World History Ch2L5Ch3L1

Bellringer:

With a partner:

1. Remember through 9th Grade Soc. Studies:

   1. What were some of the most ancient civilizations in the Americas?

   2. What were their diets like? What kind of constructions did they make?

World History Ch2 L5
The Americas of Old

1. Bellringer

2. Agenda

3. Objectives

4. Characteristics of Mesoamerica

5. Lifestyles

6. Closure

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Agenda 09/26/23

SWBAT (16) Analyze the role of Geography in the development of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations as well as its impact in their way of life.

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Objective:

Multiple Choice

Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?

• Olmec

• Maya

Multiple Choice

Which civilization was known as being "blood-thirsty"

• Olmec

• Maya

Multiple Choice

This civilization was found in the lowlands of Mexico:

• Olmec

• Maya

Multiple Choice

This civilization created a calendar that measured time in blocks over 5,000 years:

• Olmec

• Maya

Multiple Choice

We don't know why they disappeared:

• Olmec

• Maya

Bellringer:

With a partner:

1. What are some Biblical texts that have to do with Babylon?

2. You have 4 min to search and write with your partner as many specific references as you can find.

World History Ch3l1
Akkad and babylon

​SWBAT (21) Analyze the political developments in Mesopotamia that gave birth to the Akkadian Empire and the Babylonian Empire.

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objective

Multiple Choice

How did the Akkadians change the Sumerian city-states?

• They banned the Sumerian religion.

• They destroyed the Sumerian irrigation systems.

• They conquered the independent city-states and united them into one empire.

Multiple Choice

Why was Hammurabi's Code an important achievement?

• It was the first set of laws to be written down.

• It was the first set laws that treated ALL people equally.

• It was the earliest form of a constitution.

Multiple Choice

How did Hammurabi keep the Babylonians from questioning or changing his laws?

• He enforced a strict death penalty for those questioning the law.

• He claimed the laws came from the god Marduk and thus could not be questioned.

• Hammurabi actually encouraged debate and changed the laws all the time.

Multiple Choice

What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?

• Sargon The Great

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Naram-Sin

Multiple Choice

What was Naram-Sin famous for?

• He was the Babylonian ruler who conquered the Akkadians

• He was a scribe who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh

• He was ruler of the Akkadian Empire during its peak

• He was the god of the Sun and the primary god of the city of Uruk

Multiple Choice

Why did the Sumerians think that the Akkadian Empire collapsed?

• Because they spoke a different language

• Because they could not fight well

• Because they failed to offer the right sacrifices to the gods

• Because of a curse placed on them when they destroyed the temple at Nippur

Closure:

With a partner:

1. Why is it important for a Historian to read the OT?

2. How does the Code of Hammurabi help us understand ethics?