Name: ___________________ Global 9

Ms. Vala Mesopotamia/Sumer

Day 1

Virtual Field Trip Activity: NEARPOD Code: KPV9S

Directions: Tour each destination and observe their characteristics. Argue whether or

not each destination would thrive as a civilization. Once you have toured all

destinations, write a “Twitter post” announcing which destination you would

choose to start a civilization in and why you have chosen it. Use evidence to support

your answer!!!

Could a What evidence supports your

Destination Observations Civilization answer? Be sure to make
Thrive Here? connections to Mesopotamia.

California

Brazil
Ireland

Pakistan

Mars
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Evaluative Criteria: ✓+ ✓ ✓-

✓+ ✓ ✓-

- Student identifies - Student identifies - Student identifies

geographic features geographic features geographic features
that support/do not that support/do not that support/do not
support a civilization support a civilization support a civilization

- Student cites specific - Student does not - Student does not

examples from the support their support their
Mesopotamian argument with argument with
civilization to specific examples relevant evidence or
support their from the specific examples
argument Mesopotamian from the
civilization Mesopotamian
 - Twitter post contains civilization
the students’ - Twitter post contains
civilization choice the students’ - Twitter post is not
and is supported by civilization choice supported by
specific evidence and field trip evidence
from the field trip evidence, but is
and Mesopotamian missing specific
civilization evidence from the
Mesopotamian
civilization

Day 2

My City (please provide a translation):

Draw your city's central structure.

Function of your
Central Structure

Religion

What
advancements are
your civilization
known for?

Who leads your

society?
 Evaluative Criteria: ✓+ ✓ ✓-

✓+ ✓ ✓-
Student’s capital city Student’s capital city Student’s capital city is
includes all of these includes at least 3 of these missing 3 or more of these
elements: elements: elements:
- A central - A central - A central
architectural architectural architectural
structure (like a structure (like a structure (like a
ziggurat) that serves ziggurat) that serves ziggurat) that serves
a purpose to the a purpose to the a purpose to the
society society society
- Name the city in - Name the city in - Name the city in
cuneiform or a cuneiform or a cuneiform or a
language they create language they create language they create
- A religion (can be a - A religion (can be a - A religion (can be a
real one or made up) real one or made up) real one or made up)
- An advancement - An advancement - Describe what
their city is known their city is known aspects of
for for Mesopotamian
- Describe what - Describe what culture influenced
aspects of aspects of your city
Mesopotamian Mesopotamian
culture influenced culture influenced
their city your city

Day 3 (Evaluative Criteria)

Evaluative Criteria: Full/Partial Credit

Full Credit: Partial Credit:

- The student successfully matches, - The student can match the laws but
compares, and contrasts the laws struggles to compare or contrast
them