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6th Grade Social Studies Learning Guide FERTILE CRESCENT novice apprentice skilled worker expert End Middle Beginning 1 2 3 4 Self-Assessment Key I can’t do it by myself. I don’t understand yet. Sometimes I need help, but I am starting to understand. I can do this. I am confident, but I make little mistakes. I can do it. I can help others. I can even do a little more than is expected. Essential Questions 1. Where was Mesopotamia located? 2. How did the geography and climate of the Fertile Crescent region allow for the development of the first civilization? 3. What are the major achievements of the Mesopotamians and how do they reflect the needs and values of the Mesopotamians? 4. How were groups of people organized into social classes in Mesopotamia? 5. How did Mesopotamians worship their gods and how did they explain their beliefs? 6. How did Mesopotamians organize their government? 7. How did Judaism originate? 8. What are the customs/traditions of Judaism? 9. How did Judaism spread? Learning Targets 1. I can locate Mesopotamia and explain how its geographic location influenced its development by finding it on a map and identifying geographic features that allowed it to grow. 2. I can identify the achievements of Mesopotamia and its contributions to social structure, religion, and political systems by describing their importance. 3. I can identify the origin, traditions, customs, and spread of Judaism by describing its importance to the world. revised 5/26/15 Self-Assessment Key I can’t do it by myself. I don’t understand yet. Sometimes I need help, but I am starting to understand. I can do this. I am confident, but I make little mistakes. I can do it. I can help others. I can even do a little more than is expected. End novice apprentice skilled worker expert Middle Beginning 1 2 3 4 Key Vocabulary 1. Fertile Crescent 2. Mesopotamia 3. Cuneiform 4. code 5. ziggurat 6. polytheism 7. monarchy 8. slave 9. merchant 10. trader 11. priests 12. nobles 13. city-state 14. Judaism 15. famine 16. monotheism 17. prophet 18. diaspora 19. Torah revised 5/26/15