Aim 4: Why did writing develop and what are

advantages of the different writing styles? (SSWH 1a,d ) • Content Expectation: Students will know:• Writing came about through a societies need to keep records particularly of

agricultural production• The invention of the alphabet made it easier for ordinary people to remember all

of the characters• Pictographs made it easier to overlay a written language over a spoken

language.• Writing systems evolved over time

• You are going to play the children's

game "Telephone." You will whisper

information in the ear of the first student,

who is supposed to whisper the same

information to the next student, etc. Students

may not repeat the information after they have

whispered it. They are to simply pass on

whatever they have heard to the next student.

The last student repeats the information to the

class

• Write down what you think this picture is about.

• Go through the same process except this time pass around a note

• make note of the time it takes to complete this activity.

Elements of civilization include:Elements of civilization include:

Mohenjo Daro

Hammurabi’sLaw Code

It’s thelaw

Pharaohs

1)1) CitiesCities

2) Central governments 2) Central governments And Law codesAnd Law codes

1)1) CitiesCities

2) Central governments 2) Central governments and law codesand law codes

Elements of Civilization include:Elements of Civilization include:

Can you identifyCan you identify the societythe societyrepresentedrepresented

by each of these two by each of these two writing samples?writing samples?

3) Writing and 3) Writing and record keepingrecord keeping

4) Highly organized religions4) Highly organized religions

Elements of civilization include:Elements of civilization include:

Mohenjo Daro

Hammurabi’sLaw Code

It’s thelaw

Pharaohs

1)1) CitiesCities

2) Central governments 2) Central governments And Law codesAnd Law codes

3) Writing and 3) Writing and record keepingrecord keeping

4) Highly organized 4) Highly organized religionreligion

5) Specialized Jobs5) Specialized Jobs

Full-time monk

Assyrian slavesIn Egypt

6) Social Classes6) Social Classes

1)1) CitiesCities

2) Central Governments 2) Central Governments and law codesand law codes

Elements of Civilization include:Elements of Civilization include:

7) Complex 7) Complex TechnologiesTechnologies

Chariot5) Specialized jobs5) Specialized jobs

6) Social classes6) Social classes

Bronze Sword

3) Writing and 3) Writing and record keepingrecord keeping

4) Highly organized 4) Highly organized religionreligion

1)1) CitiesCities

2) Central governments 2) Central governments and law codesand law codes

Elements of Civilization include:Elements of Civilization include:

I asked a girl about writing in Mesopotamia this is what she told

me

So, have you So, have you been paying been paying

attentionattentionor doing a bit of or doing a bit of day dreaming?day dreaming?

Let’s Let’s check!check!

Can you list Can you list some of thesome of the

elements of a elements of a civilization?civilization?

Clue: Clue: There were There were

7!7!

Good job, Good job, huh?huh?

Check your answers below:

Good job if your list includes:

1.1. CitiesCities 2.2. Central governments and law codesCentral governments and law codes3.3. Writing and record-keepingWriting and record-keeping4.4. Specialized jobsSpecialized jobs5.5. Social classesSocial classes6.6. Complex technologiesComplex technologies7.7. Highly organized religionsHighly organized religions

HOMEWORK

• Come up with a mnemonic for factors of civilization