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Elements of Geography
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Land, Water, and Climate 7.1.9A,B, 7.3.9.A-D
What kinds of landforms, waterways, and climates Explain how landforms, waterways,
are found on the earth?
and climate affect the development of
Activities/Notes: Have students work in pairs to civilizations.
create a 3D model of a landform
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Natural Resources
What types of natural resources are found on
earth?
Activities/Notes: Divide class into groups to
create a natural resources map for each
continent.
7.1.9.A
7.1.97.1.9A,B, 7.3.9.A-D.A
What are the six essential elements of
geography?
Activities/Notes: K W L Chart
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Identify how the six essential
elements of geography help explain
what a place is like and why
Explain how landforms, waterways,
climate, and natural resources have
shaped history.
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Legends
8.1.9.D,8.4.9.C
How have legends been used to help explain the
past?
Activities/Notes: Students will write a legend
about how thunder and lightning were created.
Explain how legends are important to
the study of history.
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Archaeology
8.4.9.A-D
How has archaeology helped scientists learn
about ancient civilizations?
Activities/Notes: Power Point
Summarize how archaeology helps
scientists learn about ancient
civilizations.
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The Paleolithic Age
8.1.9.C, 8.4.9.B.,C
Describe how tools, language,
What was life like for the earliest humans?
clothing, helped early humans
Notes/Activates: Have students create an
illustrated time line tracing the progression of early advance.
people to the establishment of the first cities.
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The Neolithic Age
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the Neolithic revolution lead to the
development of government, specialization, and
societies ?
Notes/ Activities: Continue
timeline
Discuss the development of the
Neolithic Age
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The Rise of Sumer
8.1.9.D, 8.4.9.D
How did religion, family, life, and government
influence Sumerian civilizations?
Notes/Activities: Create a foldable for ch3
Describe the rise of Sumer and the
development of city-states
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Later Mesopotamian
Empires
8.1.9.D, 8.4.9.D
What were the effects of conquest on the
development of Mesopotamia?
Notes/Activities: Continue with foldable
Explain why Hammurabi and his
reforms were important.
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Contributions
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the contributions of the Mesopotamians
affect other civilizations?
Notes/Activities: Continue with foldable.
List and explain the Mesopotamians
contributions. Compare the US
Constitution to the PA Constitution
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The Nile
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the Nile River contribute to the
development of ancient Egyptian civilization?
Notes/Activities: Movie: The Nile Giver of Life
and introduce Egyptian Fair
Analyze why the Nile River was so
important to the growth of Egyptian
civilization.
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The Old Kingdom
8.4.9.B,C
How did pharaohs, pyramids, and religious beliefs Explain how the power of the
influence the Old Kingdom?
pharaohs controlled every aspect of
Egyptian life.
Notes/Activities: Egyptian Fair
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The Middle Kingdom
8.4.9.B,C
What happened to Egypt during the Middle
Describe the changes that occurred
Kingdom?
Notes/Activities: Finish Egyptian between the Old and Middle
Kingdoms.
Fair
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The New Kingdom
8.4.9.B,C
How did Egyptian civilization grow and decline
Identify the reasons for the growth
during the New Kingdom?
and decline of Egypt during the New
Notes/Activities: Write a letter to the editor of a Kingdom.
newspaper explaining their position on Religion in
Egypt. Did it play a great role in their society than
it does on ours.
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Contributions
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the inventions of the Egyptian influence
other civilizations ?
Notes/Activities: PowerPoint
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Compare and contrast the
contributions of the Sumerians and
Egyptians. Explain how those
contributions affect your daily life.
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The Indus River Valley
8.4.9.B,C
How did the Indus River Valley develop?
Notes/Activities: Power Point
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The Huang Ho Valley
8.4.9.B,C
How did the Shang civilization develop in the
Explain how religion influenced the
Shang Dynasty and how the Shang
Huang Ho Valley. Notes/Activities: Have
declined.
students choose to be a king, noble, farmer, or
soldier during the Shang dynasty. Write a journal
entry describing a day in the life of the person they
chose.
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The Phoenicians
8.4.9A,B
What role did the Phoenicians have in the growth Explain how trade helped the
of Mediterranean commerce and the development Phoenicians and the Hebrews build
of the alphabet? Notes/Activities: Have students their civilizations.
create an illustrated map poster of either
civilization. Map must include key, continent where
the civilization existed, the cities that were the
centers of the civilization, and major geographic
features of the area.
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Summarize what is known from the
ruins at Harrapa and Mohenjo - Daro.
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The Hebrews
8.1.9.D,8.4.9.B
How did the Hebrews and their development of
new ideas impact other civilizations?
Notes/Activities: Same as above
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The Assyrians
8.4.9.C,8.1.9.A
How did the Assyrians establish and maintain an Discuss the Assyrian civilization and
empire in Mesopotamia? Notes/Activities: Have its empire in Mesopotamia.
students plan a detailed tip for a friend to visit their
empire. Students need to give detailed information
to the traveler including a travel rout and locations
to visit.
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The Chaldeans
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
What were the main features of the Chaldean city Explain the features of the Chaldean
civilization and its city of Babylon.
of Babylon?
Notes/Activities:
Create a post card depicting ancient Babylon
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Identify the important cultural
contributions made by the
Phoenicians and Hebrews. Describe
the religious beliefs held by the
Hebrews.
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The Persians
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How were the Persians able to rule an empire
from Egypt to India?
Notes/Activities: Compare and contrast graphic
organizer of all three empires.
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The Minoans
8.1.9.C 8.4.9.C
How did geography influence the people who lived Describe what daily life was like for
on the Balkan Peninsula and Crete?
the Minoans.
Notes/Activities: Power Point
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The Mycenaean's
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
What was life like for the Mycenaean's before and Summarize what life was like for the
after the Dark Age?
