Class: World History
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Civilization
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Renaissance &
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Unit Calendar
W/8/17
 Intro to Class
 Introductions
 CP--Where In the
World is…
F/8/19
 I—Cornell Notes
 L--What is a
civilization?
 G--When did ____
happen?
T/8/23
All civilizations rise and fall. Every
civilization has common traits and
unique features.
Read: Unit
Review Parts 1-3,
pp. 2-43
Key
Concepts
Culture
Civilization
Philosophy
Economic
Social
Technological
Aesthetic
Religious
Political
Geography
 L-How to Do
Terms
 Team Work on
Civilizations
TH/8/25
 Aesthetics in Early
Civilizations
 Civilization Review
 Team Work on
Civilizations
M/8/29
 GRAPES Test
 CP--I Am
Civilization
Poems
 CP—Poem
Presentations
Essential Questions:
 What is a civilization?
 How do we compare civilizations?
 What were the major accomplishments of the Early Civilizations?
Civilization
Terms:
All civilizations rise and fall.
Every civilization has
common traits and unique
features
People:
 Siddhartha Gautama, p. 14
 Paul, p. 19
 Muhammad, p. 32
Key Stages in Human Development:
Old Stone Age:
 Use of Fire
 Spoken Language
 Use of Boats
 Belief in Spiritual World
 Burial of The Dead
 Creation of Cave Paintings
New Stone Age:
 Domestication of Plants & Animals
 Settling of Permanent Villages
 Creation of 1st Calendars
 More elaborate tools & technology
Rise of Civilizations:
 Production & storage of surplus food
 Expansion of Population
 Development of Cities and Governments
 Development of Organized Religions
 Job specialization
 Development of Social Classes
 Development of Arts & Architecture
 Invention of Writing Systems
 Cultural Diffusion
Places:
 Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
 China
 India
 Egypt
Events:
 Neolithic Revolution, p.4
Ideas:
 Civilization, p. 4
 Culture*
 Cultural Diffusion, p. 42
 Philosophy*
 Monotheism, p. 7
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Greece
Roman Empire
Islamic Empire
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