January 23rd and 24th

Journal: Should countries still be allowed to have nuclear weapons?

Current Event: Pressures on Iran to disband nuclear programs.

Mesopotamian PowerPoint and Guided Notes

Play-Dough Cuneiform

Map of the Middle East

HW: Syllabus was due today.

Middle East map labeled and colored due Jan 27th (odd) and Jan 30th (even)

Remember:

1. Mesopotamia is one of the first civilizations and is in the Middle East.

2. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers make for rich farm land. Civilizations build cities around rivers.

3. Mesopotamia developed writing systems, inventions, a social hierarchy, and a government.