Warm-Up (6 minutes):

• Answer the following questions in your notebook:•Define Cuneiform. Then, explain why this was such

a landmark development of human history. •Why is writing the defining factor that separates

prehistory and history?

What is this a picture of?

Title of Notes: Great Wall of ChinaKeep in mind: We will primarily using the DBQ

Packet!• Aim students will analyze (like an archeologist!) historical

documents in order to argue whether the Great Wall was a benefit or cost for Ancient China.• Big Idea One of the wonders of the world, can be seen from space,

have you heard of the GREAT WALL?! We will learn about Ancient China by breakdowning the story of the Great Wall of China. Also, we will be getting our DBQ on! • Homework Complete the Great Wall of China DBQ packet. Begin

studying for the Ancient World unit exam, which will begin on Thursday!

How do historians learn about the past?

Resources!(also known as sources)

Primary Resources

Secondary Resources

Indiana Jones time!1. Complete the hook activity! 2. I will read the background essay aloud. 3. Let’s pre-bucket!4. Source, annotate, read, and answer the questions for your

assigned document. 5. Your group will present about your document in 10 minutes!

Everyone must contribute! (This is a grade!)6. Create three bucket categories for your documents by

labeling the three buckets and putting each document into one of the buckets.

7. We SAPEd the best for last- create a thesis statement!

Before you exit . . .

•On a half sheet of paper, write down your thesis statement!• Turn this into me on your way out the door. • Tomorrow, bring your completed DBQ packet. • Study, study, study!

Warm-Up (6 minutes):

• Answer the following questions in your notebook:•Define job specialization. Then, explain what made

job specialization possible and why job specialization was an essential component in the development of civilizations. •Why was Hammurabi’s Code such a significant

development in human history?

SAPE Review

•What does SAPE stand for?• Identify the four components of SAPE in your thesis statement from yesterday.•Now, rewrite the thesis statement to make it even better!•Remember, when writing as a historian, always use the 3rd person and the past tense!

Title of Notes: World Religions

• Aim students will be able to apply their understanding of the four aspects of religion when analyzing the impact of religion on human history. • Big Idea Human beings have always sought answers and comfort in

various belief systems. We have used said belief systems to explain their personal worldview as well as interactions between humankind and nature, humankind and itself, and humankind and unexplained phenomenon.• Homework Complete the “Rise of Agriculture and Complex Societies”

reading and answer the analysis questions! Annotate with a purpose: put a STAR by anything that we have already learned about this year and a QUESTION by anything that seems new and/or unfamiliar! Also, study for the Ancient World unit exam, which will begin on Thursday!

What Does it Mean to be Religious?

Some Say…• Loving thy neighbor• Consulting witches for wisdom• Obeying a command to be

fruitful• Shaving one’s head

Others Say…• Wishing a fate on your neighbor

worse than death• Burning witches alive• Taking a vow of lifelong celibacy• Never cutting one’s hair

Why Study Religion?

• It’s the magnet that brings us together; It’s the wedge that drives us apart.•More wars (and hence more murder) has been committed in

the name of religion than ANY OTHER FACTOR in history.• It’s what provides some of us with “truth”, while providing

others with potential consequence for our actions.

Religion – What is it? (Notes)

• Write down (in your notes) your version of what the term RELIGION means.• The “Proper” Definition – Write it and compare to your own.• a set of beliefs concerning (4 Aspects of Religion!):• the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe (also known

as the COSMOLOGY), • especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman

agency or agencies (like God, gods, and/or deities), • usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and • often containing a moral code governing the conduct of

human affairs.

How did it all start?

Early religious traditions were tied to community life and experience.

