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Explore the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia, the significance of surplus, and differences from modern times. Learn about ancient Troy and the Fertile Crescent. Discover the importance of the Mason-Dixon line and Edison's legacy.
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October 18, 2010 Warm-up #40: The people of ancient Troy, which is in modern-day Turkey, wrote about raspberries. They called them idas, after the mountain on which they grew. For what are the people of Troy more commonly known?
Objectives • Identify differences between our civilizations of long ago and our civilization • Describe why people living in the Fertile Crescent flocked to Mesopotamia • Explain the significance of surplus in the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia
Homework • Complete Lesson 1 sheet
This Day in History • 1767: The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon line, was agreed upon. • 1867: The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia. • 1931: Inventor Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange, N.J., at age 84. • Source: http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/index2.html
Where Civilization Began • The region that stretched from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea between the ____________ and ____________Rivers to the mouth of the Persian Gulf is the ________________ ___________________. • The area between the two rivers became known as ________________________.
Climates and Rivers 2 • The rivers provided: • _________________ __________________ • ___________________ to eat • Rich ________________ for growing crops along the river banks A system for watering crops is called ___________________.
The People • The people in southern Mesopotamia had to be problems solvers because all they had was ________________ and ____________. • Most people worked as ________________. • They transported food and goods on the _______________.
Growth of City-States and Trade • A city-state is a city that is an ____________________ ______________, complete with it’s own form of ________________and _______________. • Mesopotamia is a ____________, or an area on Earth with common physical features.