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Unit 1: Student Historians
1.1: The Lay of the Land
1.2: Why History?
1.3: Baseline Exam & Six Word Memoir
1.4: Primary VS Secondary Sources
1.5: Quotes, Paraphrases, and Summaries
1.6: Europe & World Maps
1.7: Claim, Evidence, & Analysis
1.8: Map Skills
1.9: Spotting Claim, Evidence, & Analysis Statements
1.10: To Cite is Right
1.11: Argumentative Essay Workshop
Unit 2: The Ancients
2.1: Worst Mistake of the Human Race
2.2: Bronze Age Civilization
Aegean
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley
Maya
Mesopotamia
Olmec
Phoenicia & Etruria
Yellow River Valley
2.3: The Cradle of Civilization
2.4: Bronze Age Collapse
2.5: The Legacy of Greece
2.6: The Roman Empire
2.7: Pax Romana
2.8: Rome's Fall
2.9: The Viking Age
2.10: Feudalism
Feudal Europe
Feudal Japan
2.11: Pax Mongolica
Features of a Civilization
Quarter 1 Essay
Unit 3: World Religions
3.1: World Religions
3.2: Rise of Christianity
3.3: Rise of Islam
3.4: African Empires
3.5: Crusades & Plagues
The Reconquista
Crusades Infographic
3.6: Tensions in India
3.7: The Protestant Reformation
3.8: The European Witch Hunt
Ancient Frictions
The Rise of Christianity
Unit 4: The Early Modern World
4.1: The Italian Renaissance
4.2: The Spanish New World
4.3: Motivations, Occupation & Consolidation
4.4: Mercantilism
4.5: North American Indians
4.6: The Atlantic Slave Trade
4.7: Slave Trade Historiography
4.8: The Enlightenment
4.9: Enlightened Despots
4.10: French Revolution Begins
4.11: Napoleon & Bolivar
4.12: Toussaint Louverture
4.13: Modern Imperialism
4.?: The Printing Press
4.?: Motivations for Colonization
4.?: Rabbit-Proof Fence
4.?: Causes of the American Revolution
4.?: Absolute Monarchies
Quarter 2 Essay
Unit 5: Industrial Revolution & Nation-Building
5.1: Capitalism VS Socialism
5.2: Industrial Images
5.3: The Urban Game
5.4: Industrial Stations
5.5: Big Business
5.6: Nationalism
5.7: 19th Century Group Project
Unit 6: World War I & Beyond
6.1: The MAIN Causes of WW1
6.2: The WW1 Alliance Game
6.3: The Western Front
6.4: Russian Revolution
6.5: An End to Neutrality
6.6: The NEW Treaty of Versailles
6.7: The League of Nations
Quarter 3 Essay
Unit 7: World War II
7.1: Fascist Italy
7.2: Hitler's Germany
7.3: Lebensraum
7.4: Spanish Civil War
7.5: War in Europe
7.6: Pacific Theater
7.7: WW2 Timeline
Unit 8: Genocides
8.1: Introduction to the Holocaust
8.2: Resisting the Holocaust
8.3: Ignoring the Holocaust
8.4: Victims of the Holocaust
8.5: After the Holocaust
8.6: Armenian Genocide
8.7: A Class Divided
8.8: Hotel Rwanda
8.9: Reflecting on the Rwandan Genocide
The Cold War Project
Topic 1: Roots of the Cold War
Topic 2: The Berlin Airlift
Topic 3: US vs USSR
Topic 4: Globalization
Topic 5: Europe
Topic 6: Asia
Topic 7: Latin America
Topic 8: Africa
Topic 9: Middle East
Topic 10: Collapse of USSR
Student Links
Parent Links
Teacher Links
Booth Tours
The History Booth
Home
World History
Unit 1: Student Historians
1.1: The Lay of the Land
1.2: Why History?
