Description
Sumerian Achievements:
The main goal of this lesson is to have students describe various achievements made by the Sumerians and how they contributed to our world today.
You get a 15 slide PowerPoint with:
- Do Now Questions
- Class Notes
- Informational Chart
- 3 Video Links
- 2 Assessment Questions
- Activity Instructions
- Conclusion Questions
There are 3 different activity options, based on a 1370 word reading with 8 different achievements of Ancient Sumer. Achievements include: Metalwork, the Wheel, the Plow, Sailboats, Medicine, Mathematics, Cuneiform, and Ziggurats.
Activity Option 1: Students complete the box chart by selecting 3 achievements, describing their importance to Sumerian society, and connecting these achievements to our world today.
Activity Option 2: Students complete a list & think chart where they describe Sumerian achievements and think about how they contributed to our world today.
(2 different versions provided for differentiation)
Activity Option 3: Students complete the match-up activity where they describe different Sumerian achievements and decide which one is most impressive/important.
(Partially completed version provided for differentiation)
Full Keys are provided for each activity option!
View a video tutorial on how to integrate these digital PDFs into Google Classroom here!