Socratic Circle Sept 4-5, 2014

1. Chapter 3 Socratic Circle Due Date:_________
Please answer each of these questions DIRECTLY and CONCISELY in legible black pen, or you may type
your answer. Turn it in when you enter the classroom on the day it is due.
1. Defining Civilizations: What was important to people in Mesopotamia and Egypt, according to the
documents? Support your answer with information in the documents.
2. Making Direct Comparisons- Use “direct comparison” to answer the following questions:
What similarities and differences between Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations can you infer
from these documents? How might you account for these similarities and differences?
3. Seeking further evidence: What dimensions of these civilizations’ social life and religious thinking are
NOT addressed in these documents? What other perspectives might you want to seek out? In other
words, what are the “missing voices” that would help complete our understanding of these two
societies?
Chapter 3 Socratic Circle Due Date:_________
Please answer each of these questions DIRECTLY and CONCISELY in legible black pen, or you may type
your answer. Turn it in when you enter the classroom on the day it is due.
1. Defining Civilizations: What was important to people in Mesopotamia and Egypt, according to the
documents? Support your answer with information in the documents.
2. Making Direct Comparisons- Use “direct comparison” to answer the following questions:
What similarities and differences between Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations can you infer
from these documents? How might you account for these similarities and differences?
3. Seeking further evidence: What dimensions of these civilizations’ social life and religious thinking are
NOT addressed in these documents? What other perspectives might you want to seek out? In other
words, what are the “missing voices” that would help complete our understanding of these two
societies?