UNIT FIVE – THE AMERICAS: A SEPARATE WORLD, 40,000 BC – 700 AD WORLD HISTORY

UNIT 5, LESSON 1 Do Now – Quiz 4.1 (Religion Websites) Partner Grading – Quiz Journaling – “Learning Attitudes” Discussion – “Learning Attitudes” HW – None

JOURNALING – 5 Minutes What knowledge have I gained so far this year? (three big-picture things) What skills have I learned so far this year?

JOURNALING – 5 Minutes How did I learn these things (or fail to)? Why was I successful or unsuccessful at learning? How much of my learning was intrinsic (came from me), how much was extrinsic (came from Mr. Middleton?

UNIT 5, LESSON 2 Do Now Lecture – “The Earliest Americans” Note Check HW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 1

DO NOW – HOW DID PEOPLE GET HERE?

LECTURE (that means take notes) The Earliest Americans Human settlement in the Americas is recent compared to Asia, Africa and Europe, but it followed a similar pattern. The first people survive by hunting Then they develop farming Food is more reliable The reliable supply of food leads to the growth of civilization

The Earliest Americans A Land Bridge The Americas Include North and South America (the Western Hemisphere) Separated from the rest of the world now Beringia – at 1 point the Americas were connect to Asia by a land bridge Peopling the Americas The first Americans arrive at the end of the Ice Age Colder temperatures led to huge glaciers, which lowered sea levels This exposed land between Asia and Alaska Animals (like the mammoth) moved across this bridge Hunters followed The first people arrived between 40,000 and 10,000 BC

The Earliest Americans Hunters & Gatherers The earliest Americans were hunters Biggest prey was the mammoth Following the Game Large animals were overhunted and became extinct Needed to hunt smaller animals Hunters found it necessary to move often to find food Land Bridge After the Ice Age ended, the bridge disappeared B this time, humans lived in most parts of the Americas

The Earliest Americans Agriculture Creates a New Way of Life Development of Farming 7000 BC – people in Central Mexico began to rely on wild plants for food By 5000 BC, these people began to grow them from seeds Squashes, gourds, beans, avocados, and maize Farming methods become advanced – irrigation Farming Brings Change People began to settle in permanent villages to raise corn Food became more reliable and populations grew Farming became more efficient, so some people specialized Skills in arts and crafts and trade develop Differences between rich and poor emerge

UNIT 5, LESSON 3 Do Now HW Review Free Write HW: Reteaching Activity Worksheet – The Earliest Americans

Do Now 1. How did human beings come to the Americas? 2. How did humans get food before the development of farming? 3. What sorts of changes did farming bring?

Free Write What type of person might hold power in a hunter- gatherer society? What type of person might hold power in a settled, agricultural society?

UNIT 5, LESSON 4 Do Now HW Review Lecture – Early Mesoamerican Civilizations Note Check HW: Binder check, Guided Reading Worksheet – Section 2

UNIT 5, LESSON 5 Binder Check Do Now HW Review Independent Work: Reteaching Activity, Section 2 HW: Study for quiz (focus on Main Ideas questions 3-5)

BINDER CHECK Check plus – your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, WEBSITE RUBRIC & QUIZ 4.2 Check – your binder doesn’t have sections, but has everything required Check minus – your binder is disorganized and you can’t find what you need Zero – you have no binder

Do Now Define these terms: Mesoamerica Olmec Zapotec Monte Alban

UNIT 5, LESSON 6 Take Quiz (25 Minutes) History through Art HW: Catch-Up

UNIT 5, LESSON 7 Do Now Lecture – “Early Civilization of the Andes” Note Check HW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%) Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quiz

UNIT 5, LESSON 8 Do Now Individual Work: Building Vocabulary Worksheet Classwork: Main Ideas Questions p. 249 HW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 3

Do Now Define: Chavin Nazca Moche

Main Ideas Questions 3. Why was Peru a difficult place for a civilization to develop? 4. How was the Chavin culture like the Olmec culture? 5. How did the Nazca deal with their dry environment?

UNIT 5, LESSON 9 HW Review Group Work: “Distinguishing Fact from Opinion” Wksht Individual Work: Reteaching Worksheet, Section 3 HW: Study for quiz on Section 3

UNIT 5, LESSON 10 Take Quiz (25 Minutes) Work on “Patterns of Human Settlement” Worksheet (finish for HW)

UNIT 5, LESSON 11 Do Now – Binder Check HW Review Classtime – Catch-Up Day Work Packets (test grade) and Honors Packets are due next day of class HW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%) Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quiz

BINDER CHECK Check plus – your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, QUIZ 5.1, LECTURE NOTES Check – your binder doesn’t have sections, but has everything required Check minus – your binder is disorganized and you can’t find what you need Zero – you have no binder

UNIT SIX – PEOPLE & EMPIRES IN THE AMERICAS, AD WORLD HISTORY