Unit ONE: The Rise of Civilization
(through Rome and the Spread of Christianity - A Review of World History to circa 500 CE)
World History Daily Lessons FIRST SEMESTER
The lessons below are in the order they are taught in the course:
Each Daily Lesson Contains:
- the daily AGENDA
- the daily JOURNAL/"Bell-Ringer Activity"
- the daily LESSON PURPOSE/LEARNING TARGET
- a PREVIEW OF END OF LESSON QUESTIONS
- a MINI-LECTURE/LESSON (which corresponds to the student note-taking guide)
- the ACTIVITIES & ASSIGNMENTS of the day
- the END OF LESSON QUESTIONS (Major success criteria)
- the HOMEWORK assignment
- the LAUNCH! (a message to send with students at the end of the hour)
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Lesson 1: Welcome!
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Find your assigned seat
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Begin to learn student names in our class, especially the names of students near your seat
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Begin to learn about the procedures and expectations of this class (required materials)
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Begin community building by working on student personal survey/introduction
Lesson 5: Begin Time Travel Review Activity (Stations 1 - 6)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Articulate personal thoughts on what makes an event important in journal (introduce idea of subjectivity in the study of History/ Historiography)
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Review basic geography and geographic organizers
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Review basic documentation of time, human systems, and scales of events (basic vocabulary and concepts)
Lesson 6: Geography Review & Meet Your Atlas (Correct Stations 1 - 6)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review concepts which help us to think and talk about History & Geography
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Review basic geography and geographic organizers (discover which ones you need to personally review more on your own) - 5 Themes of Geography, etc.
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Review basic social studies vocabulary and concepts used to document/discuss time and historical events
Lesson 7: Time Travel Review Activity Continued (Stations 7 - 16)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review major developments in human history from prehistory through Ancient Chinese Civilization
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Explain effects of the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Period
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Evaluate the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations
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Identify major characteristics and contributions of Ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Chinese Civilizations (compare and contrast characteristics of two or more civilizations)
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Identify and explain some key social studies vocabulary (political, social, and religious)
Lesson 8: Review Prehistory Through Ancient Egypt (Correct Stations 7 - 13)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review major developments in human history from prehistory through Ancient Egyptian Civilization
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Explain effects of the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Period
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Evaluate the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations
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Identify major characteristics and contributions of Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian Civiliations (compare and contrast characteristics of two or more civilizations)
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Identify and explain some key social studies vocabulary (political, social, and religious)
Lesson 9: Review Ancient China & Confucianism (Correct Stations 14 - 16)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review major developments in human history from prehistory through Ancient China
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Evaluate the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations
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Identify major characteristics and contributions of Ancient China (esp. Confucianism)
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Identify and explain some key social studies vocabulary (political, social, and religious)
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON ONE: Prehistory Through Agricultrual Revolution of Neolithic Period
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Describe basic patterns of human life in the Paleolithic Age of Prehistory
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Describe the Agricultural Revolution and explain how it changed human life
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Compare and contrast human life before and after the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Period
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about prehistoric human life through the agricultural revolution of the Neolithic Period!
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON TWO: Rise & Characteristics of Civilization
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Explain how the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Period made the birth of civilization possible
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Identify and explain the basic characteristics of all civilizations
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about the major characteristics of civilization
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON THREE: Ancient Mesopotamia
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Evaluate the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations (identify some major geographic areas where rivers supported the development of civilizations)
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Identify major characteristics and contributions of Mesopotamian Civilization (explain the major significance of Mesopotamian civilization in the larger context of world history)
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Identify and explain basic social studies vocabulary (e.g. polytheism, monotheism, theocracy, empire, etc.)
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about the major characteristics and contributions of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON FOUR: Ancient Egypt
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain major characteristics and contributions of ancient Egyptian civilization
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Compare and contrast ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations – create thinking map and compose paragraph (esp. evaluate role of rivers)
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about the major characteristics and contributions of ancient Egypt
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON FIVE: Ancient China
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain some major characteristics of ancient Chinese civilization (esp. identify major geographical influences on Chinese culture)
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Continue to investigate and explain the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations – begin to compare and contrast early river civilizations
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about the major characteristics and contributions of ancient China
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON SIX: Ancient India & Ancient Trade
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain some major characteristics of ancient Indian civilization
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Continue to investigate and explain the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations – begin to compare and contrast ancient river civilizations
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NOTE: This lesson/lecture contains all you need to know about the major characteristics and contributions of ancient India and ancient trade networks
Lesson 11: Finish Review Stations 17-27
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review major developments in human history from prehistory through classical Chinese civilization (Han Dynasty)
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Continue to identify major characteristics and contributions of ancient/classical civilizations
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Identify and explain some key social studies vocabulary (political, social, and religious)
Lesson 13: Formative Assessment & Atlas Activities
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Compare and contrast ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt (Thinking Map, Thesis Statement & Paragraph – part of formative assessment)
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Analyze and evaluate data in the forms of charts, maps, and graphs using the atlas and atlas activity packet
Lesson 14: Correct Stations 17 - 27
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Review major developments in human history from prehistory through the Classical Gupta Empire in India
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Focus on major characteristics and contributions of major civilizations such as the Han Dynasty of China & Gupta Empire of India
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Review major characteristics of major world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, & Judaism) and then compare and contrast them
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON SEVEN: Ancient India
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain some major characteristics of ancient Indian civilization
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Continue to investigate and explain the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations – begin to compare and contrast the four civilizations that we have reviewed
INDEPENDENT REVIEW LESSON 9: World Religions - BUDDHISM
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain some major characteristics of ancient Indian civilization
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Continue to investigate and explain the role of rivers in the development of early civilizations – begin to compare and contrast the four civilizations that we have reviewed
World Religion - Judaism (and intro to palestinian-israeli conflict)
Ancient China - Confucianism, Taoism, & the Unification under the Qin Dynasty
Classical Han CHina
Classical Gupta India
Lesson 15: Ancient Greece & the Hellenistic World
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