58 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 3A| The Religion of Babylon
Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud may have activity options which
exceed the time allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain
within the time period allocated for this portion of the lesson, you
will need to make conscious choices about which activities to
include based on the needs of your students.Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Where Are We? 5 minutes
Each day, have a different student locate the area known as
Mesopotamia on a world map or globe and identify it as a part of
Asia. Remind students that this entire region of the world is now
called the Middle East and that the present-day country of Iraq is
located there.What Have We Already Learned? 10 minutes
Divide the class into four groups. Give each group one of the
Image Cards from the chart: Image Card 1 (Farming), Image Card 2
(Babylon), Image Card 3 (Cuneiform), and Image Card 4 (Code of
Hammurabi). Tell students that you will give them a few minutes
in their groups to talk about the Image Card and what they have
learned about the Mesopotamian civilization. Then, the class will
come back together, and each group will have a few minutes to
share with the class.
Show image 2A-6: The family thinking about writing
Remind students that in the previous lesson, they heard a
story about a father, Warad, and his sons, Iddin and Amur, in
Mesopotamia. Tell students that today they will hear more about
Warad and his son Amur.
Have a student point out Amur in the picture, and have another
student point out Warad in the picture. If students have trouble,
point out the characters for them, and have them repeat their
names after you.The Religion of Babylon
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