OBJECTIVE: Students will explore details about the world’s first advanced society, the Sumerians.
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DUE (End of class):
Complete HMH Module 3, Lesson 2: The Sumerians |
Main Ideas:
1. The Sumerians created the world’s first advanced society. 2. Religion played a major role in Sumerian society. 3. The Sumerians invented the world’s first writing system. 4. Technical advances and inventions changed Sumerian lives. 5. Many types of art developed in Sumer. |
Key Terms:
rural: having to do with the countryside urban: having to do with the city city-state: a political unit consisting of a city and the surrounding countryside empire: land with different territories and peoples under a single rule polytheism: the worship of many gods social hierarchy: a division of society by rank or class cuneiform: world’s first system of writing epics: long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
Instructions:
1. Login to HMH.
2. Lesson 2 has been assigned to you. We will work through the lesson together.
3. Written Response/Exit Ticket (last page): Choose one of the four characteristics of Sumerian civilizations to discuss in at least one paragraph. Use at least 2 facts from the text to support your writing.
1. Login to HMH.
2. Lesson 2 has been assigned to you. We will work through the lesson together.
3. Written Response/Exit Ticket (last page): Choose one of the four characteristics of Sumerian civilizations to discuss in at least one paragraph. Use at least 2 facts from the text to support your writing.