Transcript Ancient Civilizations

Mesopotamia
Questions to Consider
• Analyze the role of Mesopotamia’s geography
in its cultural and historical development?
• What distinctive features of the civilizing
process that we have studied do we encounter
in Mesopotamia’s story?
Egypt- Gift of the Nile
Questions to Consider
• Analyze the impact of geography on the
course of Egyptian history.
• How is Egyptian historical development
both like and unlike that of
Mesopotamia? (Compare and Contrast question)
Early Civilizations
Questions to Consider
• How efficient a writing system was
cuneiform?
• What evidence do we have that cultural
diffusion took place in the civilizations
we have studied?
When you write a history essay,
Remember to:
• Use a topic sentence that states a position.
• Organize logically the key ideas which you:
– Explain and relate to other ideas (analysis-why
important)
– Support by facts (what happened?)
and for which you
– Provide evidence (How do we prove it?)
Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt
Prepare for Test
Text-Based Reading, pp. 30-37 and 44-56
Format includes:
• 15 Multiple Choice (15 Points)
• 1 Essay (10 Points)
• 1 Drawing (5 Points)
30 Points Total
Preparing For Tests
• Organize your lecture notes, PowerPoint Presentations,
readings and Virtual Field trip notes.
• Rehearse out loud every day.
• Participate in note taking and class discussion.
• Ask questions based on personal preparations.
• Anticipate questions by forms indicated.
• Use the buddy system.
• Observe time deadlines.