Pre-History Nomads- humans began as hunter-

gatherers, staying mobile with no permanent homes.

Wild food sources- Animals, berries, roots and other plants.

Stone tools- rock hammers, sharp-edge stone axes and spear points.

Left their histories with cave and rock paintings

and stone carvings.

Beginning of Native American Civilization

Warm-up Questions1. Recall- What is Pre- History? (DOK 1)

2. Cite Evidence- Using complete sentences, describe what life was like for Early, Prehistoric

Humans. Include at least 4 details.(DOK 3)3. Prediction- What do you think were 5

Important Developments/Inventions that led to permanent settlements? (DOK 2)

4. Prediction- What 6 aspects/areas make up a civilization? (DOK 2)

Warm-Up #2

You have alphabet noodles on your pods…I would like you to spell out the answers to the following questions onto the large piece of white paper!

1. What 5 developments/inventions led to civilization in North America? (DOK 1)

2. What are the 6 aspects/areas of a Civilization? (DOK 1)

3. Come up with 4 adjectives to describe what life was like for prehistoric peoples…(DOK 2)

5 Important Developments that led to Civilizations in North America

1. Fire: Warmth, Food, light. Harnessed around 500,000 years ago.

2. Stone and Bone tools: Flint, obsidian. Weapons, stone axes, tools to hunt, build shelters, carve meat etc… Around 15,000 years ago.

3. Farming: Food, weaving, feed for animals. Around 10,000 years ago.

4. Boats – Allowed for fishing, trapping and quicker migration to South America. Around 10,000 years ago.

. 5. Irrigation- Allowed for people to farm and live in one place for many years. Around 2,000 years ago.

WHAT MAKES A CIVILIZATION? There are 6 aspects to a

civilization:1. Cities- where the residents live and work2. Jobs and Skills- creates social classes3. Government- Who’s in control, laws?4. Religion- Monotheism or Polytheism?5. Trade- bartering and $$$$, economy.6. Written Communication- languages Inca

Maya Aztec

LET’S PRACTICE!

You will create a civilization chart for each empire we study this year!

It should look like this (around 1/2 a page)Cities

Government

Religion

Jobs and skillsTrade

Communication

Draw a blank chart like this one into your notebook!

PRACTICE CONTINUED…

Now that you have the blank chart, let’s practice filling it in!

With help from your pod, fill in your blank chart with facts about the present-day United States…

Cities

Government

Religion

Jobs and skillsTrade

Written Communication

List 5 major U.S. Cities

List the proper name(s) of our government

List 3 major religions practiced in the U.S.

List 5 important jobs or skills in the U.S.

List the way(s) we trade, not what we tradeList the official written language(s) of the U.S.

I will give you around 10 minutes to fill this chart in!

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

Cities

Government

Religion

Jobs and skillsTrade

Written Communication

How did you do?

New York, Washington D.C, Boston, L.A., ChicagoFederal Republic, Democracy

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

Farmer, Dr, Lawyer, soldier, construction, teacher etc…Dollars and cents, credit, bartering

English

UTOPIA CIVILIZATION CHART

A Utopia is an idea of a perfect world… Create another civilization chart for your idea

of a perfect world. Try and fill in as many as you can!Cities

Government

Religion

Jobs and Skills

Trade

Communication

Follow-Up Question – Can there ever be a Utopia or “Perfect” civilization? Why or why not?

The Importance of Water Early Civilizations began needed a

fresh water supply; Why? Water for drinking, bathing, farming,

animals. Food source: fishing. Transportation and trade once boats were

invented.Can you guess which civilization we will study this year survived on these fresh water sources?

Aqueducts:

Lakes andIrrigation:Aztec

Cenotes:Maya

Inca