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| Ancient Civilizations and the Rise of Empires (Prehistory to 500 CE) | |||||
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| Resources | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
| Guest Hollow’s Whirlwind World History Textbook | |||||
| Chapter Name: | Agriculture Brings About Civilizations | The Fertile Crescent: Mesopotamia | Ancient Egypt | ||
| Note: Every time a new chapter is started, it will be listed in this row. Look in the row below to see the sections of that chapter you should read. Always make sure to read the intro of a chapter when you start a new chapter. 😊 | |||||
| Section(s) in chapter to read: | All | Ancient Mesopotamia Sumer (c. 4500- 1750 BCE) | Sumerian Achievements Sargon and the Akkadian Empire (c. 2334 – 2100 BCE) | Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire (c. 1792-1595 BCE) Life in ancient Mesopotamia | The Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BCE) |
| Non-Fiction Books | |||||
 Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | |||
 The Elements of a Home | p. 6-9 Welcome Home | p. 10-12 Bathtub | |||
| Fiction/Literature/Graphic Novels | |||||
 Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative | Section I | Section II | Section III | Section IV (End of book) | |
| Gilgamesh infographic | |||||
 Nefertiti: A Novel | Chapters 1-2 | Chapters 3-4 | Chapters 5-6 | Chapters 7-8 | Chapters 9-10 |
| Click here for a free reading group guide for Nefertiti: A Novel. | |||||
| Workbook | |||||
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| Whirlwind World History Workbook maps | Mesopotamia | ||||
| Timeline Entries | Day 1: Jericho built defensive walls 9000 BCE Çatal Höyük 7000 BCE Th metal plow was invented 5000 BCE Day 2: Sumer c. 4500-1750 BCE Day 3: Sumerian achievements: 360°, 60 second minute, cuneiform invented 3000 BCE Enheduanna, a Sumerian priestess: the 1st known author 2300 BCE Akkadian Empire: 2340 BCE Sargon the Great Day 4: Hammurabi 1780 BCE Day 5: Narmer 3100 BCE Great Pyramid of Khufu (Giza) 2600 BCE Book covers: Epic of Gilgamesh book cover – 2100 BCE Nefertiti: A Novel – Nefertiti ruled 1353–1336 BCE | ||||
| Extra Resources and Activities | |||||
| Note to parent/teacher: Remember, activities are a buffet to choose from. You don’t have to do them all (or any – especially on a busy week when other subjects take precedence)! You can mark the ones you want your student to do (or cross out the ones you want to skip) if you are using the printable version of this schedule. You can choose activities based on your student’s needs and interests. Example: A student who likes to cook may want to try the recipes. A student who needs to work on writing may do a writing assignment. Etc. The activities are not meant to overwhelm. They are to give you options. | |||||
| Activities | Recipe: Ancient Egyptian Ta’amia Recipe: Babylonian-style beef stew Optional Minecraft assignment: Using the Egyptian Mythology Mash-up add-on (or just the base game), research and recreate a scene from ancient Egypt. See this link for details and a grading rubric. Take 1-3 weeks to work on your Minecraft project. Build a ziggurat (paper model) Adult coloring page: Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book pages The Royal Game of Ur and historical info – Printable game board and rules Mesopotamia Birth of Civilisation – You can print out this board game for free! Print out the Key Civilizations of Mesopotamia PDF. Create a booklet or an interactive page using the info boxes and maps. Make sure to feature the civilizations in order timewise. Idea: You could fold each of the info boxes into a book (mountain fold), paste the map on the top as a cover, and then paste onto a colored piece of construction paper. Code of Hammurabi – Primary Source and Activity PDF Read the article The Cuisine of Ancient Mesopotamia and use it to create a Mesopotamian restaurant menu or a fragment of an “ancient recipe book.” If you like to write stories, write about a Mesopotamian family or person eating or preparing food (use the details in the article to flesh things out). You could also write a non-fiction article of your own based on the info. Design it for a younger audience and try to make it engaging for someone in grades 2-5. Ancient Egypt research project If you don’t have access to PowerPoint, you can use Google Slides (which is free) or something similar. Take 2 weeks to work on this project. 1st: Read this article: What is a DBQ? The Document-Based Question Explained 2nd: Read the primary sources in the link below and do the tasks in the document: Life in Ancient Egypt | ||||
| Music | For your optional listening enjoyment: The Lyre of Mesopotamia MOHENJO DARO: A Song of Mystery? | Shail Vyas | ||||
| Videos | TED-Ed The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death TED-Ed The history of the world according to corn Note: The following video mentions evolution: Got Lactase? SciShow: Extreme Animal Milks You Probably Don’t Want To Drink | TED-Ed Who was the world’s first author? ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA song by Mr. Nicky TED-Ed: The science of milk – Jonathan J. O’Sullivan | TED-Ed A brief history of alcohol Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3 | TED-Ed A brief history of toilets The Code of Hammurabi & the Rule of Law: Why Written Law Matters [No. 86] Hammurabis Codes of Law Song – Poker Face Parody Hammurabi’s Code Explained: World History Review Teaching Hammurabi’s Code with examples included | TED-Ed A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26 TED-Ed: The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris – Alex Gendler |
| Full-Length Videos | Sohla Makes the Oldest Recipe in the World (…maybe?) | Ancient Recipes With Sohla (21 min.) | Discover the Secrets of Ancient Egypt | Engineering an Empire | Full Episode | History | |||
| Websites | Writing in Cuneiform (interactive) – You can use this interactive site to write anything in cuneiform without having to break out a clay tablet, lol. 😉 An article to read that is interesting: The Cuisine of Ancient Mesopotamia Optional article (PDF): Flood Stories Around the World PDF: Major Events in World History – You can print this reference out for your history notebook. | ||||
| Your Book Choice | Title: Circle the days read: M T W TH F WK Starting page: Ending page: | ||||
| Reference Books | |||||
 The History Book | p. 30-31 The Settlement at Çatalhöyük | p. 34-36 Ancient Civilizations Timeline | p. 36-37 The Law Code of Hammurabi | p. 38-39 The Temples of Abu Simbel | |
 History of the World Map by Map | p. 22-23 The First Farmers | p. 24-25 Origins of Agriculture | p. 26-27 Villages to Towns | p. 30-31 The First Civilizations | p. 32-33 The First Cities |
 History of the World in 1000 Objects | p. 12-15 Early Humans Shaping the World | p. 18-21 The Cradle of Civilization | p. 22-23 Ram Caught in a Thicket | p. 24-25 Home Life Clothing and Adornment | p. 26-30 Egyptian Life and Afterlife |
| Note: You don’t have to read all of the text in this book. It’s scheduled so that you can browse the pictures and associate the various objects with the different cultures. Enjoy this visual treat! | |||||
 The Mode in Costume | |||||
 Art That Changed the World | p. 12-21 Prehistoric Art Note: You don’t need to read every word in this book. Browse the pictures and read the captions that interest you. 😊 | ||||
Ancient Egypt Project links are not opening- I was able to right-click, copy the link, and then pasted the link in another window to see the requirements.
Thank you so much for letting us know! I just tried all the links and they worked for me. You may want to try a different browser. I’m using Microsoft Edge and not having any issues. Please don’t hesitate to let us know if anything else is wonky or doesn’t seem to work right! 🙂