The first writing systems — history review game (French curriculum, 6e)

6e — French national curriculum (ages 11–12)

History game “The first writing systems”: Scribes in Mesopotamia press cuneiform writing into clay tablets and teach it to a child, in front of a city and its ziggurat.

History review game on the lesson “The first writing systems” from the French curriculum for 6e (ages 11–12). Every answer is checked and explained.

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Teaching documentation of the game “History, French curriculum 6e — The first writing systems”

About this game

Review the lesson “The first writing systems” from the French history curriculum for 6e (ages 11–12). Its questions are about the invention of the first writing systems in two great civilizations of the ancient Near East, and what they were used to record.

Review the lesson “The first writing systems”

This review game covers a single lesson of the French history curriculum for 6e: “The first writing systems”, from the unit “The long history of humanity and migrations.” Its questions are about the invention of the first writing systems in two great civilizations of the ancient Near East, and what they were used to record.

Each round has 10 questions drawn at random from the lesson: multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blanks, matching and timelines. After each answer, an explanation recalls what to remember. Hints are free, and you can go back.

The game follows the French national curriculum: 6e is the first year of middle school in France, for students aged 11 to 12. Elsewhere, it works as general knowledge for curious learners of that age. Play it again and you get other questions: it is good practice right after the lesson or before a test.

Tip for a successful review

Match each writing system with its region and its writing surface: look at the shape of the signs and the material they are traced on. Ask what writing is used for: keeping records, making rules known, telling stories. If you get it wrong, read the explanation carefully: it tells you what to remember.