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
The Importance of the Bay Delta to California
Physical Features of a Fertile Landscape
Seasonal Cycles and Soil Renewal
Growing By the Banks
Finding Foundations
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?
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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?
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Lessons
Citizenship
Additional Resources
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It’s Official: Tut’s Tomb Has No Hidden Chambers After All
Mystery Mummy Legs Belonged to Egyptian Queen Nefertari
Soon you may be able to text with 2000 Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Break-Up Letter at Neo-Babylonian Site
Egypt unveils tomb still bursting with color after 4,300 years
Written by Mauro Soria and Gary Conover, Knox Middle School