WRITE A STORY TO GO WITH THE PICTURES ON THIS STONE.

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CUNEIFORM Sumerians were the first people

to develop a system of writing. This is called cuneiform. The symbols represent sounds.

Cuneiform is considered the first alphabet.

Wrote on clay tablets using a pen-shaped tool with a pointed end.

CUNEIFORM Farmers could record which crops

they grew each year. Write down plans for future planting. Merchants were able to keep detailed

record of their trades. Laws could be put in writing and

people in different areas would all know the same rules.

Records could be kept when people did not agree about the law.

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After viewing the video, write down the most important facts from each of the videos on the 3X5 card you were given.

As a group, compare what you wrote down for your notes.

Rewrite your notes to include the most important notes from the whole group on the 3X3 card you were given.

As a group, make a new set of notes on the 1X2 card you were given to include only the MOST important notes.

Be prepared to write your notes on the board and justify why you wrote the notes you did.

As a class take the notes that are on the board and create one class set of notes.

Justify what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.

Why did you choose the notes you did? Why did you leave out the notes you did?

EXIT TICKET Role – Euphrates River Audience – Mesopotamians Format – Invitation Topic – As the Euphrates River, create

an invitation to send to hunter gatherers in the area, inviting them to settle along the Euphrates River. Include the advantages of settling down and why the Euphrates River would be a desirable place to live.