Objectives: Discuss possible social, cultural, and/or religious meanings inferred from late Paleolithic cave paintings.

(Social Studies, 7th grade, 1.d. DOK 2) Materials: Ancient Egyptian Writing (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96519148/) and Architecture (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b08051/); Ancient Indus River Valley Writing (http://www.ancientscripts.com/images/indus_unicorn.jpg) and Architecture (http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/247/cache/lost-city-mohenjodaro-pakistan_24712_600x450.jpg); Computer

Opening (Set): Today we are going to compare the Ancient Egyptians with the peoples of the Ancient Indus River Valley. What was their main life support? How were their structures designed? Did they have ancient writings? The teacher will then create a Vinn Diagram comparing and contrasting Ancient Egypt and Ancient Indus River Valley Peoples. Learning Tasks (Procedures): -The teacher will group students into groups of 4. - The teacher will give each group a computer and a list of the locations of the primary source photos and go over how to correctly and safely use a computer. - Each group will look up the primary source photos. - The students will brainstorm as a group for 10 minutes about the differences in Ancient Egyptian and Indus River Valley text and architecture. - The students will then each go back to their own desk and write a page long letter from the point of view of either the Ancient Egyptians or the Ancient peoples of the Indus River Valley. They will write a letter to the other civilization explain how the cultures are different and why they are different in their own words. -The students will turn this in as an assessment at the end of class. Closure: Today we have studied the similarities and differences in 2 Ancient civilizations. What are key similarities? What are key differences? How do you think these differences affected society? For homework spend time thinking about how the ancient cultures we have studied and their similarities and differences.

Differentiated Instruction: Enrichment: Students will write a journal entry as if they were traveling across the Indus River Valley Intervention: Students will create a chart of differences in ancient Egypt and ancient Indus River Valley People.

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[The Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid, Gizeh, Egypt]. ( c1901) Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. (LC-USZ62-60317). Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Stamp seal with unicorn and ritual offering stand, (ca. 2000-1900 B.C).; Harappan. Indus Valley, Harappa, 8796-01. Indus inscription. Steatite; L. 5.2 cm (2 in.); W. 5.2 cm (2 in.). Harappa Museum, Harappa H99-4064. Courtesy of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Ministry of Minorities, Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth Affairs, Government of Pakistan. Olson, Randy. National Geographic Photo.