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Day I- Essential Question

Day I- Essential Question. What was the relationship between early peoples and their environment?. Unit 1 World History Hankins. Geography & Culture. Map Facts. Continents. 7 Continents of the World Africa Asia Antarctica Australia Europe North America South America. Oceans.

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Day I- Essential Question

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  1. Day I- Essential Question What was the relationship between early peoples and their environment?

  2. Unit 1 World History Hankins Geography & Culture

  3. Map Facts

  4. Continents • 7 Continents of the World • Africa • Asia • Antarctica • Australia • Europe • North America • South America

  5. Oceans • 5 Oceans of the World • Pacific • Atlantic • Artic • Indian • Southern

  6. Map Directions • Longitude • Latitude • Equator • Prime Meridian • Legend • Cardinal Directions • North, South, East, West

  7. Maps of the World

  8. The one you always see… Standard Mercator’s Map

  9. Physical Map

  10. Time Zones

  11. Comparing Hemispheres

  12. Upside down?

  13. Better geographic representation… Peters Map

  14. By population….

  15. By wealth….

  16. GPS

  17. Africa… in perspective

  18. The Elite 8 :Features of Civilizations

  19. What is a Civilization? • Complex, Highly Organized Social Order • Examples?

  20. 1. Cities • Establishment of places in which people could live and trade • Examples?

  21. 2. Organized Governments • Organized to help distribute food and maintain order • Led By Kings, Chiefs, Emperors, Priests

  22. Kings of…

  23. 3. Complex Religions • Rituals and beliefs that were maintained by the community • Originally Polytheists

  24. 4. Job Specialization • Different skills and abilities used to work within the society • Craftworkers (artisans), soldiers, bricklayers, entertainers

  25. 5. Social Classes • Wealthy vs. Poor, Slave vs. Free, etc • In Order: • Clergy/Nobles • Wealthy • Peasants • Slaves

  26. 6. The Arts • Unique art and architecture to that particular society • Expressed beliefs and values to those who created them (temples, statutes, etc)

  27. 7. Public Works • Roads, bridges, defensive walls • Usually ordered by strong rulers

  28. 8. Writing • Recording information • Pictograms or pictures that tell a story

  29. 8 Features Review • Take Each of the 8 Features of Civilization • Write one example of each from YOUR life • Explain in a sentence how it is important or how it impacts your life

  30. Day II- Essential Question How do you think a civilization begin, grow, and decline?

  31. Mesopotamia

  32. Geography of Mesopotamia • Means “Land Between the Rivers” • Tigris & Euphrates • Fertile Crescent • Spread Goods & Ideas • Various People Traded In and Invaded the Area

  33. Sumer • MAJOR City-State in Mesopotamia • City-States established areas of cultural relevance, protection, and trade • Large Hierarchy, w/ Ruler at Top…Slaves Bottom

  34. Mohenjo-Daro

  35. Sumerian Religion & Writing • Built ziggurats (pyramids) to keep gods happy • Afterlife was a BAD place • Used pen to make marks on clay tablets (cunneiform)

  36. Hammurabi’s Code • Civil & Criminal Laws • Hammurabi’s Code • FIRST Codified LAWS • “To Bring Justice” • HARSH Laws

  37. Mesopotamia Rap • Watch This (terrible) Mesopotamia Rap Video • As You Watch Make a Chart that Includes These Categories and List ANYTHING From the Video That Covers These: • Who? • What? • Where? • When? • Why? • How?

  38. Egypt

  39. Religion • Polytheistic • Ex: Aman-Re, Osiris, Isis, Anubis • Pharaohs Were Viewed as Gods • What Type of Government Would This Be? How Might They Operate? • Afterlife Test

  40. Public Works • Pyramids • Pharaohs Tombs • Treasure • What Could Be a Problem With This? • Mummification • Process to Preserve the Dead • Who & Why?

  41. Cities & Government • Cities • Nile River • What Kind of Land? • Government • Theocracy/MONARCHY • Traditional Economy

  42. Arts & Writing • Arts • The Great Sphinx • Writing • Hieroglyphics • Created the Rosetta Stone • Where Have You Heard of This Before? What Does It Do?

  43. Social Classes & Jobs • Social Classes • Peasants/Slaves Serve Pharaoh • Women Given Many Rights • What Rights May These Be? • Jobs • Advances in Medicine & Science

  44. The Epic • Watch the Retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh • Note the 4 Most Important Events That Took Place in the Story • Choose One of the Events and Change What Happened in the Story. Explain how that changes the ending.

  45. China & Early India

  46. Day IV- Essential Question What themes are universal in all religions?

  47. Dawn of Civilizations

  48. Indus Valley • The Deccan Plateau, Near River Valley • Monsoons • Watered Crops • Diverse Culture

  49. Indian Civilization • Carefully-Planned Cities = Organized Government • Mostly Farmers • Worship of Cattle

  50. Disappearance • Mystery • Environmental Disaster • Aryan Invasion

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