Early Civilizations of

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush

Content

Inquiry

  • How did civilizations, complex urban societies, develop in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush?

  • What environmental factors helped civilizations grow? What impact did civilizations and complex urban societies have on the surrounding environment?

  • How did people’s lives change as states and empires took over these areas (increase in social differences, rule by monarchs, laws)?

  • From 4000 BCE to 500 BCE, how did contact, trade, and other links grow among the urban societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, India, and the eastern Mediterranean?

Learning Activities

River Systems and Ancient Peoples

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Content: . (6.2)

Inquiry: How did people live by the gathering and hunting way of life?

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Lessons

  1. The Importance of the Bay Delta to California

  2. Physical Features of a Fertile Landscape

  3. Seasonal Cycles and Soil Renewal

  4. Growing By the Banks

  5. Finding Foundations

  6. Science Background - Introducing a River System

Agricultural Advances in Ancient Civilizations

Agricultural Advances in Ancient Civilizations

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Content: . (6.2)

Inquiry: How did people live by the gathering and hunting way of life?

Literacy:

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Lessons


Egypt and Kush: A Tale of Two Kingdoms

Egypt and Kush: A Tale of Two Kingdoms

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Content: . (6.2)

Inquiry: How did people live by the gathering and hunting way of life?

Literacy:

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Lessons


Citizenship


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