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2.1 From villages to cities
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
What's the meaning of the following words?
Irrigation
Ancient
civilisations
hieroglyphs
Rosetta stone
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
This lesson
Read together par 2.1
Answer the questions
time to work
Video "how to build pyramids"
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Slide 4 - Woordweb
The landscape of Mesopotamia mainly consisted of .
Two rivers ran through the desert landscape. These were the and the .
Along these rivers, developed.
desert
Euphrates
cities
Tigris
Slide 5 - Sleepvraag
The is at a low point. There is not enough soil for crops to grow.
Because of heavy , the water level in the rises. This causes it to and cover the land.
When the water level drops, the river leaves . The use this to make their land fertile. They store some of the in pools.
river
fertile
rainfall
river
overflow
silt
farmers
water
Slide 6 - Sleepvraag
Which key term from this chapter fits best?
Slide 7 - Open vraag
officer
agriculture
craft
trade
Slide 8 - Sleepvraag
A. Because of this agricultural surplus some people could specialise.
B Some farmers learned that they could dig small canals to make more land fertile.
C The craftsmen and farmers traded their wares at markets for food.
G The river overflowed and left fertile silt. Farmers grew their crops there.
F These people became craftsmen when they specialised in making products with their hands.
E Because of irrigation and floods, farmers grew more food than they could eat.
D Some of these craftmen started to live in cities; this is how agricultural -urban societies arose.
Slide 9 - Sleepvraag
Essence
The first farmers settled close to rivers in Mesopotamia. These rivers overflowed and supplied them with fertile land. The farmers also used irrigation to lead water further inland. This led to an agricultural surplus. The abundance of food allowed people to specialise in other jobs, like traders or craftsmen. Villages in Mesopotamia and Egypt grew to become cities with a highly developed culture. These were the first agricultural urban societies.
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
Essence
The first farmers settled close to rivers in Mesopotamia. These rivers overflowed and supplied them with fertile land. The farmers also used irrigation to lead water further inland. This led to an agricultural surplus. The abundance of food allowed people to specialise in other jobs, like traders or craftsmen. Villages in Mesopotamia and Egypt grew to become cities with a highly developed culture. These were the first agricultural urban societies.
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Essence
The first farmers settled close to rivers in Mesopotamia. These rivers overflowed and supplied them with fertile land. The farmers also used irrigation to lead water further inland. This led to an agricultural surplus. The abundance of food allowed people to specialise in other jobs, like traders or craftsmen. Villages in Mesopotamia and Egypt grew to become cities with a highly developed culture. These were the first agricultural urban societies.
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
Essence
The first farmers settled close to rivers in Mesopotamia. These rivers overflowed and supplied them with fertile land. The farmers also used irrigation to lead water further inland. This led to an agricultural surplus. The abundance of food allowed people to specialise in other jobs, like traders or craftsmen. Villages in Mesopotamia and Egypt grew to become cities with a highly developed culture. These were the first agricultural urban societies.
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Essence
The first farmers settled close to rivers in Mesopotamia. These rivers overflowed and supplied them with fertile land. The farmers also used irrigation to lead water further inland. This led to an agricultural surplus. The abundance of food allowed people to specialise in other jobs, like traders or craftsmen. Villages in Mesopotamia and Egypt grew to become cities with a highly developed culture. These were the first agricultural urban societies.
Slide 14 - Tekstslide
Time to work...
Read other paragraphs using the reading strategy
Make a summary of 2.1
Read 2.2
Learn the keywords (make a list of the keywords...make flashcards