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Teacher/Grade/Subject OBJECTIVE: VanHorn 6th World History SWBAT locate Mesopotamia on a map. Lesson Date 8/13 STATE STANDARDS (GLE or CCSS): Describe how geographical features affect patterns of human settlement. SWBAT define Mesopotamia as the land between two rivers and explain why that is important. KEY POINTS: Mesopotamia = the land between two rivers People settled in Mesopotamia because there was fresh water from the rivers, level land for farming, fertile soil, and a mild climate. The soil was fertile because the river flooded twice a year, putting nutrients into the soil. In Mesopotamia, the rivers did not flood at a time of year that was best for crops, so sumerians needed to create irrigation systems. Irrigation = moving water from rivers into farmland. PROVE IT: 10 mins See below. POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS: CHARGE UP: 12 mins (including going over most missed questions) Read and annotate article: “Irrigation in Mesopotamia” InM: 10 mins Independently fill in the blanks of cloze passage to tie Unit 1 into Unit 2. Independently list 3 geographical features a caveman would look for if he were to settle down into an agricultural lifestyle. Together: circle Mesopotamia on the world map to introduce location of the civilization we’ll be studying this unit. RTI & MODIFICATIONS: Modified prove it: same questions, with sentence starters. Use of notes during prove it. PUSHING 4.0 EXTENSION: Fire article Flip page and check out modern map of middle east: Modern connection: this is where Iraq is. Mesopotamia is contained in modern-day Iraq. Take a few volunteers for previous knowledge about Iraq (hit on the points that Iraq is the location where the US has recently been fighting a war, starting in 2002, and that when we think of Iraq, we usually think of desert, but there is an area of Iraq that was not desert at all; in fact, it was the perfect place for humans to begin settling down into farming civilizations.) Mesopotamia = the land between 2 rivers. Let’s find out why. GP: 10 Teacher guides class in exploring Mesopotamia map. CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING: First, kids point on their map to what they think represent the 2 rivers on the map. Teacher circulates to give kids feedback on what a river would look like on a map. When most kids are pointing to the rivers, label them on map. Have kids point to where Mesopotamia must be, based on the name ‘between 2 rivers.’ Label Mesopotamia. Continue with other bodies of water; students can use modern map to help them locate where the red sea, Persian gulf, and medierranean sea are. BEFORE READING: Think about the ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of living by a river. Discuss as a class, then students synthesize responses onto their papers. Write one of each. IP: 15 Read and annotate three paragraphs describing the settling and geography of Mesopotamia. Answer three comprehension questions RETEACH: Geographical features of human settlements COMPASS: below. Turn and talk: tell partner the answers you came up with. Go over answers quickly as a class (Mr. B) and then take prove it. HOMEWORK: See below. n/a Wednesday Prove It: Intro to Mesopotamia My Score: UNSAT ______ / 6 points 1-2 points APPROACHING BASIC BASIC MASTERY ADVANCED 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points 1. Read the list below and answer the following question: Rivers Fertile Soil Mild Climate Level Land a. b. c. d. What is the best heading for the list above? Causes for hunters and gatherers to live a nomadic lifestyle Reasons for early hominids to create stone tools Conditions that helped farming and start civilizations Barriers that hurt early humans to contact each other 2. a. b. c. d. What feature was MOST necessary for early humans to settle down A warm climate Nearby water sources Large flat areas to construct houses Access to metals such as iron 3. a. b. c. d. What does Mesopotamia mean? The place of fertile land Land between two rivers The first civilization Wonderful Kingdom 4. a. b. c. d. How did people in Mesopotamia get water to farms that were far from rivers? A system of irrigation They created farms only next to the river. They waited for the river to flood. They used sea water 5. Why did people settle in Mesopotamia? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Monday History Homework Part 1: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box below. Mesopotamia irrigation Tigris Fertile The geography of a place is what makes people want to live there or not. No city is going to be perfect, but there are some places that are better than others. ________________________ means the land between two rivers and it is where the oldest civilizations started. People settled there because of the rivers. The two rivers are named the _______________ and the Euphrates. Using a method to water the dry land called ____________________ farmers were able to grow amazing amounts of food there. This is where hunters and gatherers became farmers. The land is called the ____________________ Crescent because it is so good for farming. This is where we learn about the first civilizations. Part 2: Use the map to answer the following questions. 1. In what part of the state is the mountain in Missouri? ______________________ 2. What is the capitol of Missouri? _______________________ 3. What river is located on the northeast border? ______________________ Part 3: Describe how your life would be different if humans would have never invented agriculture? Be descriptive! __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Wednesday: Intro to Mesopotamia Vocabulary: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box below. Be amazing! hominids 10,000 B.C.E. Prehistory Old Stone Age Last chance to get it right; today we start a new unit on our first civilization. There are 3 different time periods that we have talked about so far. _______________________ is the time before writing – this is when Lucy and the other early ____________________ lived. The Australopithecus evolved into “Handy Man” a hominid that used tools. This was the start of the Paleolithic Age, also called the _______________________. Once the first seed was planted, in ____________________, people realized that the life of a farmer was much safer and easier. That brings us to 3,000 B.C.E. – the rise of the first civilization. From the perspective of a huntergatherer You are a hunter-gatherer. You really want to change your life, settle down, and stay in one place. What kind of land will you choose? List three geographic features you’re looking for. 1. _____________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________ GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA “The FerTile CresCenT” Mesopotamia = the land between two ____________________! Label the: __Tigris River and Euphrates Rivers __in between the rivers, label Mesopotamia __Persian Gulf __Mediterranean Sea __Red Sea BEFORE READING: Think about the ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of living by a river. Write one of each. Advantage _________________________________________ Disadvantage _______________________________________ Around 7,000 years ago changing weather patterns forced people to migrate from the Arabian Peninsula Northward in search of water. Decreasing rainfall meant that important lakes and streams, critical to life, were no longer available. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers provided the perfect location for these peoples to settle. These two large rivers run along side each other, and span hundreds of miles. Between these rivers are found a crescent shaped landscape where the soil is fertile and deep. This area is known as the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent had a mild climate, with temperatures that were not too hot or cold, and slight rainfall. There was not usually enough rain to water the crops, so farmers used irrigation to move water from the river to their fields. Why did nomads choose to settle down to farm in Mesopotamia? _______________________________________________ What was irrigation used for? _______________________________________________ What is the name of the two rivers? _______________________________________________