Early Humans

Essential Question:

What caused some humans to shift from foraging to farming and what were the effects of this change?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Communication

Collaboration

Inquiry Question:

How did our ancestors migrate across much of the Earth and figure out how to survive in new regions?

2. Inquiry Question:

Which way of living do you think was more desirable, foraging or farming—and why?

3. Inquiry Question:

What different interpretations and evidence are used to explain why farming developed?

Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to understand human migration patterns and evaluate how the Earth has shaped these patterns and how humans have impacted the Earth.

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to understand and evaluate the positive and negative aspects of different types of human communities and how foraging, pastoral, and farming communities interacted.

3. Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to evaluate, create, and support arguments using historical evidence for why many early human communities made the switch from foraging to farming.

Skills Demonstrated:

Map Reading
Annotating Text
Determining Cause & Effects
Making Judgements and Predictions

Standards:

SS:GE:12:4.1: Identify world population trends in both numbers and patterns.
SS:GE:12:2.3: Describe the structure of regional systems.
SS:WH:12:1.1: Describe the development of different political systems.
SS:WH:12:1.5: Evaluate the influence of religion on political systems.
SS:WH:12:5.5: Determine the basis for ranking social groups within a given culture.

Resources:

[Our Hidden Google Drive Resource link]

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