Early CivilizationsToward Civilizations

Do now

1. Critically examine the image and write down five things that come to mind.

Do now

Do now

Complete Chapter 1 section 1 handout.

Homework

SWBAT…1. Explain how geography and history are

linked.2. Identify the methods that anthropologist

and archaeologist use to find out about early people.

3. Describe the ways historians try to reconstruct the past.

Objective

Activating prior Knowledge1. Why do you think people tend to build

settlements near rivers?

Stop and Jot

Stop & Jot

River Valley Civilizations Reasons

Fertile land Water attracted

animals that provided a source of food.

People could use water for drinking, travel and irrigation.

What do you think would some drawbacks might be to building civilization in river valleys?

Turn and Talk

Turn & Talk

Share Out

Flooding Challenge of protecting citizens from raids

by other groups envious of the good location.

Drawbacks

We are going to discuss the work of geographers, historians, anthropologist, archaeologist, and others in uncovering the past, for the next couple of lessons we will examine life in the stone age and the beginning of civilization in the Middle East and elsewhere.

A key to understanding history is studying the Five themes of geography.1. Location2. Place3. Human-Environment Interaction4. Movement5. Region

Focus

1. The class will be divided into five groups.2. Each group is responsible for one theme.3. Each group must define its theme and list

several examples to illustrate it.4. Make it look nice.5. Be prepared to present.

Group work

Group Work

List the five themes of geography.

Exit ticket