This week we will be learning how history

This week we will be learning how history is divided into different time periods, how to make a timeline, the importance of resources and climate in choosing were to settle and the five themes of geography

Class Website and Homework • This is how you will be able to access our class website. This website is the same for all my students who have World History/Geography http: //worldhistorynewpoint. weebly. com/ • Students will create a historical timeline (in presentation software) and must list 3 personal historical events and 3 historical events that have occurred in their lifetime. This is due Friday 12 Sept 2014. Students should complete this based on the rubric I have provided them in class (also it is on my website under resources)

• • • Create a timeline of historical events Identify and explain the different historical time units Identify the five themes of geography List the characteristics of the five themes of geography Compare and contrast A. D. , B. C. E. , B. C. and C. E.

• • • decade century epoch era millennium BC BCE AD CE

decade • A period of ten years Century • A period of 100 years

Epoch • a moment in time chosen as the origin of a particular era ERA • A clearly defined period of time. This period of time is identified by specific characteristics like events or people. For example the Renaissance era

Millennium • a period of time equal to one thousand years. It derives from the Latin, mille which means thousand, and annus, for year.

Time Period’s • BC – refers to the time period or epoch before the birth of Christ • BCE – alternative to using BC stands for before current era • AD – Stands for the Latin term Anno Domini refers to the time period or epoch after the birth of Christ to present day • CE – is the abbreviation for the alternative to AD and stands for current era. **There is no year zero in this scheme, so the year AD 1 immediately follows the year 1 BC.

What are the five themes of geography? • • • Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction

What is History? • History (from Greek- historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. • History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. • People who write about history are called historians. • Events of the past prior to written record are considered prehistory.

HISTORY IS ONLY ABOUT DEAD PEOPLE • True or False

History is Only about Famous People True or False

What is Geography? • Geography is the study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth, our home • Geography plays an important role in history because it has had an impact on where civilizations were formed.

Why do people settle where they do? • Physical characteristics (landmass) • Natural resources • Climate

Where were the first known civilizations located? • The first known civilizations were located in an area called Mesopotamia which is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is modern day Iraq, Persia (modern day Iran), the Nile river valley in Egypt, parts of India and a parallel development of Chinese civilizations in the Yangtze river valleys

What are some reasons people settled in a specific area? • Agriculture • Other food sources • Precious metals

Groups for this Week • Computer Group – Brainpop “Religion” and Timeline presentation • Small Group finish Week 3 Book Assessment. Read pages 117 -123 in Green Geography books. Answer Assessment Questions. • Vocabulary Group – Finish writing sentences/stories and word scramble and then work with flash cards in peer group