1.3: Baseline Exam & Six Word Memoir
1.4: Primary VS Secondary Sources
1.5: Quotes, Paraphrases, and Summaries
1.6: Europe & World Maps
1.7: Claim, Evidence, & Analysis
1.8: Map Skills
1.9: Spotting Claim, Evidence, & Analysis Statements
1.10: To Cite is Right
1.11: Argumentative Essay Workshop
Unit 2: The Ancients
2.1: Worst Mistake of the Human Race
2.2: Bronze Age Civilization
Aegean
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley
Maya
Mesopotamia
Olmec
Phoenicia & Etruria
Yellow River Valley
2.3: The Cradle of Civilization
2.4: Bronze Age Collapse
2.5: The Legacy of Greece
2.6: The Roman Empire
2.7: Pax Romana
2.8: Rome's Fall
2.9: The Viking Age
2.10: Feudalism
Feudal Europe
Feudal Japan
2.11: Pax Mongolica
Features of a Civilization
Quarter 1 Essay
Unit 3: World Religions
3.1: World Religions
3.2: Rise of Christianity
3.3: Rise of Islam
3.4: African Empires
3.5: Crusades & Plagues
The Reconquista
Crusades Infographic
3.6: Tensions in India
3.7: The Protestant Reformation
3.8: The European Witch Hunt
Ancient Frictions
The Rise of Christianity
Unit 4: The Early Modern World
4.1: The Italian Renaissance
4.2: The Spanish New World
4.3: Motivations, Occupation & Consolidation
4.4: Mercantilism
4.5: North American Indians
4.6: The Atlantic Slave Trade
4.7: Slave Trade Historiography
4.8: The Enlightenment
4.9: Enlightened Despots
4.10: French Revolution Begins
4.11: Napoleon & Bolivar
4.12: Toussaint Louverture
4.13: Modern Imperialism
4.?: The Printing Press
4.?: Motivations for Colonization
4.?: Rabbit-Proof Fence
4.?: Causes of the American Revolution
4.?: Absolute Monarchies
Quarter 2 Essay
Unit 5: Industrial Revolution & Nation-Building
5.1: Capitalism VS Socialism
5.2: Industrial Images
5.3: The Urban Game
5.4: Industrial Stations
5.5: Big Business
5.6: Nationalism
5.7: 19th Century Group Project
Unit 6: World War I & Beyond
6.1: The MAIN Causes of WW1
6.2: The WW1 Alliance Game
6.3: The Western Front
6.4: Russian Revolution
6.5: An End to Neutrality
6.6: The NEW Treaty of Versailles
6.7: The League of Nations
Quarter 3 Essay
Unit 7: World War II
7.1: Fascist Italy
7.2: Hitler's Germany
7.3: Lebensraum
7.4: Spanish Civil War
7.5: War in Europe
7.6: Pacific Theater
7.7: WW2 Timeline
Unit 8: Genocides
8.1: Introduction to the Holocaust
8.2: Resisting the Holocaust
8.3: Ignoring the Holocaust
8.4: Victims of the Holocaust
8.5: After the Holocaust
8.6: Armenian Genocide
8.7: A Class Divided
8.8: Hotel Rwanda
8.9: Reflecting on the Rwandan Genocide
The Cold War Project
Topic 1: Roots of the Cold War
Topic 2: The Berlin Airlift
Topic 3: US vs USSR
Topic 4: Globalization
Topic 5: Europe
Topic 6: Asia
Topic 7: Latin America
Topic 8: Africa
Topic 9: Middle East
Topic 10: Collapse of USSR
Student Links
Parent Links
Teacher Links
Booth Tours
More
Home
World History
Unit 1: Student Historians
1.1: The Lay of the Land
1.2: Why History?
