World History: Week 2

          This week in World History, we continued to explore the first people. We move from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the dawn of new civilizations. This week, we focused on the civilizations of Mesopotamia and ancient Africa. We studied the various advances in writing, technology, and agriculture. The resources and activities of this week were enjoyed by both of my students and I will certainly use them again for our current middle school children. Here are the resources we used for this week:

• Reading:
• Western Civilization, 8th edition: Chapter 1, pages 1-30
• Handouts:
• Students of History: River Valley Civilizations Bundle
• Mapping:
• Map Trek: Ancient World 
• Mesopotamia
• The Sumerians of Mesopotamia
• Ancient Egypt
• Old Kingdoms of Egypt
• Video Resources:
•  Ancient Mesopotamia
• CC: Mesopotamia 
• Annenberg: Mesopotamia 
• Legacy: The Origins of Civilization-Episode 1 Iraq 
• Ancient Africa
• CC: Ancient Egypt
• Annenberg: The Ancient Egyptians 
• Legacy: The Origins of Civilization-Episode 4 Egypt 
•  Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Nubia