2.1 The first civilisations

2.1 The first civilisations
The Ziggurat in the city of Ur (modern day Iraq). Was built around 2000 BC by a civilisation called Sumer.
2.1 De eerste samenlevingen (deel 1)
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2.1 The first civilisations
The Ziggurat in the city of Ur (modern day Iraq). Was built around 2000 BC by a civilisation called Sumer.
2.1 De eerste samenlevingen (deel 1)

Slide 1 - Slide

Drag to the correct place.
Sleep naar de juiste plek.
Hunter-gatherers
First farmers
Pottery
Nomads
Villages
20-50 people per group

Slide 2 - Drag question

Below are two statements:
I. Most of agriculture started close to rivers.
II. The dog was domesticated by the first farmers.

Hieronder staan twee stellingen:
I. Landbouw ontstond meestal vlakbij rivieren.
II. De hond is door de eerste boeren gedomesticeerd.
A
I and II are true
B
I and II are false
C
I= true; II= false
D
I= false; II= true

Slide 3 - Quiz

Name a cause to the invention of agriculture.
Noem een oorzaak van de uitvinding van landbouw.

Slide 4 - Open question

Goal of the lesson
Goal
  • Understand how an agricultural surplus resulted in specialisation and the development of cities.
Begrijpen hoe een landbouwoverschot resulteerde in specialisatie en het ontstaan van steden.

Slide 5 - Slide

2.1 The first civilisations
The Pyramid of Djoser (oldest pyramid of Egypt). It was built around 2600 BC.
2.1 De eerste samenlevingen

Slide 6 - Slide

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Land of the two rivers (Mesopotamia)
Nile Delta (Egypt)

Slide 8 - Slide

Fertile floods
  •  1. The rivers flooded each year.
  • 2. A fertile layer of clay was left behind.
  • 3. Farmers can grow their crops.
  • Effect = abundance of food.
Vruchtbare overstromingen
-De rivieren stroomden ieder jaar over.
-Een laag van vruchtbare klei werd achtergelaten.
-Boeren konden hun gewassen laten groeien.
-Gevolg: overschot van eten.

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A system of small canals to spread water to dry areas is called irrigation

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Agricultural surplus       Cause and effect
Rivers
The rivers flood each year
Bring in fertile clay
Agriculture
People used the flooding to build canals and maintain the water in the dry period irrigation
Farmers produced more food than they could eat = Agricultural surplus
Food
Because of the agricultural surplus not everyone had to be a farmer
Some people became craftsmen
People that make products by hand
A system of small canals to spread water to dry areas is called irrigation. 

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First cities started as markets where farmers would sell their surplus. Craftsman started living here as well to sell their goods.

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Villages become cities
  • = most people work as farmers but some people specialise in other jobs and live in cities. 
  • Agricultural-urban-society
Landbouwstedelijke samenleving:
-Meeste mensen werkten als boeren maar sommige mensen specialiseren in andere beroepen en leven in steden.

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First cultures
  • Cities waged war against each other and worked together.
  • Those cities developed the same culture: language, writing, laws, art, religion.
Eerste culturen:
-Steden voerden oorlog met elkaar maar werkten ook samen.
-Steden ontwikkelden gezamenlijke culturen: taal, schrift, wetten, kunst en religie.

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Slide 16 - Map

What do we call the king of the first Egyptians civilisation?
Hoe noemen we een koning van de eerste Egyptische samenleving.

Slide 17 - Open question

Slide 18 - Video

Drag to the correct place.
Fertile floods
First cities
Surplus of food
First cultures

Slide 19 - Drag question

(home)work
Goal
  • Workbook: page 32, 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12

Begrijpen hoe een landbouwoverschot resulteerde in specialisatie en het ontstaan van steden.

Slide 20 - Slide

2.1 The first civilisations
The Pyramid of Djoser (oldest pyramid of Egypt). It was built around 2600 BC.
2.1 De eerste samenlevingen

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