SOCIAL STUDIES 7

QUARTER 2 : LESSON 2
KINGDOMS OF
MESOPOTAMIA
 100% of the students are expected to achieve at least 75%
proficiency:
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Understand the chronological development of key
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Video Clip
Lesson Discussion
Mesopotamian kingdoms, including the Sumerians,
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Generalization
Recap/Check up Test
Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians,

Identify and explain the major achievements,

contributions, and characteristics of each kingdom.

Compare and contrast the political, social, and cultural

characteristics of different Mesopotamian kingdoms,
highlighting both similarities and differences.
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➢ Lesson Introduction
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
 Akkadian Empire (2334-2150 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
 Akkadian Empire (2334-2150 BCE)
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the language of the Akkadians was already spoken as early
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction as 3000 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
 Akkadian Empire (2334-2150 BCE)
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the language of the Akkadians was already spoken as early
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction as 3000 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Sargon the Great from 2334 BCE to 2279 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Sargon the Great from 2334 BCE to 2279 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
city-state of Uruk, which was
then ruled by Lugalzagesi.
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Sargon the Great from 2334 BCE to 2279 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
city-state of Uruk, which was
then ruled by Lugalzagesi.

The death of Sargon I brought

further disarray to the political
and social atmosphere of the
empire.
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Shar-Kali-Sharri from 2217 BCE to 2193 BCE,
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test Gutian tribes from the Zagros
mountain range began attacking
the Akkadian Empire.
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test The military expeditions launched by Sargon I
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THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test The military expeditions launched by Sargon I

temples, monuments, and other infrastructures

throughout their reigns.
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TOPIC
THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test The military expeditions launched by Sargon I

temples, monuments, and other infrastructures

throughout their reigns.
LC LEVEL
TOPIC
THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test The military expeditions launched by Sargon I

temples, monuments, and other infrastructures

throughout their reigns.
Ishtar Temple, built by King Manishtusu in
Nineveh.
LC LEVEL
TOPIC
THE RISE OF AKKADIAN INFLUENCE
➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test The military expeditions launched by Sargon I

temples, monuments, and other infrastructures

throughout their reigns.
Ishtar Temple, built by King Manishtusu in
Nineveh.
the first mailing system.
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Gutians, the Amorite tribes launched attacks on the Akkadians.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Gutians, the Amorite tribes launched attacks on the Akkadians.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Amorites aimed to control the southern lands near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Gutians, the Amorite tribes launched attacks on the Akkadians.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Amorites aimed to control the southern lands near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.

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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Gutians, the Amorite tribes launched attacks on the Akkadians.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Amorites aimed to control the southern lands near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.

BABYLON became the kingdom's capital.

LC LEVEL
KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Gutians, the Amorite tribes launched attacks on the Akkadians.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Amorites aimed to control the southern lands near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.

BABYLON became the kingdom's capital.

the Code of Hammurabi.
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
the Code of Hammurabi.
282 legal provisions
LC LEVEL
KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
the Code of Hammurabi.
282 legal provisions
governance and daily life,
including family relations;
trade and commerce;
and the duties and responsibilities of government officials.
LC LEVEL
KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
the Code of Hammurabi.
282 legal provisions
governance and daily life,
including family relations;
trade and commerce;
and the duties and responsibilities of government officials.

"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The death of Hammurabi greatly affected the Kingdom of
Babylonia
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The death of Hammurabi greatly affected the Kingdom of
Babylonia

Several cities under Babylonian rule staged revolts; some cities such as
Nippur and Ur even withdraw formally from the kingdom.
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
HAMMURABI FROM 1792 UP TO 1750 BCE.
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The death of Hammurabi greatly affected the Kingdom of
Babylonia

Several cities under Babylonian rule staged revolts; some cities such as
Nippur and Ur even withdraw formally from the kingdom.

THE HITTITES FROM Anatolia AND THE KASSITES

FROM THE ZAGROS mountain range.
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
The Hittites led by King Mursili I
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
The Hittites led by King Mursili I
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Kassite rule of Babylonia, which lasted
from 1595 to 1156 BCE
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
The Hittites led by King Mursili I
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Kassite rule of Babylonia, which lasted
from 1595 to 1156 BCE

REBIRTH
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KINGDOM OF BABYLONIA (1894-1156 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
The Hittites led by King Mursili I
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
The Kassite rule of Babylonia, which lasted
from 1595 to 1156 BCE

REBIRTH
400 years of Kassite leadership
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Ashur-uballit I into kingship of the empire in
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
1365 BCE.
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
Ashur-uballit I into kingship of the empire in
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
1365 BCE.
➢ Recap/Check up Test

expand their territory toward

the Levant,
Anatolia,
and Babylonia.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip Adad-nirari I became king
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip Adad-nirari I became king
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test

the first years of the empire were turbulent due

to the frequent attacks by foreign tribes,
particularly the Arameans and Chaldeans from
Syria.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
King Ashur-dan II from 934 to 912
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
King Ashur-dan II from 934 to 912
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
powerful Assyrian Empire that covered
the lands adjacent to the Tigris River up
to the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
King Ashurnasirpal II from 884 to 859 BCE,
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
King Ashurnasirpal II from 884 to 859 BCE,
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test military campaigns in the north and
south of Assyria.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
King Ashurnasirpal II from 884 to 859 BCE,
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test military campaigns in the north and
south of Assyria.

The city of Kalhu was rebuilt and

became the empire's capital.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction King Tiglath-Pileser III
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test

the capital of the empire was moved to

Nineveh by Sennacherib.
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
He was considered a brilliant military leader
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
He was considered a brilliant military leader

interest in literature and the arts.

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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
TOPIC

➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
He was considered a brilliant military leader

interest in literature and the arts.

invasion of the Kingdom of Egypt - CITY

OF THEBES in Egypt
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
He also ordered the construction of palaces
and temples
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
Ashurbanipal who ruled from 668 to 627 BCE.
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
He also ordered the construction of palaces
and temples

He also ordered the construction of palaces

and temples and Sculptures
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
the first telescope or magnifying glass.
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
the first telescope or magnifying glass.
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test

Nimrud lens
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
the first telescope or magnifying glass.
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test

Nimrud lens
record a list of eclipses
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
military strategies
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
military strategies
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (1307-626 BCE)
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
military strategies
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test
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➢ Lesson Objectives
➢ Lesson Introduction
➢ Video Clip
➢ Lesson Discussion
➢ Generalization
➢ Recap/Check up Test