The Ancient World Syllabus
Essential Questions
What are characteristics of a civilization?
How are the characteristics of civilization exhibited in different cultures?
How do civilizations grow?
How do archaeologists discover and preserve the past?
Week 1
WHEN
WHAT (skill goal /knowledge
goals/ concepts/reading)
HOW (activities)
Day 1
Morning Academic
Period
Introductions, classroom
housekeeping, and pre-test
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Introductions
Honor pledge
Technology use form
Classroom rules
Pre-test
Day 1
Afternoon Academic
Period
Modern life vs. ancient life and
timelines
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Modern life vs. ancient life
poster
Day 1
Afternoon Academic
Period
Working in teams
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Draw a penny
Day 1
Afternoon Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization
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Group reports on ancient
civilization article
Day 2
Morning Academic
Period
Introduction to Archaeology
Day 2
Afternoon Academic
Period
Group article research project
Homework – Chapter 1 “How
Archaeology Works”, optional activity
“Survey game”
• Review homework reading
• Group article research project
with archaeology article
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Present research to the group
WHEN
WHAT (skill goal /knowledge
goals/ concepts/reading)
Day 2
Afternoon Academic
Period
Day 3
Morning Academic
Period
Day3
Afternoon Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
Religion
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Mummy slide talk
Characteristics of a civilization –
Religion (cont.)
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Drop spindle demonstration
Make Me a Mummy
Day 4
Morning Academic
Period
Day 4
Morning Academic
Period
Archaeology – preservation and
conservation
Research skills
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Reading for the GIST – p. 65 in
textbook
Day 4
Afternoon Academic
Period
Archaeology – preservation and
conservation
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Archaeological dating
HOW (activities)
• Coin activity p. 12 in book
• Seriation dating
Homework – seriation dating
worksheet
• Review homework
• Ancient artifact catalog activity
Day 5
Morning Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
Trade (Cities, government, and
public works)
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Make a museum display out of
artifacts from morning activity
period
Homework – read chapter 4.
Answer questions in the article
on p. 51
Life in Ancient Babylonia lesson
Day 5
Morning Academic
Period
Day 5
Afternoon Academic
Period
Research skills
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Note taking strategies
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Week 2
WHEN
Day 1
Morning Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
Trade (Cities, government, and
public works)
• Settlers of Catan game
Homework – read Cultural Treasures
section in chapter 4 again and use a
note taking strategy to take notes.
WHAT (skill goal /knowledge
goals/ concepts/reading)
Characteristics of a civilization –
skilled artisans (pottery)
HOW (activities)
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Discussion on the artisan class
and why that is possible.
Pottery slide talk
Research pottery styles
WHEN
WHAT (skill goal /knowledge
goals/ concepts/reading)
Day 1
Afternoon Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
skilled artisans (pottery)
Day 2
Morning Academic
Period
Day 2
Afternoon Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
Writing
Day 3
Morning Academic
Period
Day 3
Afternoon Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization – art
Day 4
Morning Academic
Period
Characteristics of a Civilization –
Math
Day 4
Afternoon Academic
Period
Archaeology – preservation and
conservation
Characteristics of a civilization –
Writing and skilled artisans cont.
Research skills – outlining and
organization
Day 5
Morning Academic
Period
Day 5
Afternoon Academic
Period
Research skills – organization and
presentation
Day 5
Afternoon Academic
Period
Final project – museum exhibit
Poster presentations
HOW (activities)
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Design a pot clay activity
Homework – reread pgs. 63 and 64 and
take notes.
• Lessons on reading a papyrus
and other early writings
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Paint clay pots
Make a codex, papyrus,
Chinese scroll or other ancient
writing project
Homework – Read chapter 6 – The New
World
• Giant faces of the Olmecs
• Classical architecture
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Reading and research exercises
Homework – Reread chapter 6 and do a
basic outline of the chapter
• Ancient History Math Mystery
Lesson
• UNESCO presentations
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Group presentations to Model
UN class
Homework – Read chapter 5 and take
notes
• Choose number system and
work on poster presentations
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Present math posters to
Numbers class.
• Start research
Homework – choose a research topic
Review chapter 5 in textbook.
Week 3
WHEN
WHAT (skill goal /knowledge
goals/ concepts/reading)
Day 1
Morning Academic
Period
Characteristics of a civilization –
cities and government
Day 1
Afternoon Academic
Period
Day 2
Morning Academic
Period
Day 2
Afternoon Academic
Period
Day 3
Morning and
Afternoon Academic
Period
Day 4
Morning and
Afternoon Academic
Period
Day 5
Morning and
Afternoon Academic
Period
Guest speaker!!
Characteristics of a civilization –
cities and government
HOW (activities)
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Slide talk – Greek city states
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Work on museum exhibit
• Visit from a Greek Hoplite
Homework – reread chapter 5. Outline
the Roman section.
• Work on museum project
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Meet the Celts!!
Field Trip Day!!
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National Geographic Museum
Final projects
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Library time
Computer lab time
Classroom time
Last Day!
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Present final projects
Last day activities
Guest Speaker!!