1. 1 st Civilization: Mesopotamia Main Idea: River valleys lead to the formation of civilizations.

2. First Civilization: Map Activity 17 *Activity: Study the physical map of Southwest Asia or the Middle east. Where do you think the most people would migrate (move) to? Why? Defend your opinion with reasons… Where did the first civilization develop? __________________________________ Why did it develop here? 1) 2) 3) 4)

3. Physical Map of Middle East

4. Vocabulary 14. civilization 15. Mesopotamia 16. Fertile Crescent 17. silt 18. division of labor

5. Timeline Activity 18 *As you read through Chapter 3, add significant or important events onto the timeline. 1 st Hunter-gatherers in Mesopotamia 1 st farmers in Mesopotamia 1 st cities in Mesopotamia 10,000 BC 7,000 BC 4000 BC 3000 BC

6. EQ: Why were river valleys so important? 19-20 *Activity: Complete a CSI chart for textbook chapter 3.1 to answer the Essential Question. Collect dataSort the info.Inquiry - Questions 1. They had silt from flooding. 2. They had lots of fresh water. 3. The had fertile soil (silt) and very good for farming. 4. They had a surplus of food. 5. They had larger populations. 6. They had cities. 7. They had trade. 8. They had irrigation & canals. 9. They had division of labor. 10. They invented new tools. 1.TECHNOLOGY (tools, irrigation) 2.ECONOMY (trade, division of labor, farming) 3.SOCIETY (large pop., cities) 4.NATURAL RESOURCES (freshwater, silt, food) (Create your own questions)

7. EQ: What problems or challenges did the 1 st civilization face and how did they solve them? 21 *Activity: Read text 3.2 and make a list of all the problems they had and (where possible) how they solved them. Problems in MesopotamiaSolutions they came up with

8. Cuneiform Activity *Activity: Use the stylus and clay to write messages to your partner without using letters or numbers from our alphabet.

9. Vocabulary 3.2 19. Rural 20. urban 21. city-state 22. Gilgamesh 23. Sargon 24. empire 25. polytheism 26. priests 27. social hierarchy