2.3 The Fertile Crescent

Mesopotamia: 2.3 The Fertile Crescent
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Mesopotamia: 2.3 The Fertile Crescent

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Learning goals
At the end of this lesson:
- You can explain why the first cities grew
- You can explain what changed in daily life in Mesopotamia

- You are able to describe a change in a picture using definitions 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

FERTILE CRESCENT
the Fertile Crescent = the place where the first civilisations started

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

AGRICULTURE
Agriculture = farming

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

IRRIGATION
Irrigation = watering the farm land

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

SURPLUS
surplus = more than you need

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

SPECIALISE
CRAFTSMEN
specialist = someone who is very good at 1 specific job or task

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

BARTERING
barter trade = trading without using money

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

MARKETS

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

POPULATION GROWTH

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

CITIES

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

URUK

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

TEMPLES

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
social differences = difference between rich and poor people

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

LAWS
NEEDED

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

LEADERSHIP
NEEDED

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

WRITING SYSTEM

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Slide 19 - Sleepvraag

leadership is needed
temples
 are built
rivers used for irrigation
bartering in market places
Fertile 
Crescent
social 
differences
barter 
trade
writing system
villages grow into cities
rise of 
agriculture
rules and laws needed
specialisation and craftsmen
agricultural surplus
population growth

Slide 20 - Sleepvraag

YOUR TASK this lesson:

  1. cut out the pictures.
  2. use the info of this lessonup to spread them on your A3 poster
  3. happy with the results? (check with your classmates), then glue them on the poster.
  4. connect the pictures with arrows
  5. write the story of the change from farmers to civilisations in your owne words with the pictures.

Slide 21 - Tekstslide