Mycenaean's.
Notes/Activities: Have students write journal
entries describing life before and after the Dark
Age
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Describe the contributions made by
the Persians to other civilizations
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The Polis
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the concept of the polis develop?
Notes/Activities: PowerPoint
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Sparta
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did a strong military life influence the culture Describe what life was like in Sparta.
of Sparta? Notes/Activities: Oral Presentation
convincing others to become a citizen of either
Athens or Sparta
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Athens
8.1.9,C 8.4.9.C
How did the Persian Wars affect Athens?
Notes/Activities: Oral Presentation convincing
others to become a citizen of either Athens or
Sparta
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Explain why the polis was the
geographic and political center of
Greek life.
Examine Athenian life before and
after the Persian Wars.
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Decline of the City-States 8.1.9.D, 8.4.D
What events led to the decline of the Greek city- Explain why Athens and the other
states?
Greek city-states declined.
Activities/Notes: Essay: How the students could
have prevented the decline of the Greek citystates
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Religious Practices
8.1.9.C,B 8.4.9.C,B
How did the Greeks honor their gods and
goddesses ?
Activities/Notes: Create a poster illustrating a
god or goddess created by the students.
Explain how the Greeks used sports
and theater to honor their gods.
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Science
8.1.9.D, 8.4.9.A
How did the Greek thinkers influenced the
development of world civilization?
Activities/Notes: Have students debate the
outcome of Socrates trial.
Identify the ideas of Socrates, Plato,
and Aristotle
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Philip II of Macedonia
8.1.9.A,B 8.4.9.A,.B
How did political and military strategies enable
Philip to conquer the Greek city-states?
Notes/Activities: Power Point
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Alexander the Great
8.1.9.A 8.4.9.A
How did Alexander to unify his empire?
Compare Alexander's empire before
Activities/Notes: Students will create a flyer to be and after his death.
distributed throughout the Hellenistic world
detailing why Alexandria, Egypt is the best place
to live.
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Founding of Rome
8.1.9.D 8.4.9.D
How was Rome founded?
Activities/Notes: Write a legend describing how
you would develop a new country?
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Explain the tactics used by Philip II to
gain control of Greece.
Describe the legendary founding of
Rome.
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The Etruscans
8.1.9.C 8.4.9.C
What were the customs and beliefs of the
Etruscans?
Activities/Notes: Have students create a list of
items they can think American culture may have
borrowed from the Etruscans.
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The Etruscans and
Romans
8.1.9.C,D 8.4.9.C,D
What contributions did the Etruscans make to the Summarize the contributions made to
Romans and how do those contributions effect us Roman civilization.
still today?
Activities/Notes: PowerPoint
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The Government
8.1.9.C,D, 8.4.9.C,D
How did the Romans effectively use a democratic Summarize the organization of
form of government?
Rome's government.
Activities/Notes: Students will write a letter to the
Roman Senate pretending to be a plebian
demanding representation and written laws.
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Identify the religious beliefs and
customs of the Etruscans.
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Roman Expansion
8.1.9.A,D, 8.4.9.A,D
What role did Rome's army play in expanding their Explain how the Roman Republic
empire?
was able to expand.
Activities/Notes: Compare and contrast the
infantry formation of the Greeks and Romans.
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The Punic Wars
8.1.9.A 8.4.9.A
What tactics were used by the Romans to win the Identify and explain the sequence of
Punic Wars and solidify their power in the
events in the Punic Wars.
Mediterranean?
Activities/Notes: Video from the History Channel
titled Hannibal Barca
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Effects of Conquest
8.1.9.A,C 8.4.9A,C
How did Rome's conquests effect their economy
and government?
Activities/Notes: Spartacus
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Analyze the effects of Roman
conquest.
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Roman Leadership
8.4.9.A,8.1.9.A
How did Roman reformers and generals attempt
to save the Roman Republic?
Activities/Notes: Create a cause-event-effects
graphic organizer showing the attempts made by
the reformers and generals to improve the
conditions in Rome.
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The Rule of Augustus
8.4.9.A,B,8.1.9.C
How did Augustus rule the Roman Empire?
Summarize the rule of Augustus.
Activities/Notes: label a map showing Augusts'
empire and the natural barriers used to protect the
empire.
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Pax Romana
8.1.9.A,C 8.4.9.A,C
What happened to trade and law during the Pax
Romana?
Activities/Notes: Chart people and occupations
that were affected by the increase in trade.
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Discuss the efforts to try to save
Rome.
Describe Roman contributions to
trade and law during the Pax
Romana.
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Daily Life
8.4.9.A,B,C
What was daily life like during the Pax Romana? Discuss the daily life of Romans.
Activities/Notes: Compare and contrast daily life
in the early republic, before the Pax Romana, and
during the Pax Romana.
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Fall of the Empire
8.4.9.A,B,C
Why did the Roman Empire decline and what
attempts were made to save the empire?
Activities/Notes: Power Point
Analyze the causes of the fall of the
Roman Empire.
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The Beginnings
8.4.9.A,B,8.1.9.D
How did Jesus' life and teachings form the basis
of Christianity?
Activities/Notes: Write a parable.
Discuss the origins of Christianity.
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Christianity and Rome
8.4.9.A,B,8.1.9.D
How was Christianity spread throughout the
Roman Empire?
Activities/Notes: Make a chart comparing
Christians and non-Christians
Trace the spread of Christianity.
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The Church
8.4.9.A,B,8.1.9.D
What relationship existed between Christianity
and Roman society before and after Constantine
I?
Activities/Notes: Have students give a brief
description of what each of the following people
might say about the spread of Christianity :
Roman soldier, wealthy landowner, farmer
Explain how the church was
organized and the relationship
between Rome and Christianity.
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