Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

40 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 2 | Writing in Mesopotamia

Exercise Materials Details

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Writing in Mesopotamia additional images of cuneiform;

examples of a few laws from the

Code of Hammurabi (paraphrased,

optional)

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Symbols

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day

Extensions

Early World Civilizations Chart Image Cards 3, 4;

Early World Civilizations Chart and

Image Sheet for Mesopotamia

Students may follow along using their

own chart and image sheet.

Sayings and Phrases: The

Golden Rule

Advance Preparation

You may wish to fi nd pictures and images of cuneiform and King

Hammurabi of Babylon to show to students.

You may wish to give a few examples of the laws from the Code of

Hammurabi.

Note: You will need to heavily paraphrase and adjust wording so

that it is student-friendly and appropriate. (See Notes to Teacher

for web resources about the Code of Hammurabi.)

Notes to Teacher

For background information and to fi nd images related to the Code

of Hammurabi, you may wish to refer to these web resources:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/hammurabi.html