History Flashback – – First Semester Topics

First Semester Topics

The Peopling of the World

1.1  Human Origins in Africa

1.2  Humans Try to Control Nature

1.3  Civilization: Case Study Ur in Sumer

Seminar 1: Water Shortage /Middle East

Primary Source Activity 1: Cave Paintings

 

Early River Valley Civilizations

            2.1 City-States in Mesopotamia

            2.2 Pyramids on the Nile

            2.3 Planned Cities on the Indus

            2.4 River Dynasties in China

            Seminar 2: Relations China & India

            Primary Source Activity 2: Hammurabi’s Law

 

People & Ideas on the Move

            3.1 The Indo-Europeans

            3.2 Hinduism & Buddhism Develop

            3.3 Seafaring Traders

            3.4 Origins of Judaism

            Seminar 3: Buddhism Discovery / The God of Cricket

 

Cooperative Learning

·      Large History Project

·      Comic Strip History Timeline