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Sep. 13/14: Group Shared Inquiry: Rise, Expansion & Fall of Civilizations

9/12/2018

Helpful Resources for Research:

Formative Shared Inquiry Task Descriptions and Rubrics
Unit 1 Foundations of Civilizations Webpage (many resources provided here)

Research Resources for Specific Civilizations:

Aksum Empire

Aksum Empire (Big History Project)
The Kingdom of Aksum (WH Textbook pgs 225-231)

Ancient Greece

Greco-Roman (Big History Project)
Ancient Greece (ancienthistory.eu)

Aztec

Mesoamerica (Big History Project)
Early Mesoamerican Civilizations (WHTextbook pages 240-243)

Ghana Empire

The Ghana Empire (Big History Project)
Ancient Ghana (ancienthistory.eu)

Inca

The Rise and Fall of the Inca (TEDed)
Inca Civilization (ancienthistory.eu)

Indus Valley

Indus Valley Civilization (Ancienthistory.eu);
Indus Valley (WH Textbook pages 44-49)

Japan

Ancient Japan (Britannica.com)
Ancient Japan (ancienthistory.eu)

Jericho

Jericho (Big History Project)
Early Jericho (ancienthistory.eu)

Korea

Ancient Korea (Ancient.eu)
Ancient Korea (ancienthistory.eu)

Maya

Mesoamerica (Big History Project)
Maya Civilization (ancienthistory.eu)

Roman Empire

Greco-Roman (Big History Project)
“Chapter 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity” (Textbook PDF)

Uruk

Uruk (Big History Project)
Uruk (ancienthistory.eu)

Sep 11/12: constructing historical explanations: the rise of humans

9/10/2018

Helpful Resources for today:

HW: Read CH. 4 of The Human Story; take notes

Sep 6/7: the role of agriculture in the foundation of civilizations

9/6/2018

Today, we will work on a couple of things with research...
1. Organizing our research portfolios to ensure we are taking effective notes.
2. Investigating the role of agriculture in the foundations of civilizations.

As we look at some sample research portfolios, we will compare our own research portfolios to the samples. We will also provide and receive peer feedback to those at our table on our own research notes. Then we will practice taking notes more effectively using new note-taking strategies.

Watch: BHP: “Why Was Agriculture So Important?” (10:02 min.)
Read/skim through “Agrarian Civilizations” (BHP 7.1 article)
Read/skim through “The Origin of World Religions” (BHP 7.1 article)

Sep 4/5: rise of civilizations (cont.)

9/4/2018

We will continue working on clarifying our understanding of the rise of civilizations...

HW: Finish SEESAW "Rise of humans" journal post