The week of Nov. 23-27
Monday:
Hammurabi videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4
CNN Student News, new vocab, Show the beginning development of a more advanced civilization (rules/laws-gov., specialized jobs, trade-econ, writing, religion, surplus of food, defense system), make a poster that shows the 7 traits of civilization
Tuesday:
Show writing video http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=31481&CategoryID=5711
and rise of citieshttp://study.com/academy/lesson/villages-to-cities-how-cities-were-invented.html Share good news, finish poster
Wednesday:
Geoguessr, Thanksgiving informational text activity, Turkey Trot?
Thursday-Friday:
THANKSGIVING VACATION
Standards:
7 – W2.1.1 Describe the importance of the development of human language, oral and written, and its
relationship to the development of culture
• verbal vocalizations
• standardization of physical (rock, bird) and abstract (love, fear) words
• pictographs to abstract writing (governmental administration, laws, codes, history and
artistic expressions)
7 – W2.1.2 Use historical and modern maps and other sources to locate, describe, and analyze major river systems and discuss the ways these physical settings supported permanent settlements, and
development of early civilizations (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Yangtze River, Nile River, Indus River).
7 – W2.1.3 Examine early civilizations to describe their common features (ways of governing, stable food supply, economic and social structures, use of resources and technology, division of labor and
forms of communication).
7 – W2.1.4 Define the concept of cultural diffusion and how it resulted in the spread of ideas and
technology from one region to another (e.g., plants, crops, plow, wheel, bronze metallurgy).
7 – W2.1.5 Describe pastoralism and explain how the climate and geography of Central Asia were linked to the rise of pastoral societies on the steppes.
Video and PPT Links:
How/why cities were created (need to sign-up for a free trial for this) http://study.com/academy/lesson/villages-to-cities-how-cities-were-invented.html
Hammurabi- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4
How writing developed: http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=31481&CategoryID=5711
Ancient Civilizations map: http://www.jenksps.org/pages/uploaded_images/Ancient_Civilizations_map.jpg
Compare Contrast civilizations chart: http://ccworldhistory.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/7/3/12731831/6862114_orig.jpg
