1. Warm-up Questions What does BCE and CE mean?
Gold, silver, oil, natural gas, timber… are all examples of _____.

2. Uncovering the Past Perceptions of Reality Ancient Civilizations
Mr. Hollingsworth – 8th Grade

3. Today’s Learning Targets
I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I will be able to locate the seven continents and four oceans of the world on a map.
I will explain how historians and archaeologists study history to better understand the world today.
I will describe the role that geography plays in the development of a civilization.

4. Warm-up Questions What does BCE and CE mean?
Before Common Era and Common Era
Gold, silver, oil, natural gas, timber… are all examples of _____.
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6. Influencing Our Reality
What do you see?
Why do some of you see one thing and some of you see another?
What are some examples of things that can influence perception?
How does this varying perception impact society?

7. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

8. So… What is the deal?
Throughout this year, you will be learning about many different cultures from around the world. How will you perceive them?
Laugh? / Repulsed? / Admire? / Hate? / and more
Just try to remember, you don’t have to agree with everything, somethings, or anything about the culture. Just try to understand where they are coming from.

9. Key Terms Review The study of the past…
history
A part or imprint of something that was once alive…
fossil

10. Key Terms Review
The study of the past based on what people left behind…
archaeology
An object created and used by humans…
artifact

11. Key Terms Review
Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event…
secondary source
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people…
culture

12. Key Terms Review
An account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event…
primary source

13. Key Terms Review
The study of the earth’s physical and cultural features…
geography
The natural features of the land’s surface…
landforms

14. Key Terms Review
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time…
climate
All the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area…
environment

15. Key Terms Review
An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
region
Materials found in the earth that people need and value…
resources

16. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate the seven continents and four oceans of the world on a map.
I can explain how historians and archaeologists study history to better understand the world today.
I can describe the role that geography plays in the development of a civilization.