1. Unit 1: Foundations

2. Entry Task: Terms
Please look up & write down definitions for the terms on your worksheet.

3. Today: 2012 documentary by the History Channel
Focuses on keys to our survival and success as a species

4. Keys to History
From the first uses of fire to the development of the alphabet, humans have discovered & created important tools for survival.
Each episode of the documentary traces the keys, which are found in surprising places:
In the planet itself: oceans, silver, bronze
In our bodies: disease, medicine
In every day things: salt, sugar, ice
In monuments & structures: pyramids, Great Wall of China
In the universe: natural resources & energy
In the infrastructure of society: technology, roadways

5. Episode 1: Inventors As you watch the episode please write down:
Keys to the survival of humans (there will be 6)
The impact each key had on history

6. Keys to History
What keys did you learn about in the video? Let’s make a list on the board.
Fire, Water, Domestication of Animals, Farming, Writing, Trade

7. Take-Away Brainstorm:
Why did humans change from nomads to settled people?