Download 1.4.Ancient Near East

READING QUIZ
You only need a blank sheet of
paper and a writing utensil. Clear
everything from your desks.
“THE NOMADIC LIFE” AND “AN EARLY
AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE”
1. In “A Nomadic Life,” the author states that
_______________ are the members of the
family unit.
2. What is the role of women in a nomadic tribe?
3. True or false: Nomadic tribes could prepare for
the future, due to their rich technological
advancements and skills.
4. “An Early Agricultural Village” talks about the
people of Jarmo. Did they trade with other
groups? How do you know?
EXPECTATIONS
 Respect, Responsibility, Responsiveness
 Retest policy?
 Can take up to 2 tests again (per quarter) if you don’t like the grade
 The new grade stands, even if it is lower than the original grade
 Talking?
 Raise your hand
 No side conversations (RESPECT)
 Movement
 Stay in your assigned seat
 Don’t go behind my desk
MESOPOTAMIA
 Watch the following video clip about the rise of civilizations in
Mesopotamia and copy the questions to answer during the
video:
 Video: From Nomads to Farmers
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1. What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean?
2. What two rivers was it located between?
3. How did Mesopotamian’s control the river water?
4. How did people become slaves in Mesopotamia?
5. What group has the highest/most important job in Mesopotamian
society?
MESOPOTAMIA
AND SUMER
The Cradle
of
Civilization
GEOGRAPHY PROMOTES CIVILIZATION
 The Fertile Crescent
 a band of fertile land that
forms an oasis in the
midst of deserts and
mountains between the
Mediterranean Sea and
the Persian Gulf
 Mesopotamia
 Area between Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers
 Means “between the
rivers”
SUMER
 Developed the first civilization
 Large cities appeared by 3000
B.C.
Eventually formed city-states
A political unit with its own
government
 Religion shaped life in city -states
Sumerians practiced polytheism
The worship of many gods
Ziggurat – temple for the gods
SUMERIAN WRITING
 Developed the world’s first
known writing system
 Known as cuneiform
 Produced using a sharp tool
called a stylus to make
wedge-shaped symbols on
clay tablets
 Keep business accounts and
other records
 Paid scribes to create written
documents
HAMMURABI’S CODE
Tribe called Amorites settled in
Babylon on the Euphrates River
near modern day Baghdad, Iraq
Hammurabi became king in
1792 B.C.
Most famous for his code of
laws
Important because it was
written down for all to see
No one could lie about it or
make up laws
HAMMURABI’S CODE
Harsh punishments against criminals
Principle of retaliation
Punishments according to social status
Punished public officials who failed in their
duties or were corrupt
Consumer protection powers
Marriage and the family