Semester 1 – Unit Timeline Unit 0: Historiography Unit 1: Patterns of Human Organization Types of Civilization Dynamics of Power Challenges to Society Unit 2: Religion and Belief Japanese beliefs, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam Conflict Between Faiths Conflict Within Faiths Impact on Culture Jewish Persecution Unit 3: Revolutions Intellectual Revolutions (e.g., Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment) Political Revolutions (Chinese Cultural, Mexican, American, French, Russian) Revolution and Independence Revolution and the People Challenges and Successes of Revolutions

Unit 1: Patterns of Human Organization Pre-Society Unit 1: Patterns of Human Organization

Essential Questions How do historians discover knowledge about the past without writing? What were the major differences between the Paleo- and Neolithic eras? How did systematic agriculture lead to the creation of the first civilizations?

How Historians Study Pre-History Prehistory- time before writing was developed Archaeology- Study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind Anthropology- the study of human life and culture

Hominid: Human-like creature that walks upright Homo sapiens: modern man (“wise human”)

Table Discussion In your table group, discuss… What would the advantages be of the following genetic mutations: Upright posture (walking on 2 legs) Flexible thumbs & fingers Large brain Strong and sturdy ankle bones Lighter skin Darker skin Blue eyes Mastery of fire (not a mutation, but still important)

Out-of-Africa Theory Law vs. Theory A law is observable (starting point of scientific theory) Theories are used to explain how laws work Theories are NOT educated guesses Backed by facts/evidence Definition: Global spread of Homo sapiens sapiens from Africa About 100,000 years ago

Paleolithic Age (“Old Stone” Age) 2,500,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE Use of simple stone tools Objective = survival Nomadic Equality among sexes

Ice Age Most recent Ice Age began 100,000 BCE and lasted 2,000 years Migration over frozen land Beringia