Beginning of Time & Mesopotamia (SE.WH 3.03)

Overview:
Starting with the “beginning of time” what civilizations can we find documented?  Where were they and why?  What was their lifestyles?  Why are they no longer around – or are they?  What has changed and why?  In this unit, we will explore the beginning of time, as we know it now, to see how history has impacted our daily lives, even from as early as the civilization of Mesopotamia and the expansion of civilizations through the “Fertile Crescent”.

SE.WH 3.03 Analyzes the historical contributions, and influences of significant individuals and groups of prehistory and the beginning of civilization.
PROFICIENT =
• Relates Prehistory-1000BC societies, agriculture, civilization experiences to issues of relevance today.
• Describes the people, places, and environments at the beginning (through 1000 BC) to what has changed and what is the same today. (Cites sources.)



Essential Questions:
How did humans go from cave men to the civilizations we see today?
What artifacts have been saved and what do they tell us about prehistory society?
What are some things we still use today that come from this time period?

sewh_303_mesopotamia

All work should be submitted digitally (by e-mail from gaggle.net account) with:
-    Your name
-    Standard#
-    Grade you expect & why (refer to the rubric)
-    What you did well / what you would change next time
-    Your work
DUE:  By ILP only - Send to: menadelook_roxy@asdk12.org


RESOURCES:

Holt on-line textbook: Human Legacy” – Chapter 1

The First Cities:  Why Settle Down?
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/282/5393/1442

The British Museum
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/

School of American Research
http://www.science.widener.edu/ssci/mesopotamia/

Ancient History Source Book
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html

Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia
http://viator.ucs.indiana.edu/~ancmed/meso.HTM

Mesopotamia – Coral Draw
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm

Suggested Assignment:
Develop a “visual” paper fold on Mesopotamia.  Focus on what you feel is most interesting to their civilization. It may be the leaders, the agriculture, their science or math, medicine, family life, etc.  Be sure and cite your sources.