Ancient Civilizations
Era Two: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of
Pastoral Peoples
(4000–1000 BCE)
The Beginning of Civilization in Sumer:
The Advent of Written Communication
The invention of writing was a key event in history. In this unit students explore the beginnings of written language. Students read colorful contemporary documents and compare cuneiform notation to Morse code. 52 p. Grades 6–8
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The Code of Hammurabi: Law of Mesopotamia
This unit examines various law codes of the sophisticated culture of Mesopotamia. Students will read the precedent-setting case of “The Silent Wife” and examine how societies arrive at a system of justice by drawing on both divine and natural laws. 65 p. Grades 9–12
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The Origins of Greek Civilization:
From the Bronze Age to the Polis, ca. 2500-600 B.C.E.
A Collection of Three Teaching Units
These three untis span several grade levels. Older students learn how historians use archaeological evidence to reconstruct the history of Mycenae, Crete, and Troy. They read documentary evidence describing the founding of a Greek polis in Africa. Younger students delve into Homer’s Odyssey with a variety of projects. Some examples are: making puppets, “throwing” pottery, writing stories, publishing an Odyssey newspaper, writing epic poems, drawing murals and cartoons, and making maps. 85 p. Grades 5–12
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