Fifth Grade Ancient Persia and Mesopotamia with Living Lessons

Ancient history in the fifth grade starts with the childhood of civilized humanity in ancient India, where human beings still lived in a very dream-like state. The ancient Persians who came next transitioned from the dream-like state to connect with the earth and felt the need to transform the earth & domesticate animals. The great cultures of Mesopotamia (the Chaldeans, the Hebrews, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians) come even more into our being as humans by recording their history in the form of writing. The Egyptians built an entire complex civilization of pyramids, pharaohs, writing and reading. The Greeks came last in this saga of ancient history with a developed civilization that is much like ours in many ways. This block will cover the second of the four ancient civilizations – Ancient Persia. We will also cover Mesopotamia in this block.

Note that in this block, topics are covered in the following manner:

1. General history, summaries, modern connections, & lesson tie-in ideas are found in the history block for that unit.
2. Literature and poetry for that culture are contained in the history unit.
3. Art for this culture is covered in suggested lessons for watercolor painting, and in form drawing lessons
4. Recipes and Food of the region are mentioned in the history part of the block, and in the readings. 
5. The music from each culture is included in additional MP3s.
6. Architecture of the time is integrated into the historical descriptions and is used as a tool for bringing history alive.

This purchase also includes the following Living Lesson videos…

Persia & Babylonia

5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #1 – Ahura Mazdao and Ahriman
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #1B – Chalk Drawing of Ahura Mazdao, the Human Being, and Ahriman
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #2 – Animal Domestication and the Discovery of Fire
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #2B – Clay Relief of Ahura Mazdao
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #3 – The Advent of Farming
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #3B – Clay Dwelling and Plow from Early Persia
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #4 – The Birth of Zarathustra
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #5 – Zarathustra’s Initiation
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #5B – Extra Lesson on Stone Circles
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #6 – Convincing King Vishtaspa to Follow the Path of Light
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #6B – Singing “Be Ye Lamps” as a Round
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #7 – King Vishtaspa’s Glimpse of Heaven
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #8 – The Legacy of Zarathustra
5th Grade Ancient Persia Lesson #8B – Final Composition and Block Wrapup

Mesopotamia

5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #1 – Creation Story of Mesopotamia
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #2 – The Story of Marduk and Tiamat
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #2B – Cuneiform Writing Part I
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #3 – The Rhythms of Nature and the Birth of Gilgamesh
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #3B – How to Write a Composition From an Outline
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #3C – How to Make a Clay Ziggurat
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #4 – Gilgamesh Becomes King of Uruk
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #4B – How to Play a Mesopotamian Inspired Song
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #5 – The Death of Enkidu
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #5B – Clay Relief of Gilgamesh
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #6 – The Plant of Life
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #6B – Mesopotamian Clay House Project
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #6C – Final Outline of Gilgamesh Story
5th Grade Ancient Mesopotamia Lesson #6D – Block Review and Quiz Mesopotamia and Persia