and symbols. (Page 19, Act. 2; Page 21,
Act. 3; Page 22, Main Egyptian…; Page 25, Act. 1)
– Be able to use the specialist vocabulary from the unit both in writing and orally. (Page
17, Act. 1; Pages 18 and 19, Questions a to d; Page 23, Act. 2;
– Analyse, relate, and synthesize material studied. (Page 17, Act. 2; Page 19, Acts. 1 and
2; Page 23, Act. 3;
– Have the confidence to be able to identify and correct false information, as well as to
defend one’s personal opinions. (Page 17, Act. 3; Page 21, Act. 2;
UNIT 2
COMPETENCIES
SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND CITIZENSHIP
Student’s book
Activity book
Didactic Guide Unit 2
Locate the first urban civilisations
Pages: 16 to 19
Unit 2
Pages.: 8 to 11
Understand the origin of writing
Page: 16
Unit 2
Pages: 8 and 9
Recognize the features of Mesopotamian art
Page: 17
Unit 2
Pages: 8 and 9
Appreciate the role of the Nile in
Egyptian civilisation
Page: 18
Unit 2
Pages: 10 and 11
Understand social organization in
Ancient Egypt
Page: 19
Unit 2
Pages: 10 and 11
Know what daily life was like in
Ancient Egypt
Pages: 20 and 21
Unit 2
Pages: 12 and 13
Understand religious beliefs in
Ancient Egypt
Page: 22
Unit 2
Pages: 14 and 15
Understand the features of
Egyptian funeral art
Pages: 24 and 25
Unit 2
Pages: 16 and 17
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CLASSROOM PROGRAMMING
THE FIRST CIVILIZATION:
MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT
– Identify the first urban civilisations and order them chronologically.
DIDACTIC
OBJECTIVES
– Understand the social and economic organization of the first city-states and empires of
Mesopotamia.
– Know how and why writing first developed.
– Recognize the characteristic of Mesopotamian sculpture and architecture.
– Understand the influence of the geographic environment on the development of Egyptian
civilisation.
– Understand the power of pharaohs in Egyptian societies.
– Describe economic activity and daily life in Ancient Egypt.
– Understand religious beliefs and funeral art in Ancient Egypt.
– Observe and interpret different historical sources: wall paintings, sculptures, etc.
– Mesopotamia: the first city-states and empires.
CONTENTS
– The origin of writing. Pictograms and cuneiform
– Mesopotamian art: architecture and sculpture.
– Egypt: the Nile and the desert.
– Egyptian society: Pharaohs, privileged and common people.
– Everyday life in Ancient Egypt.
– Egyptian gods and religion.
– Egyptian temples and tombs.
– Location of the most important events and cultural transformations of the first urban
civilisations on a timeline.
– Description and analysis of the art of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
– Appreciation of the importance of understanding and preserving our cultural heritage.
– Reading and interpretation of maps, drawings, and floor plans.
– Writing exercise about daily life in Ancient Egypt.
– Analysis and comparison of different tombs.
– Concept map about the first urban civilisations.
– Research about different aspects of ancient civilisations.
EVALUATION
CRITERIA
– See whether they understand the influence of the environment, particularly the River
Nile, on the development of Egyptian civilisation.
– Check that they can explain the social organization of the first city-states.
– See whether they recognize the main characteristics of Mesopotamian culture.
– Check that they can identify the activities carried out by different social groups in Ancient Egypt.
– Evaluate whether they know what daily life in Egyptian villages and cities was like.
– Check that they know the difference between Egyptian and Mesopotamian temples.
– Make sure they understand the importance of Egyptian religion, and beliefs about
death and the afterlife.
– Make sure they know how Egyptian funeral rites evolved over time.
CLASSROOM PROGRAMMING
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