Essential Questions:
Students will understand:
The tools/evidence historians use to study the past.
The similarities and differences of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
The political, economic, geographic and social changes brought about as a result of the Neolithic Revolution.
The major characteristics of civilization.
The influence of geographic factors on the development of early civilizations.
The achievements of major early civilizations in science and technology, law and justice, and art and architecture.
Origins/basic beliefs/practices of the world’s major religions/ philosophies.
Standards
New York State Social Studies Standards:
Standard 2, World History
Standard 3, Geography
Performance Indicators
Students will know and be able to:
2.1
- define culture and civilization, explaining how they developed and changed over time. Investigate the various components of cultures and civilizations including social customs, norms, values, and traditions; political systems; economic systems; religions and spiritual beliefs; and socialization or educational practices.
2.10
- investigate key events and developments and major turning points in world history to identify the factors that brought about
change and the long-term effects of these changes.
2.11
- analyze the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, and religious practices and activities.
3.3
- investigate the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on the Earth’s surface.
3.4
- understand the development and interactions of social/cultural, political, economic, and religious systems indifferent regions of the world.
Targeted Skills
Map Reading
Timelines – BC vs. AD
Vocabulary Development
Essay Writing:
Thesis Statement
Introduction Paragraph
Paragraph Development
Understandings:
Standards
New York State Social Studies Standards:
Standard 2, World History
Standard 3, Geography
Performance Indicators
Students will know and be able to:
2.1
- define culture and civilizati
on, explaining how they developed
and changed over time. Investigate the various components of c
ultures and
civilizations including social
customs, norms, values, and traditions; political systems; economic
systems; religions and spiri
tual beliefs; and
socialization or educational practices.
2.10
- investigate key events and developments and major turning poi
nts in world history to identify
the factors that brought about
change and
the long-term effects of these changes.
2.11
- analyze the roles and contri
butions of individuals and groups
to social, political, economic,
cultural, and religious practi
ces and activities.
3.3
- investigate the characteristics,
distribution, and migratio
n of human populations on
the Earth’s surface.
3.4
- understand the development and interacti
ons of social/cultural, political, economic
, and religious systems indifferent regio
ns of the world
Content Goals:
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