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Welcome to World History
AGENDA:
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1. Seating Chart
– (sit anywhere for now, you will be moving when I take attendance, so don’t
get too comfortable in this seat).
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2. Information Cards
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3. Syllabus
– Procedures/Rules
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4 . Quiz tomorrow- Geography
Information Card
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1. Full name/ name you go by (academically)
2. Class schedule
3. Your email
4. Parent’s email/ contact info.
5. What grade you hope to make in this class
6. What you plan to do to make the grade in #5
7. What do you like/dislike about history?
8. Favorite historical person/event and why.
9. Do you have internet access at home?
Geography Quiz- tomorrow
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1. Continents
 2. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans
 3. Nile, Mississippi, Amazon Rivers
 4. Mediterranean Sea
 5. Map Key
 6. Compass with directions
 7. England, France, Italy, Russia, China, India,
Egypt, USA, Brazil, Saudi Arabia
Warm Up #1
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On p. 4 of the text, analyze the map showing the
earliest fossil sites in the world and answer
questions.
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P. 9- Read and explain in 1-2 detailed sentences
what is “The Out of Africa Theory”.
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Write a ½ page essay on what is history and how we
know about the past.
Geography QUIZ
UNIT 1:
Prehistory and Early River Civilizations
John Green’s Crash Course
World History
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_
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Introduction to Prehistory
Prehistory: the time before we
have any written records
How do we know about prehistory?
1. Anthropology
Focuses more on culture and human
remains/ human fossils.
2. Archaeology
Studies past societies by what they
left behind, called artifacts.
(tools, household items, weapons)
Key Concept: We analyze the remains to
draw conclusions about people’s lives and
culture.
Paleolithic Age:
Hominids- creatures that walk upright
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1. Paleo = old Lithic = Stone
– circa 1,000,000-18,000 BC
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2. Lived in caves (natural dwellings)
 3. Learned to control fire (migrated to colder regions)
 4. Developed a spoken language (communication)
 5. Early religion (belief system)
Religion- explains the workings of nature and
the existence of things
(why are people here, why did something happen)
Animism- the belief that all things in nature have spirits.
As Humans progressed, their spiritual practices developed.
A few groups of early humans would bury their deadshowing a belief in an afterlife.
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6. Early art (cave drawings left behind)
Hall of Bulls- Lascaux, France
Analyze the
Stone Age Art on
p. 10 of the text and answer
the questions below.
1. What is the subject of the art?
2. Why might the people who made the art have
provided more details for some animals over
others?
3. What skills and materials would artists have
needed to create these images?
Stone Age People:
– Nomads- moving from place to place following
their food source: the migrating herds of animals
– Relied on natural resources
 lived in small groups (couldn’t feed large numbers)
– Hunter-gatherers: men hunted, women cared for
children (think about WHY)
 survival was necessary
– (if women hunted and were killed, the tribal group would die out,
thus women were protected because only they could carry on a
civilization/people group through reproduction)
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Read “Spreading Around the World” on p. 8 and
the top of 9 in the text.
Answer in your notes:
“How did the ice ages influence early human
migration”?
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1. Neo = New lithic= stone
– 10,000 – 4500 BC
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2. Neolithic Revolution: the
domestication of plants and
animals
– Transition of people groups
from being hunter-gatherers to
farming (growing crops and
raising animals)
– People settle and build
permanent structures/
settlements
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3. Mother Goddess:
– Religion centered on a female
deity/goddess (only women
could bring forth life, thus it
made sense that a woman was
the all-powerful spiritual being)
Neolithic Age
Changes during the Neolithic Revolution
led to the emergence of civilization
Acquire surplus
of food
on a regular
basis
Rise of
permanent
villages
w/ government
Trading of
goods,
division of
labor
Civilization
Catal Huyuk: A Farming Village
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Analyze the visual on Catal Huyuk on p. 16 of the text and answer # 1 & 2.
~Catal is Turkish for "fork"
~Höyük for "mound”
Review- Rise of Civilization
Cause
Effect
The planting of crops and the
domestication of animals began.
People had access to a regular food
supply; people built settlements,
houses, and storage shelters that were
more permanent.
People produced weapons and jewelry
for trade. People of Çatal Hüyük traded
with neighboring people.
Communities were exposed to new
technology and different goods. Wealth
increased and society became more
complex. People formed armies, built
walled cities, and developed
governments.
Men became more active in farming
and women cared for the children.
Men took a more dominant role in
society.
Craftspeople in Asia learned to create
bronze by melting copper and tin.
The Bronze Age began.
Writing was developed.
People began to keep records.
From Villages, Cities, to Civilization
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Cities:
– Larger, more densely populated
– More diversity- many unrelated people
– Defensive walls
– Center of trade for surrounding areas
– More formal organization
 Temples, palaces, monuments, government buildings and
marketplaces
Characteristics of Civilizations:
Civilization : a complex society with many characteristics
– 1. Cities
– 2. Government
– 3. Religion
– 4. Specialization of Labor
– 5. Social Structure
– 6. Writing/ Records
– 7. Art/ Literature
Civilization Activity:(
be neat and creative; graded assignment)
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1. You will develop a civilization of your own. What
conditions would you want for your civilization?
– Must be 1 full page in length
– In complete sentences with detail.
– Must include a visual.
– Make sure to include:
 Government/ laws?
 Religion?
 Traditions?
 Farming/ Markets/ Trade ($)
 Towns? Or nomadic people?
Warm Up #2
Economic Systems
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Read the “History and Economics” box on p. 22
and explain each economic system.
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Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Foldable: Changes in Civilization
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Create 3-tiered foldable (fold and cut)
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Label front of each tier with:
– 1. Environmental Influences
– 2. Spread of Early People and Ideas
– 3. Expansion and Warfare
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Using p. 22-23, complete foldable on inside fold
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Be sure to add one nice visual for each
Foldable: Changes in Civilizations
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1. Environmental Influences
– Dependence on farming- nature could devastate crops
and destroy civilizations
 Storms/floods- wipe out cities(droughts kill livestock)
 Food shortage- weaken a civilization and make it vulnerable to
outside attack
– People needed outside resources they lacked
 Trees, metals, stones, etc
 TRADE!
Foldable: Changes in Civilization
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2. Spread of People and Ideas
– Movement of people through trade, migration, and
conquest helps to spread ideas and culture
 Traveling merchants- learned new languages
 Migrants- brought languages, customs, and traditions with them
to new areas
 Civilizations imposed their own culture on conquered peoples
– Cultural Diffusion- the spread of ideas, beliefs, customs,
and technology from one culture to the next
 Advances in writing, religion, art, farming, etc. spread
Foldable: Changes in Civilization
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3. Expansion and Warfare:
– Civilizations grew and needed more land and resources to
support and sustain their population
 Conflicts arose over rich farmland, important sea ports, or regions
with valuable resources
 As a result- some civilizations developed into states and kingdoms
– Conflicts between nomadic tribal groups and civilizationsbecause of land
– Nomads- usually skilled warriors; domestication of the
horse helped nomads and mobility (raided villages and
cities)