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World History: BLOCK Week 1 Feb 1- 4
2/1 – Intro to Class
 Attendance, assign seats, and discuss tardy policy
 Introduction of instructor
 Review syllabus, class rules, and outline of class
procedure
 Fill out student information sheets
 Summarize and review before leaving class
2/3 – Aspects of Civilization
 Warm-up: EQ Review
o Discussion
 EQ: What are the Seven Aspects of Civilization?
 Readings: p. 19-23
 Mini-Lecture: River Valleys
 Review and Summarize
What is History?
 Warm –up: What is history and why study it?
o Discussion
 Essential Question: What disciplines work
together to give us a clearer picture of the past?
 Readings: page five through six, page nine, page
twelve
o What is anthropology and archeology?
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How can DNA be used? = Forensics
o What do seeds tell use? = Horticulture
 Terms: Culture, Artifacts, Fossils
 Discussion: What other disciplines might be used
to give us a clearer picture of history?
 Mini-Lecture: History and Science
 Review and answer the Essential Question
2/4 – Mesopotamia
 Warm – Up:
o Honors – Homework Quiz
o Standard – Review Questions
 Discussion – Review
 EQ: What is the Fertile Crescent? Where is
Mesopotamia located? What innovations in
Mesopotamia would later influence other
civilizations?
 Readings: 33-37
 Mini-Lecture: Mesopotamia General
Structures
 Summarize and review Essential Question
2/2 – Early Man
 Warm-up: What is your opinion of the diagram on
page seven?
o Discussion
 Essential Questions: What four types of hominids
have scientists identified based on fossil
evidence? How did the ice age influence early
human migration? How did Stone Age people use
technology to adapt and survive?
 Readings: pages eight through eleven
 Mini-Lecture: Early Man
 Review and answer the Essential Questions
Evolution/Creation
 Warm-up: Stone Age Art – Describe what you see
and explain what this image tells us about life
during this age.
o Discussion
 EQ: What is the difference between the old and
new Stone Age?
 Readings: p. 13-17 (break into groups)
o Discussion
 Mini-Lecture
 Review and Summarize