1. Do Now Copy your HW: Section 2 quiz next Monday.
Take out your Babylonian trader comic strip from last week.
Trade your comics clockwise with your group and read their story.
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2. Review Caravan Advantages of new roads Babylon- center for trade
Bazaar
Effects of trade in Babylon

3. Rulers of Mesopotamia
The Babylonians were the 1st empire of Mesopotamia.
For a while they ruled most of Mesopotamia.
Then, the Assyrians took over the Babylonians for a few hundred years.
Eventually, they became the New Babylonian Empire.

4. Babylonians & Assyrians
Brainstorm with your group and write down major differences between the Assyrians and second Babylonian Empire.
Include at least 6 notes for each empire for differences, & if you find any similarities write then down too.
With your group, read pages 40 and the paragraph on your activity sheet about the Assyrian empire.
Then, read page 41 about the second Babylonian Empire.
Focus on the differences between the empires.

5. Assyrians Skilled warriors
Developed new war strategies (siege warfare)
Battering ram
Slings
Archers
Chariots
Created a large library

6. Babylonians Rebuilt the city of Babylon Gigantic walls, palace, garden
Became a center of learning and science
Math, astronomy
Fell to the Persians

7. Any similarities?
Learning?

8. Do Now Copy the HW: Section 2 quiz on Monday!
Copy the definition for Zoroastrianism
Page 38
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9. Zoroastrianism A religion that developed in ancient Persia
Believed in only one god

10. The Persian Empire and Its Influence Today
With your group, read about the last great Fertile Crescent empire- the Persian empire!
Page 42.
Think about the things the Persians did that were important and that influenced later empires.
On your activity sheet, list 5 important accomplishments and influential things that the Persians did.
For each accomplishment, draw a symbol to represent each.
Bureaucracy- having different government offices for different jobs

11. The Persian Empire Built lots of roads for trading.
Worshipped only one god- Zoroastrianism.
Supported Babylonian math and science.
Development a government with many different offices- bureaucracy.
Tolerated other cultures.

12. A bureaucracy (many leaders and rulers) is a BETTER form of government than having only one ruler.

13. IF there was a really really fair, once in a lifetime leader, it would be better for him/her to rule independently rather than have a bureaucracy.

14. Persian Empire’s Influence

15. Do Now Copy the HW Section 2 quiz tomorrow! WHIL due tomorrow!
Think about this question and share with your group:
How were the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians different?

16. Historical Conference
Imagine that you are a world famous historian.
You have been asked to present a report at an important historical conference on this topic:
Which Mesopotamian empire had the most important accomplishments?
You are going to prepare a presentation/report that:
Picks Babylonia, Assyria, or Persia
Describe 3 specific examples to support your position
Anticipate at least 1 argument that someone in favor of a different empire might use, write a response to that argument

17. Historical Conference 2014
I will separate you into groups based on your decisions.
Each group will have 10 minutes to discuss their evidence and counter arguments.
Each group needs to pick a 3 speakers, 3 recorders, and the rest are researchers.
Researchers:
Come up with your group’s top 3 evidence & 2 counter arguments
Recorders:
Write down researchers notes
Speakers:
Prepare for deliberation

18. Historical Conference Deliberation
Each group will have 3 minutes to present their reports (top 3 examples).
Researchers should develop additional arguments from the other groups and their responses.
Recorders- record arguments/responses from researchers
After each group presents, we will open the floor up to debates.

19. Closure After the deliberation, has your opinion changed?
Why or why not?
Name one thing you learned from this activity (other than something about the Babylonians, Assyrians, or Persians).