World History Ch2L5Ch3L1
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With a partner:
Remember through 9th Grade Soc. Studies:
What were some of the most ancient civilizations in the Americas?
What were their diets like? What kind of constructions did they make?
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The Americas of Old
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Bellringer
Agenda
Objectives
Characteristics of Mesoamerica
Lifestyles
Closure
Agenda 09/26/23
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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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Multiple Choice
Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?
Olmec
Maya
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Multiple Choice
Which civilization was known as being "blood-thirsty"
Olmec
Maya
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Multiple Choice
This civilization was found in the lowlands of Mexico:
Olmec
Maya
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Multiple Choice
This civilization created a calendar that measured time in blocks over 5,000 years:
Olmec
Maya
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Multiple Choice
We don't know why they disappeared:
Olmec
Maya
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With a partner:
What are some Biblical texts that have to do with Babylon?
You have 4 min to search and write with your partner as many specific references as you can find.
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Akkad and babylon
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SWBAT (21) Analyze the political developments in Mesopotamia that gave birth to the Akkadian Empire and the Babylonian Empire.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Multiple Choice
What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?
Sargon The Great
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Naram-Sin
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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
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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
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With a partner:
Why is it important for a Historian to read the OT?
How does the Code of Hammurabi help us understand ethics?
With a partner:
Remember through 9th Grade Soc. Studies:
What were some of the most ancient civilizations in the Americas?
What were their diets like? What kind of constructions did they make?
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