Western Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa (Investigating History Background Briefs)

Investigating History's 6th grade unit on Western Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa explores the history of ancient societies such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Nubia, Phoenicia, and Persia. Learn more about the content of this unit in this video with Dr. Valentina Grasso from Bard College.

This video is part of the Background Brief for unit 6.2: Western Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Background Briefs are asynchronous online modules that help teachers deepen their own background knowledge as they prepare to teach the Investigating History curriculum.