Our Curriculum

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Attention Global I students:

Click the links below each lesson to earn some extra credit in your global history course. Every lesson you do in class will have some extra work for you to gain valuable points in your class. Starting with lesson 9 on your homework sheet, you will be able to do extra assignments to help make this year fun, exciting and gain points all at the same time.

Choose one or all of the following:

Lesson # 9 How did early man pave the way for civilization?

Directions for choice 1: Click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) Prehistoric Times--The Paleolithic Age

Directions for choice 2: Look at the picture below and write three questions about it.

Lesson 10: What is the most important feature of a civilization?

Choice 1: Click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

a. The Neolithic Revolution

b. The Agricultural Revolution

Choice 2: List 3 reasons why the picture below would be linked to early man.

Lesson 11: Why was Egypt considered a great civilization?

Choice 1: Choose one of the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

A. Geography of Ancient Egypt

B. The Nile River

C. Time Periods of Ancient Egypt

Lesson #14

Why did civilizations rise and fall in Mesopotamia?

1) Based on the map, Describe how geography affected Mesopotamia.

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

2) The Epic of Gilgamesh

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM

3) Write 3 questions about the photograph above

Lesson #13

Was Egypt a great civilization?

Choose one of the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) Geography of Ancient Egypt

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/geography.html

2)The Nile River

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/nile.htm

3)Time Periods of Ancient Egypt

http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/a-time_periods.htm

Lesson #15

How did cultural diffusion strengthen civilizations in the Middle East?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent

http://lancefuhrer.com/fc_present.htm

2) Why is the above photo called “The Fertile Crescent”?

Lesson #16

Was Hammurabi’s Code of Law a fair and just law code?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1)The Code of Hammurabi:

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM

2) What do you think is happening in the photo above?

Lesson #17

How did Judaism affect early civilizations?

Choose one of the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) Ancient Judaism

http://www.sullivan-county.com/id4/ancjud.htm

2)The Jewish Diaspora

http://www.livius.org/di-dn/diaspora/diaspora.htm

Lesson #18

How did geography affect the Indian subcontinent?

1) Based on the map above, how did the people in India settle in ancient times?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

2) Ancient India

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/

Lesson #19

How did the Aryan invasions impact Indian civilization?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1)The Mystery of the Aryan Invasion

http://climbtothestars.org/writing/aryan/

2) How did India’s Caste system affect people?

Lesson #20

How did Hinduism impact the Indian subcontinent?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) What is Hinduism?

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism2.htm

2) Write 3 questions about the photo below.

Lesson #21

How did the spread of Buddhism impact Asia?

Choose the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) What is Buddhism?

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html

2) Write 3 questions about the photo below

Lesson #22

How was India governed under the Maurya and Gupta Empires?

Choose one of the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) The Life of Asoka

http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring98/Ashoka.htm

2) Who was Chandragupta?

http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/India/Chandragupta.html

3) How were the empires similar and different based upon the photo below.

Lesson #23

How did early civilizations arise in China?

Choose one of the following and click the link below and read the article. Afterwards, summarize what you have read in a 3-5 sentence paragraph.

1) Chinese Dynasties

http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/dynasty.htm

2)China

http://www.course-notes.org/European_History/Review_Topics/China

3) Write 3 question about the photo below