Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 4 | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 73Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have
activity options which exceed the time allocated for that part of
the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each
portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices
about which activities to include based on the needs of your
students.Exercise Materials Details
Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)
Where Are We? Map of Mesopotamia and Ancient
Egypt; world map or globe
You may wish to have students locate
Mesopotamia and Babylon on their own
map.Essential Background
Information and Terms
Image Cards 1–5;
Early World Civilizations ChartStudents may follow along using their
own chart.
image of a baby inside cradle Help students understand that the
“cradle of civilization” means a place
where civilization first began.What Have We Already
Learned?
images of ancient Babylon You may wish to review what students
remember about Babylon using images
that they have seen of Babylon.
Image 4A-2: Nebuchadnezzar
sitting on throneYou may wish to have students practice
saying King Nebuchadnezzar
(NEB-oo-cud-NEZ-ur).Vocabular y Preview: Caravan,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Image 4A-3: Caravan of travelers
on donkeys
Image 4A-7: Hanging Gardens of
Babylon and/or additional images
of the Hanging Gardens of BabylonShow students additional pictures of the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon.Purpose for Listening Response Card 1 Invite students to point to the image that
refers to the main topic of today’s read-
aloud.
Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)
The Hanging Gardens of
Babylon
images and video clips of the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon;
images of Ishtar GateStudents may be interested in seeing
more images of these ancient landmarks.
Be sure to explain that these places do
not exist anymore, but many people
like to imagine and recreate what these
places looked like.