1. World History Unit – 1 Early Civilizations
Chapter 1
Foundations of Civilization
Prehistory – 300 B.C.

2. 1.1 Understanding Our Past - Objectives -
Learn how scholars study the historical past.
Find out how anthropologists investigate the period of prehistory.
Understand how discoveries in Africa and beyond have influenced anthropologists’ views about early humans and their ancestors.

3. 1.1 Terms, People, and Places
Prehistory
Historian
Artifact
Anthropology
Culture
Archaeology
Mary Leakey
Louis Leakey
Olduvai Gorge
Technology
Donald Johanson

4. Lecture 1.1 Studying the Historical Past Investigating Prehistory
Discoveries in Africa and Beyond

5. Formative Assessment 1.1 PHSchool.com (Bridge Page)
Web Code= [nad]-[1010]
World History Home Page
2009 (red book)
Survey (red book)
Chapter 1
Assessments
Section 1
Progress Monitoring (1-10)

6. 1.2 Turning Point: The Neolithic Revolution - Objectives -
Describe the skills and beliefs that early modern humans developed during the Old Stone Age and Neolithic Revolution.
Explain how the Neolithic Revolution dramatically changed the way people lived.

7. Terms, People, and Places 1.2
Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Period
New Stone Age
Neolithic Period
Nomad
Animism
Neolithic Revolution
Domesticate
Catalhuyuk
Jericho

8. Lecture 1.2 Skills and Beliefs of the Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age Begins With Farming
The Neolithic Revolution Brings Dramatic Change

9. Formative Assessment 1.2 PHSchool.com (Bridge Page)
Web Code= [nad]-[1010]
World History Home Page
2009 (red book)
Survey (red book)
Chapter 1
Assessments
Section 2
Progress Monitoring (1-10)

10. 1.3 Beginnings of Civilization - Objectives -
Analyze the conditions under which he first cities and civilizations arose.
Outline the basic features that define civilization.
Understand the ways in which civilization have changed over time.

11. Terms, People, and Places 1.3
Surplus
Traditional Economy
Civilization
Steppe
Polytheistic
Artisan
Pictograph
Scribe
Cultural Diffusion
City-State
Empire

12. Lecture 1.3 First Cities and Civilizations Arise
Basic Features That Define Civilization
Civilization Change Over Time

13. Formative Assessment 1.3 PHSchool.com (Bridge Page)
Web Code= [nad]-[1010]
World History Home Page
2009 (red book)
Survey (red book)
Chapter 1
Assessments
Section 3
Progress Monitoring (1-10)

14. Summative Assessment Chapter 1
PHSchool.com (Bridge Page)
Web Code= [nad]-[1010]
World History Home Page
2009 (red book)
Survey (red book)
Chapter 1
Assessments
Chapter
Progress Monitoring (1-20)