Unit 1: River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia, The Nile, The Indus Valley, and China
Unit 1
Ch. 2: River Valley and Classcal Civilizations
Ch. 3: Early Religions
Ch. 9: Early American Civilizations
The BIG Picture
Unit Pacing: (subject to change)
08/27 - Neolithic Revolution & Rise of Civilizations
08/28 - Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
08/30 - Hinduism & Buddhism
09/02 - NO SCHOOL
09/03 - Judaism & Christianity
09/04 - Early American Civilizations
Homework (answer questions on back)
08/27 - 1.2 &1.3
08/28 - 2.1 & 2.2
08/29 - 2.3 & 2.4
08/30 - 3.1 (pgs 63-65), 3.2
09/03 - 3.4 & 9.2
09/04 - Vocabulary and Unit1 Organizer DUE
Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz and Unit Organizer Due
Thursday, Sep 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
Flower Mound High School, Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound, TX
Key Terms
1. Neolithic Revolution
2. Cultural Diffusion
3. Mesopotamia
4. Hammurabi’s Code
5. Monotheism vs. polytheism
6. Judaism (Hebrews)
7. Cuneiform
8. Egypt
9. Pharaohs
10. Hinduism
11. Hieroglyphics
12. Pheonicians
13. Buddhism
14. Caste System
15. Hitites
16. Dynastic Cycle
17. Mandate of Heaven
18. Olmecs
19. Mesoamerica
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Egyptian Pyramids
Buddhism
The Olmecs
Essential Questions:
1. Explain how the beginning of farming led to the emergence of civilization including the ancient river civilizations
2. Summarize the impact of the Neolithic Revolution.
3. Explain how geographic factors shaped the development of the first civilizations.
4. Identify the impact of Hammurabi’s' Code and the Jewish Ten Commandments.
5. Identify characteristics of theocracy (Egypt).
6. Describe the historical origins, central ideas, philosophical traditions and influence of Hinduism and Judaism.
7. Create and/or interpret a map, graph or chart relating to the Hittite, Phoenicians and Indo-European migrations focusing on the relationship between geography and historical development.
8. Identify major technological contributions in early societies.