88 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide PP1|Pausing Point 1
Note to Teacher
You should pause here and spend one day reviewing, reinforcing,
or extending the material taught thus far.
You may have students do any combination of the activities listed
below, but it is highly recommended that you use the Mid-Domain
Student Performance Task Assessment to assess students’
knowledge of Early World Civilizations. The other activities may be
done in any order. You may wish to do one activity on successive
days. You may also choose to do an activity with the whole class
or with a small group of students who would benefi t from the
particular activity.
Core Content Objectives Up to This Pausing Point
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
Identify cuneiform as the system of writing in Mesopotamia
Explain why a written language is important to the development
of a civilization
Explain the signifi cance of the Code of Hammurabi
Explain why rules and laws are important to the development of
a civilization
Explain the ways in which a leader is important to the
development of a civilization
Pausing Point 1
PP 1