Transcript Review: Sumer to Babylon

Review: Sumer to
Babylon
Do Now #11
Hammurabi’s Code: is known as the
first set of laws.
Were these laws fair in your
opinion? (Use examples) Could
you live in a society that had to
follow these laws?
Reminder: fingers cut off,
put to death, hair shaved,
eye for an eye
AGENDA
• Do Now #11
• Cornell Notes
• Review – Sumer & Babylon
• Introduce TCI History Alive (Demonstration)
• Collaborative – Timeline Organizer (Game)
• Independent – Quizlet Mesopotamia (Vocabulary)
• Homework – Short Essay: A Day in Ancient
Mesopotamia (Thursday/Friday) 1 page
Name
Mr. Magnuson
History
8/25 – 8/29
Questions:
Summary:
Page 1
Mesopotamia: Sumer & Babylon
Sumerian Social
Hierarchy Pyramid
HIGH
MIDDLE
King
Priests
Landholders/Scribe
s
Merchants & Artisans
Farmers & Villagers
LOW
Slaves
Sumerian Inventions
Plow
Sail
Irrigation
Wheel
Cuneiform
Arch
Babylonian Law
Code of Hammurabi
• First set of codes (laws)
• 300 total laws
• Both the accused and accuser have the
opportunity to provide evidence
• Each law clarifies punishment for law-breakers
Neo-Babylon
Large City Walls used for Defense
Hanging Gardens of
Babylon
The Time of King Nebuchadnezzar
Collaborative
Station
Timeline Challenge
• Neanderthal Card
• Cuneiform Card
• Neo-Babylonian Empire Card • First Cities Card
• Homo Sapiens Card
• Code of Hammurabi Card
• Homo Erectus Card
• Sumerian City-states Card
• Neolithic Age Card
Student Ambassador
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- Greet guests to our
classroom
- Introduce digital
agenda
- When requested
assist peers