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Lesson Objectives for Sumer & Egypt• Know– their locations on the world map– key features and achievements of both civilisations

• Understand– why these civilisations began along rivers– human ingenuity and resourcefulness enabled great

achievements in these civilisations– their creativity continues to benefit us today

Dating conventions in history

RecapWhich comes first?a) 230 BC / BCE or 231 AD?b) 16th century or 18th century?

What is the difference between BC and BCE?

A Brief recap on the concept of Civilisation

• What is a civilisation?• What are the characteristics of a civilisation?• Can you name an example of a civilisation?

Features of Civilisation

Sophisticated Architecture

City

Government

Writing

Division of labour

Knowledge of Math/Science & Technology

Sophisticated Arts

Where was Sumeria ?

Mesopotamia = “Land between Rivers”

Modern-day Iraq

http://www.geographicguide.net/asia/middle-east.htm

WHO were the Sumerians?

• The name “Sumer” means “land of the civilised people”

• This word came from a neighbouring culture – the Sumerians only called themselves the “black-headed people”

• The Sumerians migrated into the fertile Mesopotamian area – but their origins are a mystery

A Very Brief History

• Around 3500 BC, the Sumerian people settled in Mesopotamia

• The first known King recorded in Sumerian history was named Etana, described as `he who stabilized all the lands’

• Sumerian cities each had rulers who competed for power in the area e.g. Uruk, Ur, Eridu, Nippur

The End of Sumerian Civilisation• In 2334 BC, Sumer was conquered by the

Akkadian Empire• From 2047-1750 BC Sumerian culture was

revived in the city of Ur – a final period of greatness

• Great works of literature and law were written• 1750 BC – Ur is destroyed by the Amorites. The

land was also no longer fertile• The Sumerians migrated away and ceased to

exist as a culture

Introduction to the Sumerian City

• Sumeria was the first known civilisation to display the features of a civilisation.

• VIDEO - Ruins of ziggurat /city + 3-D reconstruction of Sumerian city and its surroundings + close up of artefact on textbook pg 62 (17:34 – 21:52) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKs5Wvv1-14

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Materials you need for your task

1. Video(Sumerians, first civilization on earth)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8v2vRlLL58 (00:00 – 06:00)

2. Readings Sumer Achievement Handout http://www.mitchellteachers.net/WorldHistory/MrMEarlyHumansProject/PDFs/SumerAchieveBlurbs.pdf

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