Download Unit Plan – Mesopotamia

Unit Plan – Mesopotamia
Content: Early civilizations of Mesopotamia ( Text chapter 3 )
Focus Question: What were the significant features of civilizations
located in Mesopotamia ?
Essential Questions:
Why were people able to build cities and civilizations ?
What are the defining characteristics of a civilization ?
What geographic characteristics influenced the development
of Mesopotamian civilizations?
How did religion shape the social and political organization of
Mesopotamians ?
What were the greatest achievements of Sumerian and
Babylonian people and their leaders ?
What empires were built in the Mesopotamian region and what
do we know about these empires ?
Learning Activities and Assessments
Research methods of historians
History Fair
Cartography
Objective test
Essay test
State Standard: 6.2
Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social
structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia.
Recognize and describe the geography and the role it played in the
civilizations of Mesopotamia.
Identify how agricultural development led to the establishment of
cities .
Understand the role of religion in Mesopotamia’s social and
political structure.
Become familiar with the development of written language.