1. The GeoHistoGram Introduction
The GeoHistoGram shows
both time (chronology)
and place (region))
(Teachers will need to explain the timeline and the location grid of the GHG.)
The distance between years gets progressively longer as the time moves up (closer to the present)
The continents are labeled at the top. Note that Africa is between Europe and Asia, although on a map it is south of both.

2. to show ancient empires in Mesopotamia. (before the Common Era,
GeoHistoGram
Here is a simple use
of the GeoHistoGram:
to show ancient empires
in Mesopotamia.
(before the Common Era,
and roughly in the middle
of the world’s land).

3. By varying the width of the empire “blob”, you can show how
GeoHistoGram
By varying the width
of the empire “blob”,
you can show how
its power expanded
at different times.

4. The GeoHistoGram Adding a shape in northeast Africa can show how
Egypt lasted a long time
but varied in importance.

5. The GeoHistoGram Era* Activity
*Era: a period of time

6. the eras of world history
Eras on GeoHistoGram
I can mark
the eras of world history
on the GeoHistoGram

7. Eras on GeoHistoGram
I will need:
GeoHistoGram
Worksheet
Marker

8. Draw lines to show the Eras on the GeoHistoGram Eras on GeoHistoGram
Students should draw a line at 4000 BCE

9. The first era is “Beginnings of Human Society”
(Beginning to 4,000 BCE)
The “Beginning” was about 200,000 years ago!
Draw a line marking the end of Era 1
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society
Pre-history - Homo sapiens spread across the world

10. Draw a line marking the end of Era 2
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society
Era 2:
“Early civilizations and Cultures and the Emergence of Pastoral People” (4000 – 1000 BCE)
Era 2: Early Civilizations and Emergence of Pastoral Peoples
Draw a line marking the end of Era 2

11. “Classical Traditions, World Religions, and Major Empires”
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society
Era 2: Early Civilizations and Emergence of Pastoral Peoples
Era 3: Classical Traditions and Major Empires
Era 3:
“Classical Traditions, World Religions, and Major Empires”
(1000 BCE to 300 CE)
Draw a line marking the end of Era 3

12. “Expanding and Intensified Hemispheric Interactions”
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society
Era 2: Early Civilizations and Emergence of Pastoral Peoples
Era 3: Classical Traditions and Major Empires
Draw a line marking the end of Era 4
Era 4: Expanding and IntnsifiedHemispheric Interactions
Era 4:
“Expanding and Intensified Hemispheric Interactions”
( CE)

13. GeoHistoGram Activities
Marking the rest of the eras
will give you
an overview of world history.

14. Era 8 Cold War and Aftermath
Era 7: Global Crisis and Achievement
Era 6: Age of Global Revolutions
Era 5: Emergence of 1st Global Age
Era 4: Expanding Hemispheric Interactions
Era 3: Classical Traditions and Major Empires
Era 2: Early Civilizations and Emergence of Pastoral Peoples
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society

15. to answer these questions
Use your GeoHistoGram
to answer these questions
Which eras show the history of people before the common era?
Which era shows the empires of Greece and Rome?
Do all the eras cover the same number of years?

16. to answer these questions
Use your GeoHistoGram
to answer these questions
Which eras show the history of people before the common era?
Which era shows the empires of Greece and Rome?
Do all the eras cover the same number of years?
Eras 1, 2, and 3

17. to answer these questions
Use your GeoHistoGram
to answer these questions
Which eras show the history of people before the common era?
Which era shows the empires of Greece and Rome?
Do all the eras cover the same number of years?
Eras 1, 2, and 3
Era 3

18. to answer these questions
Use your GeoHistoGram
to answer these questions
Which eras show the history of people before the common era?
Which era shows the empires of Greece and Rome?
Do all the eras cover the same number of years?
Eras 1, 2, and 3
Era 3 No

19. Post Activity Discussion
After completing the worksheet for Eras in World History,
(start at the bottom of the page)
use your answers
to discuss these questions.

20. “Beginning of Human Society” from the bottom toward the
(Beginning to 4000 BCE)
Era 1:
What do the letters BCE stand for?
Discussion ideas:
Before Common Era
Dates go from year 7000 to year 1 BCE
Dates count down
as you go up
from the bottom toward the
CE “zero line”

21. “Beginning of Human Society”
(Beginning to 4000 BCE)
Era 1:
Why do you think the GeoHistoGram starts with the year 7000 BCE?
Discussion ideas:
There is not much written evidence about people before that time.
Few settlements before that time.

22. “Earlycivilizations and Cultures and the Emergence of Pastoral People”
(4000 to 1000 BCE)
Era 2:
In what regions did early civilizations begin during this era?
East Africa (old, mid, late)
Discussion ideas:
South Asia (Indus Valley)
Middle (Sumer, Babylon, Hittite)

23. “Earlycivilizations and Cultures and the Emergence of Pastoral People”
(4000 to 1000 BCE)
Era 2:
Why are the numbers on the GeoHistoGram getting smaller during these first eras? ?
Discussion ideas:
Early history is recorded as the number of years before the common era (year 1).
For example, the ‘mid’ civilization in what is now Egypt expanded about 2000 years before the year 1 in today’s calendar.

24. “Early Civilizations and Cultures and the Emergence of Pastoral People”
(4000 to 1000 BCE)
Era 2:
Challenge: During this time, civilizations began. What did people do to survive?
The shaduf was used
throughout the ancient world
as a means to water crops.
It’s still used today
in some parts of the world.

25. “Classical Traditions, World Religions, and Major Empires”
(1000 BCE to 300 CE)
Era 3:
What were some major empires during this period?
Europe: Greece and Rome
Discussion ideas:
Central & South Asia: Maury
East Asia: Han
Middle: Parthia, Persia, Assyria

26. Era 3: “Classical Traditions, World Religions, and Major Empires”
(1000 BCE to 300 CE)
Era 3:
What was happening in the Americas during this era?
Discussion ideas:
The beginnings
of Olmec and Aztec civilizations

27. Era 4: “Expanding and Intensified Hemispheric Interactions”
( CE)
Era 4:
If ‘expanding’ means spreading,
and ‘hemispheric’ refers to
Western and Eastern Hemispheres,
how can you explain the title
of this period in history?
Discussion ideas:
Columbus crossed the Atlantic
Exploring new lands
Marco Polo traveled to China

28. “Expanding and Intensified
Hemispheric Interactions”
( CE)
Era 4:
How long does this era last?
Discussion ideas:
1200 Years
From near the end
of the Roman Empire
to about the beginning
of European discovery
of the New World
12 Centuries

29. “Expanding and Intensified
Hemispheric Interactions”
( CE)
Era 4:
Why do you think
there was less expansion
in the Americas and Oceana?
Discussion ideas:
Fewer People
Later migrations

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