Period One: Technological and Environmental Transformations: c.8000 bce- c.600 ce
This unit will introduce us to the foundations of human civilization. As we go through the course, we will follow the key concepts of the course, which is loosely followed by the text. The first unit will cover period one from the course framework. We will discuss and learn about the following key concepts in our discussion:
Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
Key Concept 1.3. The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies
Unit 1 general topics: Populating the Earth, Neolithic Revolution, Pastoral versus Agrarian societies, Migrations of Peoples- Celtic, Bantu, Polynesian culture spread to Australia and Oceania, River Valley Civilizations, First Civilizations
Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
Key Concept 1.3. The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies
Unit 1 general topics: Populating the Earth, Neolithic Revolution, Pastoral versus Agrarian societies, Migrations of Peoples- Celtic, Bantu, Polynesian culture spread to Australia and Oceania, River Valley Civilizations, First Civilizations
Unit resources
We will use the following resources as we cover the material in this unit.
Textbook Site: This site has great outlines and quizzes that can help you take notes and prepare for the quizzes, discussions, and the test. Key Concepts Outline for the Unit-This chart will help guide you through the material in the unit and filling it out will help you figure out what is important. We will discuss it in class at the beginning of the unit. As we go through the unit, I will pull up one in class that is filled out so we can compare the notes you took and the ones I have. Unit Outline- This document outlines the information from the key concepts described above. This is a good way to review material to ensure you have covered everything you will need to know for the test. The big picture for Period 2- This powerpoint gives a brief overview of what we will cover in this unit |
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