Monday is going to be magnificent Complete the

Monday is going to be magnificent. Complete the following questions on your bell work page. Leave out for me to check. 1. I used a standing army and was the first to conquer Mesopotamia and set up the world’s first empire. Who am I? 6. 9 a. Hammurabi b. Sargon c. King Nebuchadnezzar d. Gilgamesh 2. Which group of people were the first to form a civilization in Mesopotamia? 6. 9 a. Sumerians b. Babylonians c. Assyrians d. Chaldeans

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Masters of War • Egyptian pharaohs will be forced to pay tribute – forced payments for being conquered. • They ruled with great cruelty. • Speaking of cruelty. . .

The Masters of Fear • Before a battle even began, the Assyrians would drive their powerful chariots through villages to kill anyone, men, women, children, old, and young, in very violent ways, Click o add text to strike fear in the neighboring villages to warn of their coming. • After battle, the Assyrians would take the heads of the opposing war leaders and display them on spikes in the halls of their palaces and temples.

• Foot soldiers fight on foot • Cavalry fight on horseback First to use a Cavalry to Fight

A battering ram was used to break open walls or doors.

The Assyrians were perhaps most famous for their fearsome army. They were a warrior society where fighting was a part of life. It was how they survived. They were known throughout the land as cruel and ruthless warriors. Chain mail is a type of armor consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. Two things that made the Assyrians great warriors were their deadly chariots and their iron weapons. They made iron weapons that were stronger than the copper or tin weapons of some of their enemies. They were also skilled with their chariots which could strike fear in the hearts of their enemies.

The last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, constructed a great library at the city of Nineveh. He collected clay tablets from all over Mesopotamia. These included the stories of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurabi, and more. Much of our knowledge of the Ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia comes from the remains of this library.

Main idea: The main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic. To figure out the main idea, ask yourself this question: What is being said about the person, thing, or idea (the topic)? The author can locate the main idea in different places within a paragraph. Supporting Detail: a detail that supports the main idea , tells you more about that idea

Let’s look at paragraph 1 - Main idea

Paragraph 1: Supporting detail

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Friday’s class work • Will be graded – must be completed TODAY • Please look over/ finish 1 -25 • Number 23 - needs another look- see page 4 in your composition book • #5 is a FREE SPACE (my mistake) Finished AND checked over? • Turn into the correct drawer • Work on HW for this week- Word art needs MORE that words, must have some drawings as well