Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

8

Overview

This video from the Daily Dose provides a 3-minute micro-learning film on Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. This video will describe the geography, history, and characteristics of the Mesopotamian civilization. 

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

    SS10.8.2

    Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.8.2

    Vocabulary

    • technology
    • early civilizations
    • labor
    • government
    • developed
    • division of labor
    • cultural hearths
    • natural environments
    • urban development
    • social hierarchy
    • types of government
    • ethical and religious belief systems
    • economic systems

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The characteristics of early civilizations, including natural environments, urban development, technology, division of labor and social hierarchies, types of government, ethical and religious belief systems, economic systems, calendar, and writings the similarities and differences among the civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang-He River valleys.
    • The locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations.

    Skills

    The students are able to:
    • Analyze and compare early civilizations using a list of characteristics.
    • Locate places on a map.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are ways early civilizations developed to meet the demands of their environment and the needs of their people.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    Daily Dose Documentary
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
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