Introduction How to Use This Product Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Nonfiction Literacy Skills Descriptions Correlation to NCSS Process Standards Reader Summaries Using the Readers Unit 1: Mesopotamia Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies Mesopotamia Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Hammurabi: Babylonian Ruler Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key
Unit 2: Egypt Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies Egypt Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Hatshepsut: First Female Pharaoh Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key
Unit 4: Rome Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies Rome Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Julius Caesar: Roman Leader Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key
Unit 5: India Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies India Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Using the Readers (cont.) Unit 5: India (cont.) Siddhartha Gautama: The Buddha Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key
Unit 6: Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key
Unit 7: Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Overview Differentiation Strategies Sub-Saharan Africa Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Mansa Musa: Leader of Mali Reader Lesson Plans Student Reproducibles Quiz Answer Key Appendix Unit Document-Based Assessment Multiple-Choice Questions Constructed-Response Questions Document-Based Question Task Answer Key Culminating Activity Cross-reference to TCM Products Contents of Teacher Resource CD
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Historical Background Information Ziggurats were steep towers built as dwelling places for the gods. They were notused as places of worship or for ceremonies. Instead, the Mesopotamians believedthat if the gods lived in the ziggurats, they would be close to humankind. Zigguratswere built in tiers, with each tier getting smaller as the buildings went upward. Thebases of ziggurats were rectangular, oval, or square. Only priests were allowed insideziggurats. It was the responsibility of the priests to tend to the needs of the gods.One of the best-preserved ziggurats is Choqa Zanbil. This ziggurat is located inmodern-day Iran. It was built in 1250 B.C. by King Untash Napir. Today, it is 82 feet(25 meters) high. But in Untash Napirs days, it is believed to have been about 170feet (52 meters)tall. Though in ruins, it still survived an eight-year war between Iraqand Iran in the 1980s when many other archeological sites were destroyed.