About This Lesson
This unit plan is designed for a classroom of 20+ students to teach them about the importance of early civilizations and to demonstrate the cultural diversity throughout history. The unit will explore the civilization’s achievements, contributions to civilization and their emphasis on the importance of law and order. Students will be engaged in a variety of activities that include, taking notes, watching videos, and working on an independent group project. The lesson can be altered to include demonstrations, songs and art projects. Simply substitute the Gilgamesh lesson to instead write a poem about him and Enkidu or you can have students illustrate their own comic book of his adventures. Satisfy's California state standards for 6th grade history.
