Standards- 6.3a, 6.3b, 6.3c, & 6.3d (Early River Valley Civilizations)
EQ - How does geography influence the way people live?
Why does conflict develop?
Lesson 1 - Why did people settle in Mesopotamia? (The Sumerians pgs. 76-85)
What was life like in Sumer?
What ideas and inventions did Sumerians pass on to other civilizations?
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Lesson 2 - How did Mesopotamia’s first empires develop? (Mesopotamian Empires 86-93)
How did the Assyrians influence Southwest Asia?
Why was Babylon an important city in the ancient world?
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