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Introduction and Ancient River Valley Civilizations
World History Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3,
sections 1, 3.
Early peoples were nomadic wanderers in search of food.
With the advent of the Neolithic Agricultural
Revolution, humans began to settle in communities. The
first communities arose in geographic environments of
unusual fertility. As these communities grew larger,
specialists arose and developed the skills and knowledge
that would become distinguishing features of
civilization.
Approximately 3500 to 2500 B.C. these ancient river
valley civilizations developed characteristics common to
all civilizations (cities, government, socio-economic
structure, intellectual activity, i.e., writing,
technology, art). This unit will explore these
beginnings as well as unique characteristics and
contributions of each.
Critical Questions:
- How did geography affect the development of river
valley civilizations?
- How did the Neolithic Revolution change human
life?
- What were the major characteristics of early
civilizations?
- How does the development of law in early
civilizations (i.e. the Code of Hammurabi, the Old
Testament) compare with modern American ethical and
legal standards?
- How did the development of religions ( i.e.,
Judaism, Hinduism) impact ancient river valley
civilizations?
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Student Performance Expectation |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective
is aligned to.
Information in
the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
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Unit I Resources
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Identify ways archaeologists, anthropologists, historians,
and geographers analyze limited evidence. (WH25A)
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Explain and apply different methods that historians
use to interpret the past, including the use of primary and
secondary sources, points of view, frames of reference and
historical context. (WH25D) (T10); (T11) (10.5.WH25C)
(11.5.US24C)
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Identify the major eras in world history and explain their
defining characteristics. (WH1A) (T10); (T11)
(10.3.WH1B)
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Explain the changes resulting from the development of
farming and cities on the history of man. (WH1B) (T10)
(10.2.WG6A) (103.WG10C) (10.3.WG18A) (10.3.WH14C) (11.2.WH26C)
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Identify important changes in human life caused by the
Neolithic agricultural revolution. (WH13A) (T10); (T11)
(10.3.WG10C) (11.3.WH14C)
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Locate places and regions of historical significance such as
Indus, Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, and Yellow (Huang He) river
valleys and describe their physical and human
characteristics. (WH12A) (T10) (10.2.WG6A)
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Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors
on major events in world history such as [the rise of
civilization in ancient river valley civilizations] (WH12B)
(T10); (T11) (10.2.WG1A) (10.2.WH11B) (10.2.WH12B)
(11.2.WH11B) (11.2.WH12B)
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Interpret historical and contemporary maps to identify and
explain geographic factors such as [the development of early
civilizations in river valleys] (WH12C) (T10); (T11)
(10.2.WH11B) (10.2.WH12B) (11.2.WH11B) (11.2.WH12B)
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Pose and answer questions about geographic
distributions and patterns in world history shown on maps,
graphs, charts, models, and databases. (WH11B) (T10)
(10.25.WG21C) (10.2.WH11B)
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Explain economic, social, and geographic factors that led to
the development of the first civilizations. (WH13B) |
Give examples of major math and science discoveries and
technological innovations that occurred at different periods in
history and describe the changes produced by these
discoveries and innovations. (WH23A) (T10)
(10.2.WH23A)
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Identify significant examples of art and architecture that
demonstrate an artistic ideal or visual principle from selected
cultures. (WH20A)
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Analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature,
music, and drama reflect the history of cultures in which they
are produced. (WH20B) (T10) (10.3.WG18A)
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Identify examples of art, music, and literature that
transcends the cultures in which they were created and convey
universal themes such as those in the mythology of the river
valley civilizations. (WH20C)
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Identify the impact of political and legal ideas contained
in significant historic documents, including Hammurabi's Code
[and the Old Testament]. (WH16B) (T10); (T11)
(11.4.16A)
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Analyze how ideas such as Judeo-Christian ethics and the
rise of secularism and individualism in Western civilization,
beginning with the Enlightenment, have influenced institutions
in society. (WH22C)
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Locate and use primary and secondary sources, such as
computer software, databases, media and news services,
biographies, interviews, and artifacts, to acquire information.
(WH25B) (T10); (T11) (10.5.WH26C) (11.5.US24A)
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Summarize the major political, economic, and cultural
developments of civilization in China and India. (WH2C)
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Summarize the fundamental ideas of Eastern civilizations
that originated in China and India. (WH22A)
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Analyze the specific roles of women, children, and families
in the ancient river valley civilizations. (WH21A)
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Describe the political, economic, and cultural influence of
women in the ancient river valley civilizations. (WH21B)
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Compare the historical origins, central ideas, and the
spread of major religious and philosophical traditions,
including the beginnings of Hinduism and Judaism. (WH19A)
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Identify examples of religious influence in historic and
contemporary world events. (WH19B)
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Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing,
identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing,
contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making
generalizations and predictions, and drawing
inferences and conclusions. (WH25C) (T10); (T11)
(10.5.WH25C) (11.5.US24B)
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Interpret and create databases, research outlines,
bibliographies, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines
and maps. (WH26C) (T10)
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