1. Global History Ms. Zafonte “Towards Civilization 1”
Aim: Why study history?
Do Now: What is the difference between a primary & secondary source?
HW: 1. Course Contract.
2. In the "Towards Civilization" Packet, read "The Study of World History Volume 1" (xv-xxii) and 1) annotate (make notations in the margins) 2)write down 3 main ideas about the reading 3) write down 2 Qs
SWBAT: Explain the difference b/w a primary and secondary source
Define key terms such as an historian, economists, anthropologist, etc.
Describe the reasons to study history

2. H.S. Social Studies
9th – AP World part bce - ~1600 (Age of exploration)
10th – AP World part 2 ~1600s (absolutism) – present)
***AP Exam (May) / Global Regents (June) / SATII
11th - U.S. history
* Regents (June)
12th - Participation in Gov’t / Economics
Q: Why do we study history?

3. Why Study History? 1. Helps us understand people and societies
2. Helps us understand changes and how the society we live in came to be
3. Contributes to moral understanding
4. Helps provide identity
5. Is essential for good citizenship
6. Provides simple awareness
7. Helps us develop skills
Q: What kind of skills does it help to develop?

4. What kind of history did you study last academic year?
What are the 5 themes of AP World? Give an example of each
What are the 6 periods of AP World?
What is the format of the AP exam?

5. AP World History Themes
1. Interaction b/w Humans & the environment
Demography & disease
Patterns of settlement / Migration
Technology
2. Development and interaction of cultures
Religions / Belief systems, philosophies & Ideologies
Science & Technology
Arts & Architecture
3. State-building, expansion & Conflict
Political structures and forms of governance
Nations and Nationalism / Empires
Revolts & Revolutions
Regional & global structures and organizations
4. Creation, Expansion, and interaction of Economic System
Agricultural production / Industrialization
Trade & Commerce
Capitalism / Socialism
Labor systems
5. Development & Transformation of Social structures
Social & Economic Classes
Gender Roles
Racial & Ethnic constructions Q: Why do we have themes?
AP World History Themes
S.P.I.C.E
Social
Political
Interaction b/w Humans & the Environment
Culture
Economics

6. Why Themes? Big world—lots of history How to make sense of it?
“Themes”—big ideas
-helps organize knowledge
-helps to see continuity/change
-helps to compare & contrast

7. Notes: How are people GROUPED socially, &
how do these groups relate to each other?
Example: Gender— Roles & relationships
Compare
Similar?
Different?
Etruscan (Italy)- 600 BCE
Roman (Italy)- 60 CE

8. SOCIAL *Example: Family—#, roles, relationships. Chinese family--1930
Continuity/Change
What’s continued?
What’s changed?

9. SOCIAL *Example-Race/Ethnicity ? What questions might a Historian ask?
Mexican family-1763
Spanish husband
Native American wife

10. POLITICAL Notes: How are people GROUPED politically, &
What unites & divides people?
Example: Political structure—who has power?
Compare
Similar?
Different?
Egyptian King
American president

11. Political *Example: Empires The Mongol Empire Over Time
Continuity/Change
What’s continued?
What’s changed?
Why?

12. Liberty Leading the People
POLITICAL
*Revolt & Revolution— ?
What questions might a
Historian ask?
Liberty Leading the People
Eugene Delacroix, 1830

13. INTERACTIONS Notes: How did environments shape people, &
how do people shape their environments?
Example: Patterns of settlement
Compare
Similar?
Different?
Inuit (Canadian) home
Bedouin (Arabia) home

14. Interactions *Example: Technology Mongolian home-yurt 1950s
Today
Continuity/Change
What’s continued?
What’s changed?

15. Interactions *Demography (study of populations) ? What questions
might a
Historian ask?

16. CULTURAL
Notes: What are the unique & similar beliefs, ideas, & ways of living between peoples?
Example: Religion
Compare
Similar?
Different?
Christianity
Greek gods & goddesses

17. CULTURAL *Example: Beliefs (about the solar system)
Ptolemy model—160 C.E.
Copernicus model—1543 C.E.
Continuity/Change
What’s continued?
What’s changed?

18. Cultural *Architecture ? What questions might a Historian ask?
Hagia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom)
Built by Byzantine (Christian) empire: C.E.
Conquered by Ottoman (Islamic) empire: 1453 C.E.

19. Notes: How do people produce “wealth”, work, & trade with each other?
Economics
Notes: How do people produce “wealth”, work, & trade with each other?
Example: Labor systems
Compare
Similar?
Different?
Kenyan woman,
Clothing factory
Nigerian woman,
Cacao (chocolate) harvest

20. Economics *Example: Agricultural production Sugar harvest, 1800s
Sugar harvest, today
Continuity/Change
What’s continued?
What’s changed?

21. Economics Example: Trade The “Silk Road”
What questions might a historian ask?

22. SPICE Activity
1st—Write down the S.P.I.C.E. of YOU! Example: Social Family of… Race is… My social class is…
2nd—Pair & Share!
Write down another’s S.P.I.C.E.
3rd—Compare!
What’s similar/different about the S.P.I.C.E.s

23. AP World History – periods
Period 1: 8000bce – 600bce
Period 2: 600bce-600ce
Period 3: 600ce – 1450
Period 4:
Period 5:
Period 6: 1900 – Present
Q: Why do you think the periods are broken up like this?
Q: Could you break them up in another way?
Q: What is periodization?
What does the AP exam look like?

