UNIT 1 Human Origins/Stone Age
6.1 Identify sites in Africa where archaeologists and historians have found evidence of the origins of modern human beings and describe their findings. (G, H)
Early Humans Powerpoint
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Early Humans Board Assignment
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Video Human Prehistory 101 Part 1 Out of Africa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8183HPmA2_I
Music Video "Prehistoric"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4CQ5ppm_A
6.2 Provide textual evidence that characterizes the nomadic hunter-gatherer societies of the Paleolithic Age (their use of tools and fire, basic hunting weapons, beads and other jewelry). (C, H)
Writing Prompt
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6.3 Explain the importance of the discovery of metallurgy and agriculture. (E, H)
Writing Prompt
6.3_crq_metallurgy.pdf
6.4 Evaluate the climate changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing and shelter. (C, G, H)
Paleolithic Age Powerpoint
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Being a Nomad Board Assignment
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Mesolithic Age Powerpoint
www.dropbox.com/s/9b0l4i020hxq4ao/MESOLITHIC%20AGE.pptx?dl=0
Video Human Prehistory Part 2 Part 2 Weathering the Storm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Nw66RCMhg
6.5 Summarize the impact of agriculture related to settlement, population growth, and the emergence of civilizations. (C, G, H)
Agricultural Revolution/Migration Board Assignment
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6.6 Identify and explain the importance of the characteristics of civilizations, including:
- the presence of geographic boundaries and political institutions
- an economy that produces food surpluses
- a concentration of population in distinct areas or cities
- the existence of social classes
- developed systems of religion, learning, art, and architecture
- a system of recordkeeping
- technology
6.7 Recognize time designations and abbreviations, including: (H)
- BC
- BCE
- AD
- CE
- circa (c. or ca), decades, centuries, prehistoric, historic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mChlWJLdUEw
BC/AD and BCE/CE Chronological Thinking Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZbkgWdHlz4
Primary Documents and Supporting Texts to Read: Digital collections of early African art and tools, including cave paintings and spears
Unit I Vocabulary-KNOW THESE WORDS
Archaeologist
Historian
Nomad
Bands
Tribes
Metallurgy
Agriculture
Domesticate
Specialization/Division of labor
artisans
Migration
Civilization
Primary source
Artifacts
Fossils
Vocabulary Review Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAQAAJo1fI0
Horrible Histories Stone Age Medley Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AJUo6busg
Online Stone Age Games
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