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Sumer and other early civilisations: what made them similar?

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Why this, why now

This unit analyses the similarities and differences between early civilisations. Pupils learn about Mesopotamia as a 'cradle of civilisation' and compare it to other civilisations, such as the Shang and the Indus Valley civilisations.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Sumer and other early civilisations: what made them similar?

This unit analyses the similarities and differences between early civilisations. Pupils learn about Mesopotamia as a 'cradle of civilisation' and compare it to other civilisations, such as the Shang and the Indus Valley civilisations.

6 lessons
  1. The art and artefacts of the earliest civilisations
  2. Other 'cradles of civilisation'
  3. Similarities between the earliest civilisations
  4. Mesopotamia, the land 'between two rivers'
  5. Comparing the earliest civilisations
  6. The growth of trade, construction and writing in Mesopotamia