Unit and Approximate Time Content Topics Tools of the Historian and Historical research Prehistory Interpretation of archaeological evidence 3-4 weeks Evaluation of historical materials Connections to the modern world Early Humans Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era Mesopotamia and the First Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Empires Sumerians City-states 3-4 Weeks Assyria Chaldean Empire Egypt The Nile Valley Lower Egypt 3-4 Weeks Upper Egypt Egypt’s Old Kingdom Pyramids Pharaohs The Egyptian Empire Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Civilization of Kush Nubia Farming and trade The Ancient The First Israelites Israelites Monotheism Canaanites 2-3 weeks Kingdom of Israel Jerusalem Exodus Growth of Judaism Traditions Judah India/China Early Civilizations India’s Geography 3-4 Weeks Ideas and Technology Aryans and the Caste system Hinduism and Buddhism
Unit and Approximate Time Content Topics Tools of the Historian and Prehistory 3-4 weeks Historical research Interpretation of archaeological evidence Evaluation of historical materials Connections to the modern world Early Humans Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era Mesopotamia and the First Empires 3-4 Weeks Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Sumerians City-states Assyria Chaldean Empire Egypt 3-4 Weeks The Nile Valley Lower Egypt Upper Egypt Egypt’s Old Kingdom Pyramids Pharaohs The Egyptian Empire Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Civilization of Kush Nubia Farming and trade The Ancient Israelites 2-3 weeks The First Israelites Monotheism Canaanites Kingdom of Israel Jerusalem Exodus Growth of Judaism Traditions Judah India/China 3-4 Weeks India’s Early Civilizations Geography Ideas and Technology Aryans and the Caste system Hinduism and Buddhism
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