Introduction to World History Themes. Central Concepts, and Systems of Human Organization

What is World History?  World History is the study of human history from the beginnings of civilization (the earliest humans called hominids of East Africa 3.6 million B.C.) to the birth of the powerful empires of Africa and Asia some 2,000 years ago to present day societies.

Essential Question: What makes a successful society?  Assess all elements of a society including: Leadership, Government, Laws, Economy, Culture

How do we study world history? #1 S.A.D. Cycle#2 Conflict This method is used to study the characteristics of ONE civilization at a time. This method is used to determine what types of conflicts each civilization faced that challenged its rule and made its existence hard to continue. For each society we study, you will be responsible for using all of these tools to make better sense of the rise and fall of this society using your book and notes.

#1 S.A.D. Cycle (a.k.a. CYCLE)  It’s a way of defining a society by itself: how it organized itself, the achievement that it had in culture and technology, and the reasons for why it declined and fell apart.

STABILITY : looks at the way the society organized its people based on three dimensions Stability GovernmentEconomy Social Structure

Government who are the leaders, how are the leaders chosen, the services that it provides its people, must be strong enough to collect taxes, what does it demand of its citizenry, and how does it maintain security

Economy will be based initially on agriculture-therefore, enough food must be produced to feed everyone plus stimulate trade. (food surplus ) By the Renaissance, some sectors of the economy (cities) must be devoted to trade and manufacturing = growth. Countries base their strength on how much bullion (gold and silver) they can accumulate. : having enough food to feed its members and trade to increase wealth and interaction with other societies: what is its economy based on, what do they produce, do they trade and with whom

Social Structure will look like a pyramid with a few wealthy and powerful people at the top/masses of poor and marginalized people at the bottom. Everyone must know and accept their role for things to run smoothly…what are the expectations of each class Religion and cultural attitudes often are used to reinforce the social structure: what are the religious beliefs that they have

TASK: Write one complete paragraph describing how a civilization reaches stability. 1.All paragraphs must contain the following: 2.An intro sentence restating the prompt and defining stability. 3.An explanation of the 3 signs of stability with good examples for each= G, E and SS 4.A concluding sentence- Why is stability important? (Please skip a line when writing your paragraph)

Paragraph Stems… There are several components that lead a civilization to success. One feature is stability. Stability is _______________________________________________. One characteristic of stability is government. Government is _______________________________. An example of how government operates is ___________________________. Another aspect of stability is a strong economy. Economy is ____________________________. An example of how economy operates is _________________________________________. The third feature of stability is social structure. Social structure refers to ____________________________. An example of how social structure impacts a civilization is _________________________. Stability is important to a civilization because ___________________________________.

Peer Editing Stability Essay 1.Switch papers with your table partner 2.Take out a highlighter and highlight the Introduction statement and the conclusion. Put a ? if either are missing. 3.Take a marker and put a G by the explanation of Government and its example. (if an example is missing put a ? in marker) Put an E by the Economics statement and example (missing put a ?) and Put a SS by the sentence on Social Structure (anything missing put a ? in marker). 4.Check for the following: first word indented, all sentences begin with a capital, and all sentences end with a (.). 5.Give the essay a grade out of 10. ? marks count as Print your FULL name at the bottom of the essay. 1.Switch papers with your table partner 2.Take out a highlighter and highlight the Introduction statement and the conclusion. Put a ? if either are missing. 3.Take a marker and put a G by the explanation of Government and its example. (if an example is missing put a ? in marker) Put an E by the Economics statement and example (missing put a ?) and Put a SS by the sentence on Social Structure (anything missing put a ? in marker). 4.Check for the following: first word indented, all sentences begin with a capital, and all sentences end with a (.). 5.Give the essay a grade out of 10. ? marks count as Print your FULL name at the bottom of the essay.

Achievements When societies build, create, or study something in the following Advances in the Arts Advances in the Sciences Empire Building Construction Projects pyramid temple medicine technology invention painting sculpture canals Indoor plumbing roads music

DECLINE  Why some societies fail:  Weak leadership  Civil War  Invasion  Disease  Natural disasters  Failure to adapt to changes  Why some societies fail:  Weak leadership  Civil War  Invasion  Disease  Natural disasters  Failure to adapt to changes These are all examples of CONFLICT

Exit Ticket Identify the following current/historical events as Stability, Achievement or Decline. Write S, A or D for each number. 1.The United States Constitution 2.An Unemployment Rate of 10% during the last recession. 3.Record flooding of homes/highways in Dearborn and Warren this summer. 4. Trash pickup and snow removal paid with our city taxes. 5.The Automobile Industry 6.The Detroit Institute of Arts 7.Harvard University Identify the following current/historical events as Stability, Achievement or Decline. Write S, A or D for each number. 1.The United States Constitution 2.An Unemployment Rate of 10% during the last recession. 3.Record flooding of homes/highways in Dearborn and Warren this summer. 4. Trash pickup and snow removal paid with our city taxes. 5.The Automobile Industry 6.The Detroit Institute of Arts 7.Harvard University