T.H.I.E.V.E.S.
History of Our World
Title
What is the title?
Chapter 1: Lesson 1, pg. 4-9
The Beginnings of Human Society
Section 1: Geography & History
What do I already know about this topic?
What does this topic have to do with the
preceding chapter?
Does the title express a point of view?
• humans have been around for about 3.5 million
yrs
we studied the geologic timescale and found that
the earth is over 4 billion years old
No, it is a fact - no opinion is expressed
What do I think I will be reading about?
The first settlements and societies.
Headings
What does this heading tell me I will be reading Understanding History, pg. 7
about?
The way history is researched.
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
• Human curiosity about what life was like
thousands of years ago.
•How is our understanding of history created?
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
to be answered in the
text.
What does this heading tell me I will be reading Before and After Writing, pg. 7
about?
Life in ancient times changed with the
development of writing.
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
• 5,000 yrs. ago
• writing developed in Africa & SW Asia
• written records of experience = history
• time before writing was invented = prehistory
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
to be answered in the
text?
How did writing develop?
What does this heading tell me I will be reading Prehistory: Digging up the Past, pg. 7
about?
Archaeology
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
• Archeologist rely on found objects to learn about
past people and cultures
• The dig and sift at prehistoric sites
• tool size shows what type/size of animal hunted
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
How do scientists know what happened in
to be answered in the
prehistoric times?
text?
What does this heading tell me I will be reading History: A Record in Writing, pg. 8
Written records are important to understanding
about?
history.
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
• Written records are studied to understand society
- war, religion, rulers, etc.
What do written records tell us about history?
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
to be answered in the
text?
What does this heading tell me I will be reading A Record of Spoken Word, pg. 8
Written records are important to understanding
about?
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
history.
• Oral tradition includes stories passed down by
word of mouth, from generation to generation.
What is oral tradition and how is it important to
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
history?
to be answered in the
text?
What does this heading tell me I will be reading Linking Geography and History, pg. 9
Geography and history are related.
about?
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
• geography is the study of the Earth’s surface and
natural processes that shape it
• connection to why events happened
• geography effects the way people live
• climate, landscape, location, weather patterns
• example about Egypt and the Nile River
Turn this heading into a question that is likely
to be answered in the
text?
How does geography help us understand
history?
Introduction
Is there an opening paragraph, perhaps
italicized?
yes, not italicized
Does the first paragraph introduce the
chapter?
yes, it gives an example of how archaeologists
study human history - the Iceman.
What does the introduction tell me I will be
reading about?
The way fossils can tell the story of human
history.
Do I know anything about this topic already?
• archaeological findings show that humans
have been around for over 3 million years.
Every First Sentence in a Paragraph
•
What do I think this chapter is going to be
about based on the first sentence in each
paragraph?
• Type EVERY first sentence of EACH
paragraph (section by section)
Introduction
pg. 6
•He is called the Iceman.
• Two hikers discovered the Iceman by chance in
1991.
• Scientists determined that the Iceman lived about
5,000 years ago, in about 3000 B.C.E.
• The most important clue about the Iceman’s life
was his copper ax.
Understanding History
The way history is researched.
pg. 7
Before and After Writing
Life in ancient times changed with the
development of writing
pg. 7
Prehistory: Digging up the Past Archaeology
pg. 7
•The scientists’ curiosity about the Iceman’s life
was natural.
•About 5,000 years ago, peoples in Southeast Asia
and in Africa developed systems of writing.
•To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists
must rely on clues other than written records.
History: A Record in Writing
Written records are important to
understanding history.
pg. 8
A Record of Spoken Word
pg. 8
• Historians do not rely only on the objects
discovered by archaeologists to learn about the
past.
• The written records studied by historians often
began as oral traditions, stories passed down by
word of mouth
Linking Geography and History
pg. 9
• Knowing when something happened is important.
Vocabulary & Visuals
Does the chapter include photographs,
drawings, maps, charts, or graphs?
•pg. 4-5
Cave Art in Argentina, 5000 B.C.E.
• overlapping hands
World Map
• early migration of modern humans
•pg. 6
A scientist removing the Iceman’s body
•pg. 7
A museum model of the Iceman
• shows his clothing and tools
• gives information about cause of death
•pg. 8
A West African “griot” tells stories
• shows him teaching traditions
Prehistoric rock painting in South Africa
• shows animals
•pg. 9
A farm in Egypt’s Nile River Delta
• shows people working on the farm
What can I learn from the visuals in a chapter?
• The map shows historians used geography to
determine prehistorical events such as the
human migration that populated the world.
• The cave art helped us understand how
humans hunted.
• The Iceman helped us understand how early
humans lived.
How do captions help me better understand
the meaning?
•They explain the image, graph, or chart.
Is there a list of key vocabulary terms and
definitions?
•yes
Are there important words in boldface type
throughout the chapter?
•yes
Do I know what the boldfaced words mean?
• history - written & other recorded events of people
• prehistory - time before writing was invented
• archaeologist - a scientist who examines objects to
learn about the human past
• oral traditions- stories passed down by word of
mouth
• geography - the study of Earth’s surface and the
processes that shape it
Can I tell the meaning of the boldfaced words
from the sentences in which they
are embedded?
history: YES
“These developments marked the beginning of
history, the written and other recorded events of
people.”
prehistory: YES
“Prehistory is the time before history.”
archaeologist: YES
“Archaeologists are scientists who examine
objects to learn about past peoples and cultures.”
oral traditions: YES
“The written records studied by historians often
began as oral traditions, stories passed down by
word of mouth.”
geography: YES
“To do this, historians often turn to geography, the
study ofr Earth’s surface and the processes that
shape it.”
End-of-chapter questions
•pg. _________
What do the questions ask?
• 1a. Recall: What do scientists study to learn
about prehistory?
• 1b. Generalize: What do we know about societies
that leave behind written records?
• 1c. Draw Inferences: Analyze the clothes you
wear and the the things you carry to school. What
do they say about your life? How does your story
compare to the Iceman’s story?
• 2a. Identify: Name some examples of familiar
geographic features.
•2b. Explain: How can geography help us to
understand history?
•2c. Identify Cause and Effect: What effect has
geography had on the way people in your
community live?
What information do they mark as important?
• Historians use geography, objects, and written
records to understand history of people.
What information do I learn from the
questions?
•1a.: Scientists study objects to understand history.
•1b.: We have information about societies that left
written records.
•1c: The clothing we wear and the things we have
tell a lot about the way we live.
•2a.: Geographic features include climate,
landscape, and location.
•2b.: Geography helps us understand history.
•2c.: Geography effects the way communities live.
Keep in mind the end-of-chapter questions.
•Think about the essential questions as you
take notes while you read.
Summary
•
• summarize the lesson / chapter using the
information you “stole” from the text