Lesson 1: Geography of Mesopotamia

Big Question: How does geography of an area affect where people live today?

• The Land Between Two Rivers

• Working With water

• Farming in Mesopotamia

Lesson 2: Civilization in Mesopotamia

Big Question: Why do people today try new ways of doing things?

• New Inventions

• Agriculture and Religious Beliefs

• The Role of Government

• Changing Economies

• Divisions in Society

• Innovations

Lesson 3: Conquests of Empires

Big Question: Why are laws important today?

• Causes and Effects of Conflict

• Sargon the Conqueror

• Hammurabi the Lawgiver

• The Assyrians in Mesopotamia

Lesson 4: the Ancient Israelites

Big Question: What changes have individuals and groups brought about in your community?

• Abraham

• Moses and the Ten Commandments

• Israel and Judah

• Movement Through the World

Lesson 5: The Phoenicians and the Lydians

Big Question: What new technology  or innovations have changed the lives of people you know?

• The Alphabet

• Coined Money

Skills

• Compare Maps with Different Projections

• Compare Information with Graphs

Biography:

• Gilgamesh

• King David

Story

• Will There Be Enough Food

Movie

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat