Download History Unit 3: Mesopotamia Do Now! Dear Sixth Grade Historian

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Do Now!
Dear Sixth Grade Historian and Cartographer,
1) Take out a pen or pencil.
2) Copy your homework assignment into your homework folder.
3) Take out your home and put it in the upper left corner of your desk.
4) Silently put your binder on the floor.
5) Define the following word in one complete sentence: law.
6) Imagine that you are the ruler of Ancient Mesopotamia. Two of your people have come forward
to you. One person says that the other person stole five of their oxen
should be the punishment for the thief?
7) Silently read your D.E.A.R. book.
Mr. Woodward, History
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Quiz 1 Mesopotamia
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in the answer key.
1. Which of the following civilizations was NOT in Mesopotamia?
A. Sumer
B. Assyria
C. Egypt
D. Babylon
2. What is the domestication of animals?
A. wild animals
B. inventing animals
C. raising animals
D. farming animals
3. Which of the following best describes how a plow works?
A. The plow turns over dirt which makes more fertile.
B. The plow turns over dirt which makes land more fertile.
C. The plow plants seeds for plants.
D. Oxen pull plows more effectively than humans do.
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4. On which continent is Mesopotamia located?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. North America
5. Which of the following was the most ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
A. Sumer
B. Babylon
C. Assyria
D. Egypt
Answer Key:
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Guided Reading
Pre-Reading Directions: Define the following words in sentence fragments.
1. Babylon
2. Babylonian
3. Empire
4. Hammurabi
5. Code
During-Reading Directions: Underline every time that you think something about Babylon was fair.
Box anything about Babylon that you think was unfair.
Post-Reading Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences using evidence
from the reading.
1. Who was Hammurabi?
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2. What was Babylon?
3. What is Hammurabi best known for?
4. Could the laws of Hammurabi ever be changed?
5. Where was Babylon?
6. What helped Babylon's economy?
7. How did the Code of Hammurabi treat different social classes?
8. Use the reading and your notes from Thursday to answer the following question in a ten sentence
paragraph: Was the Code of Hammurabi fair or unfair?
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