This week we talked about 8 characteristics of a civilization: Writing system, Infrastructure (roads and bridges), Government/Laws, Art/Architecture, Social Classes, Organized Religion, Job Specialization, and Development of Cities. We also talked about the important role barley played in ancient Mesopotamia. (Hint: it led to cuneiform!) We reviewed an example of the Sumerian "Alphabet" and then everyone attempted to create a message in cuneiform on his or her own clay tablet.
Assignment for this Thursday--Learn about and be prepared to explain briefly (1-2 minutes) about an aspect of Mesopotamian civilization. You can draw a picture, write a paragraph, build something out of legos, wear something...follow your imagination (after doing some research about your topic). Here is what everyone chose:
Dean--roads and bridges
Merry--laws and government
Hunter--art
Brandon--architecture
Zoe--clothing
Nic--entertainment
Fischer (aka Bob) -- tools/weapons
Zane--jobs
Chandler--cities
Ethan--food
We missed Avery and Trinity! You two are free to pick another aspect of society and share it with us (some ideas are religion, writing, trade, money, etc)
See you this Thursday!
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