Immigration and Discrimination
~The ancient world to the 7th century~
Big Idea (7): Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people
Big Idea (7): Increasingly complex societies required new systems of laws and government.
Big Idea (7): Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations.
Content (7): anthropological origins of humans
Content (7): origins, core beliefs, narratives, practices, and influences of religions, including at least one indigenous to the Americas
Content (7): features and characteristics of civilizations, and factors that led to their rise and fall
Content (7): social, political, legal, governmental, and economic systems and structures, including at least one indigenous to the Americas
Content (7): human responses to particular geographic challenges and opportunities, including climates, landforms, and natural resources
Curricular Competency (6) + (7): Assess the significance of people, places, events, or developments at particular times and places (significance)
Curricular Competency (6) + (7): Characterize different time periods in history, including periods of progress and decline, and identify key turning points that marked periods of change (continuity and change)
Curricular Competency (6) + (7): Determine which causes most influenced particular decisions, actions, or events, and assess their short- and long-term consequences (cause and consequence)
First Peoples Principles of Learning: Learning is reflective.
Timeline
February: Anthropological Origins of Humans: Argumentative Essays
March: origins, core beliefs, narratives, practices, and influences of religions, including at least one indigenous to the Americas: Egypt and Aztec: Oral Debate
April: features and characteristics of civilizations, and factors that led to their rise and fall: Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece: Creative Stories
May: social, political, legal, governmental, and economic systems and structures, including at least one indigenous to the Americas: Inca Empire and Mesopotamia
June: human responses to particular geographic challenges and opportunities, including climates, landforms, and natural resources: Persia and Ancient China: Compare-Contrast Essays
Anthropological Origins of Humans
Sahelanthropus
Orrorin
Ardipithecus
Australopithecus / Paranthropus
Kenyanthropus
Homo
Early Humans - Compare-Contrast Essay
Aztec and Ancient Egypt - Debate
Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses
Inca Empire and Mesopotamia
May: social, political, legal, governmental, and economic systems and structures, including at least one indigenous to the Americas: Inca Empire and Mesopotamia