World History: Societies of the Past
This year we will be studying the following topics:
- Understanding Societies Past and Present
- Early Societies of Mesopotamia (3000 to 500 BC)
- Ancient Societies of Ancient Greece and Rome (500 BC to 500 CE)
- Modern World (500 to 1850 CE)
Assessment:
Student progress in Social Studies will be assessed using the following categories and weights:
50% Knowledge and Understanding
30% Research and Communication
20% Critical thinking and Citizenship
Student progress in Social Studies will be assessed using the following categories and weights:
50% Knowledge and Understanding
30% Research and Communication
20% Critical thinking and Citizenship
Useful Social Studies websites:
http://impact360institute.org/videos/whatsyourworldview/ -Watch what's your worldview video & quiz
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive
Explore this interactive timeline of the evolution of humans
http://wherearethechildren.ca/en/ - residential schools resource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=CJLHewx6PHQ -Video: from Hunter-Gatherer to Farmer
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/birth-agriculture-neolithic-revolution/a/introduction-what-is-civilization - Read an article from Kahn Academy about civilizations
http://www.ancientcivilisations.co.uk/home_set.html - Check out the British Museum's interactive map of ancient civilizations
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ms_wh_ancient/page_build.htm?id=resources/jsp/map_websites/map_websites
Ancient civilizations and map making
www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/
Great informative site about Mesopotamia
http://lmesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/interactives/DigIntoHistory.html
Interactive Mesopotamia archaeological dig
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk
Very cool Ancient Egypt site.
http://www.historytrek.ca/
McGill University History Site.
www.usborne.com/quicklinks/eng/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?&id=2000&loc=usa
Take a peek at what life is like in Ancient Rome
http://impact360institute.org/videos/whatsyourworldview/ -Watch what's your worldview video & quiz
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive
Explore this interactive timeline of the evolution of humans
http://wherearethechildren.ca/en/ - residential schools resource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=CJLHewx6PHQ -Video: from Hunter-Gatherer to Farmer
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/birth-agriculture-neolithic-revolution/a/introduction-what-is-civilization - Read an article from Kahn Academy about civilizations
http://www.ancientcivilisations.co.uk/home_set.html - Check out the British Museum's interactive map of ancient civilizations
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ms_wh_ancient/page_build.htm?id=resources/jsp/map_websites/map_websites
Ancient civilizations and map making
www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/
Great informative site about Mesopotamia
http://lmesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/interactives/DigIntoHistory.html
Interactive Mesopotamia archaeological dig
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk
Very cool Ancient Egypt site.
http://www.historytrek.ca/
McGill University History Site.
www.usborne.com/quicklinks/eng/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?&id=2000&loc=usa
Take a peek at what life is like in Ancient Rome