1. Themes of World History
Ready!?

2. What are we going to learn:
We will learn about “the birth of arts, architecture, writing, government, politics, and religions” of our ancient civilizations and how they affect each of us today.
*source: History Alive! The Ancient World

3. Themes of World History
Human-Environmental Interaction
The Rise of Civilizations
Growth and Changes in Civilizations
Development of Political Institutions and Ideas
Belief Systems
Interconnectedness of Societies

4. How does it fit?!
The History of the World in 7 Minutes

5. Human-Environmental interaction
The environment affects human settlement, migration patterns, societal interactions, disease, and population growth. Things like river floods PUSH humans from one area or PULL them towards another. As technology evolves, so does our world! Think back to when you were in Kindergarten. How is technology is different from then and now?

6. Looking at the World: Understanding human-environmental interaction

7. Our World: Human-environmental interaction
Theories of our initial world
Our world now

8. Using Geography to Understand Maps and Human-Environmental Interaction
Not to be confused with the 6 Themes of History, the 5 themes of Geography help us to understand how using map and scale tools are important. MR.HeLP
M – Movement
R – Region
He – Human-environmental interaction
L – Location
P – place
Now, we will use our maps!

9. Let’s map it out!
Each country president will need to get enough maps for his/her table. You will need a pen and either colored pencils or markers.

10. The rise of civilizations
What factors led up to each civilizations rise to power? Location Population Growing techology Rules and order Access to resources War (Whenever you have time, check out Rise of Civilizations game history/rise-of-civilizations/ )

11. Growth & changes in society
Are basic human needs being met? Food, clothing, shelter, security? As more people flock to a region, are there enough resources? Will they run out of food? Do they have enough homes? What is the “neighborhood like?”

12. Growth & society continued
Other important factors in how civilizations & societies are born, grow and survive relates to how they view:
Gender Roles – “customs relating to the position of men and women in society” and,
Kinship – “a family relationship either by birth, marriage or adoption.”
Are these societies matriarchal (the woman’s role and family rule), patriarchal (the man’s role and family rule) or egalitarian (both the roles of woman and men are equal)? Does it matter?
*Source: History Alive! The Ancient World

13. Development of political institutions & ideas
People or groups in power can make the laws or influence the opinions of others. As we go along, we need to look at:
What type of government do they have? Is there a President? King and Queen? Parliament? Dictatorship?
How did the political ideas shape the new civilization?
Do larger areas have more authority?

14. Belief System
How do the beliefs of the civilization impact the civilization’s interactions with its own citizens and other? How they view things like religion, class systems, equality and so forth determines the type of society the area will be.

15. The 5 Major Religions of the World
Type
Started/Founded
Book of Faith
Buddhism
Non-theistic
India by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Pali Canon
Christianity
Monotheistic
Israel
The Bible
Hinduism
Polytheistic
India
The Bhagavad Gita, The Agamas or The Vedas
Islamic
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Koran
Judaism
The Torah

16. What do they all have in common
When we look at these social class systems, and the systems of most, what do they usually have in common?

17. Interconnectedness of societies
WHAT BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER FROM ONE SOCIETY TO THE NEXT?
Can we still have different beliefs and be interconnected?
Could China have become as successful in those earlier years without the Silk Road? Would European explorers even leave their home countries without the mission of shorter, safer trade routes?
Interconnectedness of societies

18. Caption this picture.

19. Independent Reading
Flip over to Section 2 in your handout. Silently, read section 2 and jot down your answers to the Reading notes.