Chapter 1 Targets - Early Humans

World History Pre-AP – Duez

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Chapter 1 – “The First Humans”

Time: 2 Weeks

Big Ideas: 1. Human beings have developed in stages and humans have changed and adapted over time to be able to take advantage of their environment and survive. 2. Systematic Agriculture allowed people to create specialized labor and thereby develop civilizations. 3. History is the examination of evidence and new discoveries to understand our past.

Knowledge Targets “What I need to know!”

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Student-Friendly Learning Target Statements Describe the nature of human life during the Old Stone Age.

Paleolithic

Neolithic Revolution

“old stone”

Bronze Age

Domestication

Systematic agriculture

Artifacts

Archaeology

Anthropology

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List the 6 characteristics of a civilization. Identify and Describe the importance of these locations:

Lascaux

• Reasoning Targets “What I can do with what I know.”

Olduvai Gorge

Catal Huyuk

Uruk

Eastern & Southern Africa

Explain the methods scientists use to uncover early human existence.

Thermo luminescence Dating Louis B. Leakey Mary Nicol Leakey

Radiocarbon Dating Heinrich Schliemann

Donald Johanson nomad

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Compare and Contrast the Neolithic and Paleolithic Ages.

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Explain and trace the development and spread of early humans or hominids to present day:

Homo Erectus Neanderthal Skill Targets “What I can demonstrate.”

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Product Targets “What I can make to show my learning.”

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Homo Erectus Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Homo Sapiens Australopithecine

How does farming free up a human being’s time versus hunting and gathering? What kind of occupations are possible once more time is available to a given society? How does the development of agriculture facilitate the development of cities?

Create a Rock Art Poster to explain your personal and family history. You will be able to show the class who you are and what you are all about by using the techniques of early man. Write an essay describing changes that took place during Neolithic Revolution and the consequences. Write an essay explaining how the role of women changed from Paleolithic Age to Neolithic Age.

Homework Questions (due on Monday, August 31st)

Quiz is on Wed/Thu Sept 2 and 3rd

RC = Reading Check Question 1. RC p. 21 2. RC. p. 22 3. RC p. 25 4. Page 25 #6 5. Page 25 #7 6. RC p. 30 7. RC p. 31 8. Page 31 #5 9. Page 31 #6 10. Page 31#8

Study the bold words above. They can all be found in the chapter.

Test on Chp 1 is Friday, Sept. 4th

Rock Art Project is due on Monday, September 7th. We will work on this in class a little and have further instructions and a rubric.