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Unit | Timeframe | Essential Questions | Major Learning Experiences from Unit |
Early Humans |
September | How do historians learn about ancient people and their lives? How do environmental and climate changes impact life? How has the development of agriculture changed human history?
| Students will: Learn about the earliest humans of the Paleolithic Era Explore the advances made by people of the Neolithic Era Identify the characteristics of complex societies / civilizations
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Mesopotamia |
October - November | How does location, geography, and climate affect the development of civilization? How does a country’s belief system (government, religion, laws, social classes) affect a society’s actions? How does the technology that developed during ancient times impact our lives today?
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Egypt | December - February | How does location, geography, and climate affect the development of civilization? How does a country’s belief system (government, religion, laws, social classes) affect a society’s actions? How does the technology that developed during ancient times impact our lives today?
| Students will: Explain the significance of the Nile River to the people of Ancient Egypt Learn about the tools and evidence that archaeologists and historians use to learn about the past Describe the role(s) of the pharaoh in Ancient Civilization Study the social class system of Egyptian society
Assessments include: Pharaoh Speeches / Egypt Final Project King Tut CSI Investigation Role of Pharaoh Open Response
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African Kingdoms | February - March | How did long-distance trade influence the development of early subSaharan African states and societies? How did ideas spread across ancient societies? Why is the belief in one God significant to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
| Students will: Locate and identify several major kingdoms / civilizations of early sub-Saharan Africa Explain the importance of trade both within and beyond Africa in connecting people, goods and ideas
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Israel | March - April | What were the consequences of the unification of tribes for ancient Israel? Why is the belief in one God significant to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
| Students will: Trace the route Ancient Israelists took out of Mesopotamia to Canaan. Learn about the early leaders of the Israelites and explain their role(s) in Israelite society Explain monotheism in the context of the emergence of Christianity as a distinct religion
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Ancient Greece | May - June | How does location, geography, and climate affect the development of civilization? How does the democracy of Athens compare to the democracies of today? How does the technology and culture that developed during ancient times impact our lives today?
| Students will: Explain how Greece’s location and Geography contributed to its development Explore the democratic concepts developed in Ancient Greece Learn the causes and consequences of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars Identify the major accomplishments of the Ancient Greeks
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