History of the Ancient and Medieval World
“Western” “Civilization” “Foundations” and Recurring
Themes
History of the Ancient and Medieval World
“Western” “Civilization” “Foundations” and Recurring
Themes
Walsingham Academy
Mrs. McArthur
Room 111
Quest 1: OverviewQuest 1: Overview
Note: Bring colored Pencils
1. Historical Time: In what 2 ways might a historian express time? For what purpose(s?)
2. What is culture? How is it spread-across time and place?
3. Prehistoric Early Peoples: Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
Quest 1: Overview, cont.Quest 1: Overview, cont.
4. Inter-dependence of social sciences: (geography, history, anthropology, archaeology, political science, economics, statistics, psychology, sociology)
5. What is civilization and how is it different from culture?
10 themes of history (project) is Not on Quest
Bring Your Text to Class Every Day
Quest FormatQuest FormatYou will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge
and skills in a number of ways:
• 10 multiple choice questions (knowledge)
• 3 short-answer questions (knowledge and skills)
All work must be placed on a separate sheet of paper. Because of copyright agreements, you may keep your answer sheet but not the original quest.
SuggestionsSuggestionsThe quest is based on the material we have
covered in the first 2 weeks of school and summarized in the Overview. Be sure to review:– All photocopies and notes (incl. SPA)– Text book pp. 4-24 (Chp study guide on pp 24)
You will have some choice, so examine test first before beginning.
Assignment 1Assignment 11. Quest Preparation
• Be sure to bring colored pencils + paper
2. Consider doing 1 of the 2 optional extra-credit projects listed on SPA.
Reminders:• Students absent 9/8, make up Quiz Fri., 9/10 • X-Credit due Sept. 10 : (1) Social Scientist at the
Movies or (2) Green Sahara (National Geographic) • Black Ships Before Troy, September 20
Assignment 2Assignment 2
1. Read article, What is the West? (photocopy)
2. A definition of the West must address several components. From the article, select details that demonstrate how the components at right belong in such an explanation.
Geography
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Culture (including identity)
history
In-Class PreparationIn-Class PreparationSuccess in “lecture mode” (Key tool of social science courses)
1. Be an active listener.a) “Track” the speaker’s progress by following along in the notes with your
finger or a ruler.b) Highlight key ideas (not everything.)c) Add details not provided in notes. Make drawings.d) Visualize the verbal scenes. e) Write questions that occur to you.
2. Review your notes after lecture (and again and again!)a) Make note of things you wish clarified or explained.b) Quiz yourself and check missing ideas, examples, details. c) Make connections to other resources: textbook, virtual field trips, Book
Club reading, etc.
Theme: Role of GeographyTheme: Role of GeographyActivating Prior Knowledge
• Study the map on page 31 of your text. Cultural diffusion helps explain important changes brought about by contacts with others.
• How might art, ideas have been exchanged between the two early civilizations of Mesopotamia + Egypt?
• On your outline map, fill in its physical features: bodies of water, landforms.
Remember: a good map has-Remember: a good map has-
• A title
• A date
• A scale
• A key or legend
• compass
What 2 elements does this text map lack?
The Ancient Near East
Assignment 3Assignment 31. Complete Physical Feature’s Map of Ancient
City-States of Sumer.
2. Read pp. 30-31 of text and answer questions # 2,3 of Map Skills, pp 31
3. Review lecture notes including key vocabulary terms (photocopy) mentioned
4. Project due : Notebook Cover, final edition
Reminders:• Students absent 9/8, make up Quiz Fri., 9/10 • X-Credit due Sept. 10 : (1) Social Scientist at the
Movies or (2) Green Sahara (National Geographic) • Black Ships Before Troy, September 20
Assignment 4 Assignment 4 1. Read pp 32-34 of textbook.
2. Complete Assessment at bottom of pp 34, doing #1-4. (Be sure to follow guidelines for setting up your paper, etc.)
(Audio Clip available only in Class)
• What basic feature of civilization (as well as recurring theme) includes music?
• What can we learn about early civilizations from artifacts such as musical instruments?
Week in Review - Mesopotamia
Questions to Consider
Week in Review - Mesopotamia
Questions to Consider
1. What are some of the ways in which Mesopotamia’s geography influenced its cultural and historical development?
2. What specific examples of the civilizing process that we have studied do we encounter in Mesopotamia’s story?
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