The earliest attempts at contacting the supernatural may have been designed to ward off misfortune (such as poor harvests or disease), to seek benefits for the living, to mourn and care for the dead, to offer thanks, or simply to honor gods and ancestors.All of these duties were the role of the SHAMAN. Shaman – a person who acts as intermediary between the

natural and supernatural worlds

“What is Religion?” Reading

• Turn to page 6 in your World Religions books.• I will read the first portion of this aloud. • T-Chart annotations in your notebook!• Left side: information that sounds familiar• Right side: information that sounds brand-new

Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese Religions (Confucianism) • You will be assigned to work in a group to investigate, in-depth, a religion

that we have already encountered this year.• In your group, read about that religion in the World Religions text.• You will create a poster and present about your assigned religion in 20

minutes. Make sure to focus on the following:• Origins of the religion• Four aspects of the religion• The religion’s impact on human history (INFERENCES!)• Bonus: Information your group learned about the religion

that peaked your interest and curiosity!

SAPEd by the bell!

• In the modern world, should religions lead to more harmony or conflict? Use evidence from what we learned today and what you know about the world we live in.

Warm-Up (6 minutes):

• Answer the following questions in your notebook:•Define agriculture. Then, explain why the Neolithic

Revolution (aka Agricultural Revolution) is considered by historians to be the most significant turning point in human history? Hint: Think PERSIA-GT!•Define civilization. Explain what makes a civilization

so “advanced”!

HW Review!

•What had we learned about already that was in the reading?•What seemed new in the reading?•What do we have questions about?

Title of Notes: World Religions (Yes, again!)

• Aim students will be able to apply their understanding of the four aspects of religion when analyzing the impact of religion on human history AND will learn effective strategies for studying world history (or anything!). • Big Idea Since religion has been, and will continue to be, such an

important influencer in human history, we are going to revisit the four aspects of religion and the religions we began reading about yesterday. Later, we are going to review some strategies for studying for the exam that will begin tomorrow. Get ready to drop some knowledge!!! • Homework Also, study for the Ancient World unit exam, which will

begin tomorrow!

Religion – What is it? (Notes)

•4 Aspects of Religion!•Cosmology! • Superhuman Agency/Agencies•Ritual Observances•Moral Code

Time to get your Indiana Jones on!

Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese Religions (Confucianism) • You will be assigned to work in a group to investigate, in-depth, a religion

that we have already encountered this year.• In your group, read about that religion in the World Religions text.• You will create a poster and present about your assigned religion in 20

minutes. Make sure to focus on the following:• Origins of the religion• Four aspects of the religion• The religion’s impact on human history (INFERENCES!)• Bonus: Information your group learned about the religion

that peaked your interest and curiosity!

How will you define your pride?

Teach Me How To How Study?!• Create notecards!• Create visual study-aids/graphic organizers• Reread your notes• Compare your notes with a classmate’s to ensure you both have all of

the important information• Revisit all of the readings in the textbook, handouts, and DBQ’s• Anticipate and create potential test questions and quiz one another• Order pizza and stay up until 2 am studying history, dropping

knowledge, and learning from your classmates (friends!)• Task: You must write down at least three questions you still have!

• Pre-history vs history (measurement of time)• Neo Revolution• Mesopotamia• Hammurabi• Egypt• Israelites• Judaism

• India (Indus Valley)• Hinduism/Buddhism• China• Great Wall• 4 Aspects of Religion

Get ready to drop some knowledge!

•Clear your desk of everything besides your pencil and SSR book. • I will be handing out the test, but you may not begin until I tell you to do so. •Do not write on the test!•You will have 50 minutes to complete this part of the exam.

INFLUENTIAL IDEAS/CONCEPTS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

3 REASONS THIS WAS INFLUENTIAL

Domestication of Animals 1. By keeping animals and using them for their resources (rather than killing/hunting), people were able to get more food from the animals (food surplus)

2. Reason #23. Reason #3

Get ready to drop some more knowledge!•Clear your desk of everything besides your pencil and SSR book. • I will be handing out the test, but you may not begin until I tell you to do so. •Today, please write on the test!•You will have 30 minutes to complete this part of the test.