Unit 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations: Creation to 600 BCE Strayer: Chapter 1 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What is Who is “civilization”? “civilized”? CONCEPTS, THEMES, and KEY CONCEPTS: Interactions between humans and environment • Big geography and the spread of homo sapiens • Neolithic revolution and early agricultural societies • Development and interactions of early agricultural, pastoral and • urban societies Development and interaction of cultures • Creation of early belief systems and religions: cosmogony • and cosmology science and technology • Early art and architecture • expansion and conflict • Early political structures and forms of governance • The rise and fall of early kingdoms and civilizations • Creation and expansion and interactions of economic systems • Agricultural and pastoral production • Development and transformation of social structures • Redefinition of gender roles and relations • Family and kinship • CLASS WEEK LECTURES, READINGS, and ASSIGNMENTS and ASSESSMENTS VIEWINGS Week 1 Introduction to the Course -Introduction to reflection writing (POV Lecture: Beginnings-8,000 BCE analysis) Strayer, Chapter 1 -Introduction to Reaction Writing Christian, David. -Summer Assignment Quiz (Maps and Maps of Time: An Chap1 Vocabulary) Introduction To Big History. Excerpts from -Group Discussion: Benefits and Liabilities of Code of Hammurabi History” The Israelites and Their Neighbors “Big From -Evaluate and Assess After reading from The Book of Genesis A – Video: Forest of Kings by David Friedel and Linda “Mesopotamia” Schele and viewing PBS Nova the “Cracking Maya Code” students will assess the impact that archaeology and iconography have had on the study of history. Week 1 Lecture(s): Mesopotamia and Judaism -Class Discussion: Creation Myth (roundtable Leeming, David. discussion of similarities and differences) The World of Myth (Bible, -Comparative Analysis Writing (Two (CC) Gilgamesh, Popul Vuh, Rig Veda, Book of the early civilizations) Dead) Marilyn Stokstad. Art History. 3rd ed. Groups: Early Civilization Research Pearson 2007, Excerpts Chapters 1-3 -Art Reflection Writing (Point of View-POV) Boulding, Elise. Women and the -Activity: Internet Data (Panorama Lesson) Agricultural Revolution. -Document Analysis: Small Group Life and BBC Video: Episode Afterlife in Early Civilizations The Ascent of Man, 1, than the Angels” UNIT 1 Test: 40 multiple Choice and CC “Lower History for Us All” archeology search essay “World
Unit 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations: Creation to 600 BCE Strayer: Chapter 1 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What is “civilization”? Who is “civilized”? CONCEPTS, THEMES, and KEY CONCEPTS: • Interactions between humans and environment • Big geography and the spread of homo sapiens • Neolithic revolution and early agricultural societies • Development and interactions of early agricultural, pastoral and urban societies • Development and interaction of cultures • Creation of early belief systems and religions: cosmogony and cosmology • science and technology • Early art and architecture • expansion and conflict • Early political structures and forms of governance • The rise and fall of early kingdoms and civilizations • Creation and expansion and interactions of economic systems • Agricultural and pastoral production • Development and transformation of social structures • Redefinition of gender roles and relations • Family and kinship CLASS WEEK LECTURES, READINGS, and VIEWINGS ASSIGNMENTS and ASSESSMENTS Week 1 Introduction to the Course Lecture: Beginnings-8,000 BCE Strayer, Chapter 1 Christian, David. Maps of Time: An Introduction To Big History. Chap1 Excerpts from Code of Hammurabi The Israelites and Their Neighbors From The Book of Genesis Video: “Mesopotamia” -Introduction to reflection writing (POV analysis) -Introduction to Reaction Writing -Summer Assignment Quiz (Maps and Vocabulary) -Group Discussion: Benefits and Liabilities of “Big History” -Evaluate and Assess – After reading from A Forest of Kings by David Friedel and Linda Schele and viewing PBS Nova “Cracking the Maya Code” students will assess the impact that archaeology and iconography have had on the study of history. Week 1 Lecture(s): Mesopotamia and Judaism Leeming, David. The World of Myth (Bible, Gilgamesh, Popul Vuh, Rig Veda, Book of the Dead) Marilyn Stokstad. Art History. 3rd ed. Pearson 2007, Excerpts Chapters 1-3 Boulding, Elise. Women and the Agricultural Revolution. BBC Video: The Ascent of Man, Episode 1, “Lower than the Angels” “World History for Us All” archeology search -Class Discussion: Creation Myth (roundtable discussion of similarities and differences) -Comparative (CC) Analysis Writing (Two early civilizations) Groups: Early Civilization Research -Art Reflection Writing (Point of View-POV) -Activity: Internet Data (Panorama Lesson) -Document Analysis: Small Group Life and Afterlife in Early Civilizations UNIT 1 Test: 40 multiple Choice and CC essay