1.3: Baseline Exam & Six Word Memoir
1.4: Primary VS Secondary Sources
1.5: Quotes, Paraphrases, and Summaries
1.6: Europe & World Maps
1.7: Claim, Evidence, & Analysis
1.8: Map Skills
1.9: Spotting Claim, Evidence, & Analysis Statements
1.10: To Cite is Right
1.11: Argumentative Essay Workshop
Unit 2: The Ancients
2.1: Worst Mistake of the Human Race
2.2: Bronze Age Civilization
Aegean
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley
Maya
Mesopotamia
Olmec
Phoenicia & Etruria
Yellow River Valley
2.3: The Cradle of Civilization
2.4: Bronze Age Collapse
2.5: The Legacy of Greece
2.6: The Roman Empire
2.7: Pax Romana
2.8: Rome's Fall
2.9: The Viking Age
2.10: Feudalism
Feudal Europe
Feudal Japan
2.11: Pax Mongolica
Features of a Civilization
Quarter 1 Essay
Unit 3: World Religions
3.1: World Religions
3.2: Rise of Christianity
3.3: Rise of Islam
3.4: African Empires
3.5: Crusades & Plagues
The Reconquista
Crusades Infographic
3.6: Tensions in India
3.7: The Protestant Reformation
3.8: The European Witch Hunt
Ancient Frictions
The Rise of Christianity
Unit 4: The Early Modern World
4.1: The Italian Renaissance
4.2: The Spanish New World
4.3: Motivations, Occupation & Consolidation
4.4: Mercantilism
4.5: North American Indians
4.6: The Atlantic Slave Trade
4.7: Slave Trade Historiography
4.8: The Enlightenment
4.9: Enlightened Despots
4.10: French Revolution Begins
4.11: Napoleon & Bolivar
4.12: Toussaint Louverture
4.13: Modern Imperialism
4.?: The Printing Press
4.?: Motivations for Colonization
4.?: Rabbit-Proof Fence
4.?: Causes of the American Revolution
4.?: Absolute Monarchies
Quarter 2 Essay
Unit 5: Industrial Revolution & Nation-Building
5.1: Capitalism VS Socialism
5.2: Industrial Images
5.3: The Urban Game
5.4: Industrial Stations
5.5: Big Business
5.6: Nationalism
5.7: 19th Century Group Project
Unit 6: World War I & Beyond
6.1: The MAIN Causes of WW1
6.2: The WW1 Alliance Game
6.3: The Western Front
6.4: Russian Revolution
6.5: An End to Neutrality
6.6: The NEW Treaty of Versailles
6.7: The League of Nations
Quarter 3 Essay
Unit 7: World War II
7.1: Fascist Italy
7.2: Hitler's Germany
7.3: Lebensraum
7.4: Spanish Civil War
7.5: War in Europe
7.6: Pacific Theater
7.7: WW2 Timeline
Unit 8: Genocides
8.1: Introduction to the Holocaust
8.2: Resisting the Holocaust
8.3: Ignoring the Holocaust
8.4: Victims of the Holocaust
8.5: After the Holocaust
8.6: Armenian Genocide
8.7: A Class Divided
8.8: Hotel Rwanda
8.9: Reflecting on the Rwandan Genocide
The Cold War Project
Topic 1: Roots of the Cold War
Topic 2: The Berlin Airlift
Topic 3: US vs USSR
Topic 4: Globalization
Topic 5: Europe
Topic 6: Asia
Topic 7: Latin America
Topic 8: Africa
Topic 9: Middle East
Topic 10: Collapse of USSR
Student Links
Parent Links
Teacher Links
Booth Tours
Lesson 2.2: Features of a Civilization
Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the 8 Features of Civilizations by completing a worksheet, creating a civilization as a groups, and by answering questions regarding their civilization with a 80% success rate.
Vocabulary: civilization, specialization, class
Directions:
Get a copy of this worksheet:
Worksheet - 8 Features of a Civilization.pdf
Fill out the worksheet based on the video below
Use what we learned from Jared Diamond's article, "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race," (from
lesson 2.1
) to answer question 9
Turn it in for a grade
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