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7th Grade Social Studies- Ancient World History

Description: 

Does geography determine destiny? This Unit encompasses the prehistory eras 1 and 2 of the State of Michigan Standards. It includes essential vocabulary, resources to teach migration, Paleolithic life, and Neolithic time eras. This unit will also help to teach timelines and includes an online book resource along with a reading guide. Students will learn what has been discovered about prehistory and how historians know what we know. This unit includes geography its effects on the first peoples and the continuous effects of our environment on life today.

Learning Targets: 
W1.1.1 - Why might humans want to move from an area?
W1.1.2 - What is meant by Paleolithic and Neolithic patterns of life?How have Paleolithic and Neolithic patterns of life differed between the people of Africa, Western Europe, Asia and North America?
W1.1.2 - W1.2.1 - What benefits did early human farmers gain over hunter/gatherers?
W1.2.2 - How did the natural environment affect the places early human farmers chose to live?
W1.2.3 - What was the relationship between stable food supply and development of settlements?
Link: 
Era 1: Chronological approach to peopling the Earth
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t3a8FRYYqbjv_dlq_bLBmfgCuna-o9zkP5WhvYkYxts/edit
Author: 
astriegl
Content Area: 
Social Studies
World History
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
7
Tags: 
Hamiltoncohort1 HMSELA HMSSS

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

No prerequisite required

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

On-line book and reading guides

Vocabular excersises

PDF files to print

 

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

See Document

7 – W1.1.1 Explain how and when human communities populated major regions of the world and adapted to a variety of environments. (G)

7 – W1.1.2 Explain what archaeologists have learned about Paleolithic and Neolithic societies.

7 – W1.2.1 Describe the transition from hunter gatherers to sedentary agriculture (domestication of plants

7 – W1.2.2 Explain the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements

7 – W1.2.3 Explain the impact of the Agricultural Revolution (stable food supply,

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

Need to have the MiOpenBook 7th grade online book

http://textbooks.wmisd.org/