Social Studies Syllabus and Study Guide: Week of April 14, 2008

Mrs. Alexander -Team 6 - 3
Social Studies Syllabus: Week of April 14, 2008
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Hello Parents and Guardians:
*Students will take a test on Ancient Mesopotamia and cultures that lived in the Fertile Crescent on this Friday, April 18th.
*The study guide is on the back of this syllabus.

Monday, April 14–
Add these words to your vocabulary list: migrating, surplus, city-states
Finish Ancient Mesopotamia movie
Homework: Complete Map

Tuesday, April 15–
Review homework
Read and discuss Hammurabi’s Code of Laws pp. 676-677
Homework: Complete questions on p. 677

Wednesday, April 16-
Review homework
Complete Ch. 3 Reteaching Worksheet
Homework: Study for test

Thursday, April 17 –
Review for test
Homework: Study for test

Friday, April 18–
Take test
Complete Stalemate in Middle East handout
Homework: None







Study Guide for test on Chapter 3

1. Know about Gilgamesh’s personality traits and lesson he learned for the
story, Gilgamesh the King.

2. Why is ancient Mesopotamia called the cradle of civilization?

3. What country is ancient Mesopotamia located in today and when did the civilization begin?

4. Know the four cultures who lived in ancient Mesopotamia

5. How did the government of Sumeria work?

6. Know about the religion of Sumeria.

7. What were the leadership roles in Sumeria?

8. What area did Sargon I control and the date.

9. What is Sargon I accomplish?

10. What area did Hammurabi control and the date.

11. What were Hammurabi’s accomplishments? (especially his Code of Laws)

12. Know the contributions of the Mesopotamians.

13. Study your assessment questions on p. 59 and guided reading questions.

14. What additional areas were included in the “fertile crescent”?

15. Study the following things from the extra credit sheet:
A. Know the religions that originated in the fertile crescent?
B.What city Christians, Jews, and Muslims all claim as their holy city?

16. Know two connections of the Torah and the Bible to ancient Mesopotamia?

17. Study all your vocabulary words:
irrigation, city-states, artisans, ziggurat, cuneiform, scribe, priest-kings, levees, Sumer, & hereditary, empire, reform, reign, code of law, monotheism, polytheism, surplus, migrating

18. Know about women’s role in Mesopotamia.

19. Know about Mesopotamian schools.