https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/a/activity-opener-comparing-communities 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Comparing Communities Use your prior knowledge as you start thinking about the pros and cons of life in larger communities. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/a/activity-unit-3-notebook-part-1 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Unit 3 Notebook—Part 1 It's time to explore some of the big ideas of Unit 3. Remember, you'll have a chance to revisit these ideas at the end of the unit when you have more evidence. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/v/watch-early-agrarian-societies-6000-bce-to-100-ce-unit-3-overview 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z Early Agrarian Societies (6000 BCE to 100 CE): Unit 3 Overview Thanks to farming, humans built cities, empires, and long-distance trade routes. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. Why does this video begin with a letter from Iddin-Sin? 2. How did agriculture change human societies in this period? 3. How did urbanization help create long-distance trade routes? 4. What are states, and why were they important to early agrarian societies? After you watch, respond to this question: Do you think we should take Iddin-Sin’s four-thousand-year-old letter seriously as historical evidence? Why or why not? World History Project video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw Early Agrarian Societies (6000 BCE to 100 CE): Unit 3 Overview Thanks to farming, humans built cities, empires, and long-distance trade routes. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. Why does this video begin with a letter from Iddin-Sin? 2. How did agriculture change human societies in this period? 3. How did urbanization help create long-distance trade routes? 4. What are states, and why were they important to early agrarian societies? After you watch, respond to this question: Do you think we should take Iddin-Sin’s four-thousand-year-old letter seriously as historical evidence? Why or why not? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/0c59pFAImSM.mp4/0c59pFAImSM.mp4 389 Cities, Societies, and Empires | 3.1 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/a/article-unit-3-introduction-cities-societies-and-empires 2025-12-24T13:47:29.578179834Z Unit 3 Introduction: Cities, Societies, and Empires As foragers became farmers, they built villages, cities, and states connected by networks of trade. They developed governments and religions to manage the problems—and opportunities—of more complex lifestyles. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/v/watch-frames-in-unit-3 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z Frames in Unit 3 This period saw massive changes in the ways we organized ourselves into communities, with the development of more complex societies in the form of villages, cities, and the first states. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How do village-based societies differ from earlier forms of community? 2. Why did cities need even more governance? 3. What is a state? 4. What do these changes look like when viewed through the lens of the networks frame? After you watch, respond to this question: Did everyone experience the changes brought about by the growth of complex societies in the same way? Why? World History Project video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw Frames in Unit 3 This period saw massive changes in the ways we organized ourselves into communities, with the development of more complex societies in the form of villages, cities, and the first states. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How do village-based societies differ from earlier forms of community? 2. Why did cities need even more governance? 3. What is a state? 4. What do these changes look like when viewed through the lens of the networks frame? After you watch, respond to this question: Did everyone experience the changes brought about by the growth of complex societies in the same way? Why? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/VaUR_H888BE.mp4/VaUR_H888BE.mp4 246 Cities, Societies, and Empires | 3.1 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/a/activity-redraw-the-frames-early-agrarian-societies 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Redraw the Frames—Early Agrarian Societies Predict which frame you think will change the most in this unit, and then illustrate your interpretation of this change. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-agrarian-societies/x66f79d8a:cities-societies-and-empires/a/activity-closer-village-city-or-state 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Village, City, or State Where would you rather live? Villages, cities, and states all offered different opportunities and challenges to their residents. article