1. Mr. Sager 4th Period Rm. 708 Spring 2018
Honors WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Sager
4th Period
Rm. 708
Spring 2018

2. On the index card… List the following information:
Your Name – Write the name you preferred to be called
Parents/Guardians phone and
Your Schedule – Teacher Name, Subject, Room Number

3. My Background… Grew up in Connecticut
Went to High School at Northwest Guilford in Greensboro
Received a degree in Finance from UNC-Charlotte
Worked in banking in Charlotte
Received a Masters degree in History from UNC-Wilmington
Received a Masters degree in Teaching from NC State
Third year teaching, all here at Franklinton

4. Materials Three Ring Binder to take notes and organize handouts
Notebook paper, pens and pencils
Colored pencils and highlighter
Large Post It pad

5. Rules Expectations and Procedures
Daily Class Structure – when you enter the classroom, there will be handouts to pick up from the front table and a warm up activity on the Smart Board for you to complete
These activities will help you review what we learned the previous day
Use your notes from the previous day to answer the questions on a post- it
At the end of class we will have a Ticket out the Door (TOD) to review what we covered that day – answer this on the same post it as the warm up and I will collect the post its at the end of each class
Warm Ups and TODs will count as a quiz grade for each 9 weeks

6. Rules Expectations and Procedures
1. Absences/ Assignments
Class Website:
2. Tardy policy
3. Homework policy
4. Make-up policy
5. Hall Passes

7. Rules Expectations Procedures
6. Food/Drink Policy
7. Stay in your seat until the bell rings
8. Cheating Policy – Don’t cheat
9. Keep the Room Clean

8. RULES 1. CELL PHONES – ONLY ALLOWED OUT WHEN GIVEN PERMISSION FROM ME
2. RESPECT – NO TALKING WHILE I AM SPEAKING OR WHILE ONE OF YOUR CLASSMATES IS SPEAKING –
3. NO SLEEPING IN CLASS
4. END OF CLASS – WE WILL COMPLETE A REVIEW EVERY DAY AT THE END OF CLASS, STAY IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE BELL RINGS –NO STANDING UP OR LINING UP AT THE DOOR
PLEASE BRING YOUR SYLLABUS HOME AND HAVE IT SIGNED – THIS IS DUE TOMORROW

9. GRADING AND TUTORING GRADING: TESTS and PROJECTS: 50 % QUIZZES: 30%
CLASSWORK / HOMEWORK / ONLINE DISCUSSION: 20 %
FOR EACH NINE WEEKS YOU WILL RECEIVE APPROX. 20 GRADES
TUTORING – TUE AND THUR 2:45 – 3:30 or by appointment
anytime –
To be reminded about when tests and quizzes will be or when assignments are due – sign up for REMIND

10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On the back of your index card - answer these questions:
1. DESCRIBE what you think of when you hear the words “WORLD HISTORY”
2. How do you like to learn?
Do you prefer to learn by looking at articles, videos, maps, drawings, graphs?
Do you prefer lecturing and taking notes?
Do you like to be hands on and do a lot of activities
3. Do you have access to technology at home? Smartphone, Computer with Internet Access, etc. (List which ones you have)
4. What is your primary language used at home? Can you speak multiple languages? If so, which ones?
5. What can we do in class that will help you review and prepare for tests and quizzes? (Study Guides, Kahoot, Quizizz, etc.)

11. On the post it…. 1. First and Last Name
2. Write down any hobbies that you have
3. What are your three favorite TV shows?
4. What are your three favorite movies?
5. What kind of music do you listen to? Who are your two favorite artists/bands?
6. Write a paragraph describing what you think your strengths are when it comes to school? What are some things you think you need help with or could improve?

12. Unit 1: Early Humans and the early River valley civilizations
Human Migration and Beginning of Agriculture

13. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
 Setting the Stage: Who are we?
Evidence suggests humans could be much older than originally thought
Scientists use artifacts to search for answers
Artifact: human made objects like tools and jewelry
Unfortunately, prehistory can leave more questions than answers
Prehistory: time before the invention of writing

14. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Important: The story is not complete and there are many questions left to answer
Two prevailing ideas (you will not be forced to pick a side):
Creation: Idea that a higher power put humans on earth
Evolution: Theory that humans evolved from another being

15. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Interesting Evidence Found in Africa
Anthropologists (people who study culture) and paleontologists (people who study fossils) attempt to use artifacts and fossils to understand early human’s culture
Culture: a people’s unique way of life

16. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Lucy
Unusually complete skeleton of female hominid
Hominid: being that walks upright on two legs
Discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974 in Africa
Named after Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Dated to be 3.5 million years old

17. Lucy

18. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Laetoli Footprints
Two hominid footprints preserved in volcanic ash in Africa
Found by anthropologist Mary Leaky in 1978
Dated to be 3.6 million years old

19. Laetoli Footprints

20. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Neither Lucy nor the Laetoli footprints were made by actual humans
Other beings such as Cro-Magnons, homo erectus, & Neatherthals walked the earth before we did
No link to these beings has been made; “missing link”

21. Migration out of Africa

22. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Humans Migrate – Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)
Humans are known as homo sapiens which means “wise men” due to brain size
Eventually homo erectus & homo sapiens migrated out of Africa
Early humans were nomads or highly mobile people who move from place to place foraging, or searching for new sources of food
All early humans were also hunter-gatherers
Hunter-gatherers: those whose food supply depended on hunting animals and collecting plant foods; made shelters out of animal bones
Estimates show they started leaving Africa around 125,000 years ago

23. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Settled in Europe 33,000 years ago, China 67,000 years ago, Australia 38,000 years ago, North America 12,000 years ago, and South America ,000 years ago
We know this due to similar stone tool artifacts found in different regions that date to roughly the same time period
Shows that early humans used technology: applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs

24. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Why did they leave Africa?
Competition with other humans
Following animal herds
Human curiosity

25. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Agriculture Changes Everything!
Early nomadic humans lived in bands of people
Around 10,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution (New Stone Age) began: the beginning of farming
It started accidentally when some women scattered seeds near a campsite and noticed crops growing there when they came back next season
Rising temperatures worldwide provided longer growing seasons
Farming produces more food than hunting or gathering

26. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
More food means a higher population, thus more labor
Due to labor and farming methods, permanent settlements developed
Permanent settlements turn into villages, villages turn into cities, cities turn into civilizations
Once you reach a certain population, you can begin specialization
Specialization: the development of skills in a specific kind of work (other than farming)

27. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture
Slash & burn farming was used (cut a field and burn it for nutrients)
Domestication or taming of animals began as well; use of Metal tools

28. Coming Up Next…!
Eventually all of this led to the creation of the first civilization on Earth in Mesopotamia called Sumer

29. Characteristics of Civilizations
Organized governments
Religion
Jobs
Social Classes
Art and Architecture
Public Works

30. T-O-D On a post it: 1. Define primary and secondary sources
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a primary source?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a secondary source?

31. Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Primary Source
Secondary Source
document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
Letters, diary excerpts, speeches, interviews, official records
Newspapers, political cartoons, paintings, photographs, videos, music
Why important – eye witness, first hand account
Why question – does the author have a bias or agenda?
an interpretation of a primary source, at least 1 step removed from the actual event or time period.
Textbooks, histories, magazines, encyclopedias
Why important – offers additional insight into an event
Why question – author wasn’t actually there and could be misinformed, or could have a bias.