24. AP Exam – May
3 hrs. & 5 minutes
Multiple Choice - 70 Qs in 55 mins.(4 choices)
3 essays
DBQ (50 mins. Incl 10 mins. reading period)
Compare/Contrast (40)
Change & Continuity (40)
Q: Why study AP History?

26. Why AP?
1) Save money
2) Placed out of an introductory course in college & can enter into your major
3) Better on an application, can get into a competitive school
4) The gold standard – graded not by your teachers, but by designated teachers
5) Transferrable skills – problem solving, communication (writing & verbal), analyzing sources, making comparisons, understanding changes & continuities.
6) Confidence-builder –
40% of incoming students to a 4 yr. school & 63% of incoming students to a 2 yr. University needed remedial education. If you have never taken an AP course, less likely to obtain a Bachelor’s degree
Attitude of somebody who hasn’t taken an AP course – “High School is a breeze, college is a storm.”

27. How do historians categorize information?

28. Categorization of history
Time & place - 18th century Europe.
Themes – connections across time & place
Economic History - studies economic theories & systems in history.
Social History – looks at developing social trends.
Political History looks at how a state/country organizes itself.
Science & Technological History
Cultural History - looks at popular cultural traditions.
Q: Can you provide an example for each?

29. Social Scientists Historian – studies history
Economist – studies the economy
Geographer – studies geography
Political Scientist - studies government & politics.
Anthropologist – studies the origins & development of people & their societies
Archeologist – studies physical artifacts of a culture.
Sociologist - studies society
Paleontologists – study the physical remains & fossils of animals & plants
Q: Give me an example of what specifically some of these social scientist would study?
Q: What is a geographic determinist?
Q: What is the difference b/w a primary & secondary source? Provide an example.

30. Primary & Secondary Sources?
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
Interview with an Iraqi soldier?
Article from a journalist about Iraq?
President Bush’s State of the Union address?
History Textbook
Newspaper

31. Iceman Activity
Analyze the three pictures and read the captions to answer the questions
What is an artifact?

32. Global History Ms. Zafonte “Towards Civilization 2”
Aim: How did humans evolve?
Do Now: How does technology play a role in the lives of early humans?
HW: See engrade
SWBAT: Define key terms including C.E., BCE, AD, and BC, Paleolithic age, Neolithic age, prehistory, artifact and other key terms.
Explain the major difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages
Describe how technology has played a role in the lives of early humans.

33. Timeline
CE Common Era, Christian Era, Current Era, is the period beginning with the year 1 onwards.
AD Anno Domini In the year of our lord
BCE Before Common Era
BC Before Christ
Decade -10 II Century – 100 yrs. II Millennium – 1000
Create a timeline & put these events in correct order
218 BCE Carthaginian general Hannibal invades Italy
79 CE Mount Vesuvius erupts
509 BCE Roman sets up an empire

34. Timeline Activity 1347 CE Black Death breaks out in Italy
750 BCE Athens begins to develop
1100s CE Feudalism develops in Japan
10,000 BCE Neolithic period begins
Date you were born
2 million BCE Early people first begin using stone tools
320 CE Roman empire collapses
2,700 BCE Pyramid age begins in Egypt
331 BCE Alexander the Great conquers the Persian empire
82 CE Coliseum in Rome is built

35. World Map 1) Label 7 continents 2) Largest in size?
3) Largest in population?
4) Fill in other info that you know
Bodies of Water
Mountain Chains
Names for territories (changes throughout history)
Q: The populations of which three continents were able to interact & trade with relative ease since humanity's earliest days?
Q: What are the benefits of having access to an oceanic coastline include?
Q: Which sea is most responsible for encouraging trade, cultural interaction, & general movement b/w S. Europe, N. Africa, & the Middle East?
Q: What is an example of resource extraction?

36. Workshop “Choosing a Location for a settlement” Reading
“Geographic Terms” Handout

37. The Origins of Humans
Paleolithic Age: ( Old Stone Age )
2,500,000 BCE - to 8,000 BCE
Theories on prehistory and early man constantly change as new evidence comes to light Louis Leakey, British paleoanthropologist

38. Humans evolving
Homo Hominids (3 mill. bce) – “human-like” 2-legged primate.
Homo Habilis (2 mill bce)“Man of Skill” – stone tools, 1st true humans
Homo Erectus (1.5 mill bce) – “Upright man” – made and controlled fire, 1st hunters, traveled over land bridge
Homo Sapiens (2500bce) – “Wise man” buried dead, stone-tipped spears
The major difference b/w Homo sapiens & previous species of humanoid is that Homo sapiens were able to exploit the natural world more efficiently than any other species
Q: Why is the concept of evolution so controversial?
Q: What events trigged the evolution
from one stage to another?

39. Evolution clip
Watch the clip (4:22) & answer Qs:
1. What were some physical changes in evolution?
2. What were some behavioral changes?
3. What are some changes & continuities from early man to modern man?

40. Hominids Habilis ( “Man of Skills” ) Found in E. Africa 3 million bce
Created Stone Tools
3 million bce
Any member of the family of two-legged primates that includes al humans
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