1. Warm-up Questions
Refer to the chart on page 22 of your textbook to answer the following:
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed according to the Jewish calendar?
Which calendar refers to Muhammad’s move from Mecca to Medina?

2. Uncovering the Past Postcard from the edge 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 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 year was the Declaration of Independence signed according to the Jewish calendar?
5536
Which calendar refers to Muhammad’s move from Mecca to Medina?
Muslim

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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Postcards from the Edge
You will be randomly given different pictures from around the world.
You are to examine these pictures and pretend that you live here.
Write a paragraph to a friend from Alabaster describing what you are doing when this picture is taken.

16. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
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.