November  2002

Early Civilizations

Enduring Understanding:  The ability to alter the environment is a double edge sword

Essential Questions:  1.  What are the  differences between Hunting and Gathering societies and Agricultural societies?
                                2.  Why is agriculture necessary to the developlment of civilization?
                                3.  What is the definition for civiliztion?

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11/4                            Day 2 Computer Lab research final day	5                                   Day 3 Mini-topic presentation HW:  The History of Counting	6                                   Day 4 Mini-topic presentation	7                                   Day 5 Team planning time HW: Tomb of a Renegade Soldier	8                                   Day 6 Team planning time
11                                  Veteran's Day	12                                 Day 7 Team Planning	13                                 Day 1 Chatel Huyuk Presentation   HW:  March of the Terra Cotta Soldiers	14                                Day 2 Ancient Egypt Presentation	15                                 Day 3 Ancient China Presentation HW: The Mysterious Sphinx
18                                 Day 4 Ancient India Presentation	19                                Day 5 Jericho Presentation HW: Papyrus: The World's First Paper	20                                 Day 6 Mesopotamia Presentation	21                              Day 7 Mesopotamia presentation cont. HW:  Pyramid Powser	22                                 Day 1 Culture Matrix
25                                Day 2 Culture Matrix   HW:  Women Pharoah	26                                 Day 3 What are the characteristics of a civilization?	27                                 Day 1 Thanksgiving Break begins	28	29                                 Thanksgiving Break