Mesopotamia Activities Unit Bundle
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The Mesopotamia Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 150 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 8 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of life and the history of empires in ancient Mesopotamia. Students will research a Mesopotamian invention, examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform a class skit, analyze primary sources and more!
Resources include a paper (printable) interactive notebook, a digital interactive notebook for Google Drive, an interactive PowerPoint full of informational text for students to use to complete the interactive notebooks, Code of Hammurabi Activities, an Ancient Mesopotamia Skit, vocabulary activities, a word wall and a final assessment! The detailed lesson plans in the bundle also exclusively have a geography activity and a Mesopotamian Invention activity! This bundle is a comprehensive way to learn about the historical significance of ancient Mesopotamia.
I know how busy your teaching days are throughout the school year. The Mesopotamia Complete Unit Bundle includes a file with 8 days of detailed lesson plans already completed for you. This bundle is designed to save you valuable time, increase student engagement and bring history to life through a wide variety of activities that prompt students to think critically and creatively in their Social Studies class.
Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook (paper and digital version for Google Drive included)
These interactive notebook activities will help students organize information about Mesopotamia!
Interactive notebooks are an effective tool in the classroom. Not only can they assist students in keeping their work organized, but they are also an easy-to-access resource for reference throughout the year.
The Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook is intended as a resource for late-elementary into middle school ages.
It includes 8 different interactive activities and an answer key to help students organize the information you teach!
The file also includes pictures of every page in use!
1. Cover Page
2. Two vocabulary activities
3. Characteristics of City-States (tabs for buildings, location, government, and religion)
4. Social Classes (tabs for upper class, middle class, and lower class)
5. Inventions (tabs for science and math, technology, and farming)
6. Leaders (tabs for Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Nabopolassar)
7. Pocket folders to store index cards or other slips of papers covering the Mesopotamian empires (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans). Also included is a blank pocket for your students to customize.
8. A map of Mesopotamia with major bodies of water filled in.
9. A completely blank map of the Mesopotamian region. Use how you wish!
Mesopotamia Interactive Notes
Interactive PowerPoint Notes are a great way to engage your students in content related to your curriculum. This resource is aligned with The Mesopotamia Unit in The Teacher's Prep store but can be used independently, as well. It's a great option for classrooms utilizing technology or off-campus remote distance learning.
When using this interactive PowerPoint, students can click on elements of the slides to reveal important information about a variety of topics related to the study of the lives of the Mesopotamians. (See a comprehensive list of topics included below!)
There's also a version compatible with Google Slides included! It's not interactive, due to the way Google Slides is designed, but has all the information that your students need to complete the interactive notebooks.
>>Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook
>>Mesopotamia Digital Interactive Notebook for Google Drive
The Mesopotamia Interactive PowerPoint is intended as a resource for late-elementary and middle school ages. It is not editable.
The file was created using PowerPoint 2013. The animations may not play properly on older versions.
Topics Included:
1. Vocabulary
2. Land and Water Features of Mesopotamia
3. Characteristics of City-States (buildings, location, government, and religion)
4. Social Classes (upper class, middle class, and lower class)
5. Inventions (science and math, technology, and farming)
6. Leaders (Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Nabopolassar)
7. Mesopotamian Empires (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans)
Mesopotamia Reader's Theater
Included in this resource:
1. 4 page script for 6 students (estimated time: 7 - 10 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Hammurabi's Code Activities
Pages in this resource
1. King Hammurabi Informational Text
2. King Hammurabi's Accomplishments Graphic Organizer
3. Map of the Babylonian Empire Activity Page
4. Hammurabi's Code Doodle Notes
5. Analyzing the Code of Hammurabi (8 excerpts for students to analyze)
6. Hammurabi's Code and Modern Laws (compare the ancient laws to modern ones)
-Answer keys for every page
-Digital pages for Google Drive included! (within this resource there is a link to the pages on Google Drive)
Mesopotamia Vocabulary Activities
The Mesopotamia Vocabulary Activities is a fantastic resource for middle school students to enhance their understanding of content vocabulary for the Ancient Mesopotamia Unit. This resource includes four activities - a matching game, crossword puzzle, matching one-page activity and a graphic organizer to define words and write a corresponding sentence for each term - a perfect resource for student binders!
Inside this resource you will find:
1. Matching Tiles (cut out the pieces and match the word with the definition)
2. Matching Activity
3. Crossword Puzzle
4. Definitions and Sentences Graphic Organizer
What words are included in the word wall?
- city-state
- irrigation
- surplus
- ziggurat
- cuneiform
- scribe
- epic
- empire
- province
- polytheism
- social class
- Fertile Crescent
Word Wall and Mesopotamia Test
The Mesopotamia Word Wall consists of 12 terms to add to your classroom wall while teaching the unit to your students.
The Mesopotamia Test consists of 35 questions:
-Vocabulary
-Multiple Choice
-True/False
-Fill in the Blank
-Map Identification
-Written Response
(An answer key is included, too!)
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