Friday August 25, 2011

Quote of the Day: "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else." - Albert Einstein

Objective: 
How can you explain the inequalities of today by tracing the development of civilizations from the ancient world?
Compare and contrast Mesopotamia to Egypt.

1. Students will be in groups discussion Guns, Germs and Steel with their packet. Each group will have 2-3 questions to discuss and answer. After about 15 minutes we will share out to the whole group.
2. Remainder of time will be spent doing a comparison of Mesopotamia and Egypt with lecture, notes and discussion from Chapter 1 and 2.