World History: Cities and Civilizations

Cities and Civilizations Hook: http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/?assetGuid=4c8792d2-57e4-4e4a-8f68-2fe8aae59275&fromMyDe=0&isPrinterFriendly=0&provider=&isLessonFromHealth=0&productcode=US&isAssigned=false&includeHeader=YES&homeworkGuid= From Nomads To Farmers: 20 mins Vocab: economy, civilization, resource, distribute, religion, & social class. The students will understand how human innovations dramatically change the way people live. Essential Question: Agenda: Hook: Video Discussion of video: Discussion Questions • What was it like to live in the ancient civilization of Sumer? • Why did the development of farming allow people to live in one place all year long? • How do inventions improve people’s lives? • How did people trade with each other and pay taxes long ago? Ask students to name the people they saw or heard mentioned in the program, by their jobs or their station in life. Record their responses on the board. Examples include: • Student • Farmer • King • Priest *Reading Skills Going through 90-97 Checking in after each section in the book. Reading together as a class Reading check question at the end of each section.