Mesopotamia

To finish out our unit about settled people versus nomadic people, students in the youngest group worked with Rebecca to explore what it was like when the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia began. Using the book, They Lived Like This in Ancient Mesopotamia by Marie Neurath, students learned about this ancient culture and how nomadic people became settled.  During classes and investigations, students created first a map with a key on a piece of paper and then with partners created a 3D version using salt dough.  We talked about why they settled between the two rivers and what their daily lives were like.