Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

70 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 4 |The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Locate the area known as Mesopotamia on a world map or

globe and identify it as a part of Asia

 Explain the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and canals

to support farming and the development of the city of Babylon

 Describe the city of Babylon and the Hanging Gardens

 Explain the ways in which a leader is important to the

development of a civilization

 Identify Mesopotamia as the “Cradle of Civilization”

 Describe key components of a civilization

 Describe how a civilization evolves and changes over time

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Identify who is narrating “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon” at

various points in the story (RL.1.6)

 Describe the connection between King Nebuchadnezzar and the

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (RI.1.3)

 Describe an illustration of a caravan of travelers and use

pictures and details in “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon” to

describe the read-aloud’s key ideas (RI.1.7)

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