Unit 3 Lesson 3 What Were Early Civilizations

Unit 3 – Lesson 3 What Were Early Civilizations Like?

This lesson will focus on Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Historical Inquiry What was life like in Era 2?

What was life like in Era 2? What types of evidence would help answer the question?

Types of Sources Ø Primary Sources Ø Secondary Sources

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Historian Tools Significance Being worthy of a historian’s attention Social Institutions Education Religion Government Family Economy Language Time (Temporal Frame) When something happened Space (Spatial Scale) Where something happened

Primary Sources Ø are created in the time period being studied. Ø present some sort of personal knowledge. Ø represent the perspective and bias of the author. Ø are not based on any other existing sources. Ø can offer an insider’s view of a time period.

Small Group Activity

What was life like in Era 2? Primary and Secondary

What was life like in Era 2?

An Example

Writing an historical account of life in Era 2 1. Choose Mesopotamia or Egypt 2. Review the secondary and primary sources you have read. 3. Use evidence from at least three of the sources. 4. Write for an audience of 6 th graders who don’t know anything about world history yet.

Lesson Summary Egypt GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION Mesopotamia

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by ?

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization Used ? • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization Used ?

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS WRITING TECHNOLOGY FAMILY RELIGION • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization Used Hieroglyphics • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization Used Cuneiform

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Agriculturalists Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization • • • Agriculturalists Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization WRITING Used Hieroglyphics Used Cuneiform TECHNOLOGY ? ? FAMILY RELIGION

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization WRITING Used Hieroglyphics Used Cuneiform TECHNOLOGY Irrigation Metal plows/tools FAMILY RELIGION

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization WRITING Used Hieroglyphics Used Cuneiform TECHNOLOGY Irrigation Metal plows/tools Men were responsible for working and trading. Women became responsible for “home life” FAMILY RELIGION

Lesson Summary GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS • • • Egypt Mesopotamia Ruled by Pharaohs Ruled by Kings Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization • • • Farmers Collected Tribute/Taxes Specialization WRITING Used Hieroglyphics Used Cuneiform TECHNOLOGY Irrigation Metal plows/tools Men were responsible for working and trading. Women became responsible for “home life” Organized religion. Pharaoh was seen as a living god. Each city was devoted to a different god. Some Kings declared themselves gods. FAMILY RELIGION