2.1 The first civilisations

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2.1 The first civilisations

The Ziggurat in the city of Ur (modern day Iraq). Was built around 2000 BC by a civilisation called Sumer.

2.1 De eerste samenlevingen (deel 1)

Planning

-Lesson goal

-homework

-Video +assignment 

- What have you learnt this lesson?

The Pyramid of Djoser (oldest pyramid of Egypt). It was built around 2600 BC.

2.1 De eerste samenlevingen

Goal of the lesson

Goal

• Understand how an agricultural surplus resulted in specialisation and the development of cities.

Begrijpen hoe een landbouwoverschot resulteerde in specialisatie en het ontstaan van steden.

Homework assignment

How did it go?

Bartering = 

Agricultural surplus = 

Irrigation = 

Video assignment 

Land of the two rivers (Mesopotamia)

Nile Delta (Egypt)

Fertile floods

•  1. The rivers flooded each year.
• 2. A fertile layer of clay was left behind.
• 3. Farmers can grow their crops.
• Effect = abundance of food.

Vruchtbare overstromingen

-De rivieren stroomden ieder jaar over.

-Een laag van vruchtbare klei werd achtergelaten.

-Boeren konden hun gewassen laten groeien.

-Gevolg: overschot van eten.

Agricultural surplus       Cause and effect

Rivers

The rivers flood each year

Bring in fertile clay

Agriculture

People used the flooding to build canals and maintain the water in the dry period irrigation

Farmers produced more food than they could eat = Agricultural surplus

Food

Because of the agricultural surplus not everyone had to be a farmer

Some people became craftsmen

People that make products by hand

A system of small canals to spread water to dry areas is called irrigation. 

These:

The rivers flooded every year which left a feritle layer of clay behind, where farmers could grow their crops on. We call this proces Irrigation. 

Agricultural-urban

 society

• = most people work as farmers but some people specialise in other jobs and live in cities. 

Landbouwstedelijke samenleving:

-Meeste mensen werkten als boeren maar sommige mensen specialiseren in andere beroepen en leven in steden.

First cities started as markets where farmers would sell their surplus. Craftsman started living here as well to sell their goods.

What do we call the king of the first Egyptians civilisation?
A: Pharoah B: Emperor

Hoe noemen we een koning van de eerste Egyptische samenleving.

Goal of the lesson

Goal

• Understand how an agricultural surplus resulted in specialisation and the development of cities.

Begrijpen hoe een landbouwoverschot resulteerde in specialisatie en het ontstaan van steden.

Homework assignment

You're going to write down a story with a minimum of 80 words about how a farmer from Mesopotamia moved to the city to become a craftsman or trader. You must use the following words in your story:

-Battering

-Agricultural surplus 

-Irrigation 

-Markets

2.1 The first civilisations

The Pyramid of Djoser (oldest pyramid of Egypt). It was built around 2600 BC.

2.1 De eerste samenlevingen