Wednesday - 03/27/2019

What We Did Today
We finished discussion nomadic pastoralists.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralists: why did they adapt to become so warlike?

Tuesday - 03/26/2019

What We Did Today
We continued exploring primary and secondary sources of nomadic pastoralists.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralists.

Monday - 03/25/2019

What We Did Today
We read about nomadic pastoralists from the perspective of settled agrarians.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralists; historical reading strategies.

Thursday - 03/21/2019

What We Did Today
We did some reading of primary and secondary sources about nomadic pastoralist societies.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralists.

Wednesday - 03/20/2019

What We Did Today
We worked in groups to create short presentations on domesticated animals in nomadic pastoral societies.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Which animal were you an expert on?

Tuesday - 03/19/2019

What We Did Today
We did some reading about nomadic pastoralists.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralists.

Monday - 03/18/2019

What We Did Today
We started talking about nomadic pastoralism.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Nomadic pastoralism.

Friday - 03/15/2019

What We Did Today
We watched a portion of a video called "The Evolution of Us."

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Evolution of Us.

Thursday - 03/14/2019

What We Did Today
We finished talking about the four river valley civilizations.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Civilizations.

Tuesday - 03/12/2019

What We Did Today
We became experts on different river valley civilizations, then shared our expertise with others.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Mesopotamia, Nile, Indus, Yellow River: Which civilization did you read about? What can you tell me about that civilization? How can you tell it's a civilization?

Friday - 03/08/2019

What We Did Today
We finished watching Guns, Germs, and Steel, highlighting the reasons behind global inequality.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Guns, Germs, and Steel.

Wednesday - 03/06/2019

What We Did Today
We looked for evidence of characteristics of civilization to determine whether or not the four river valley societies were actually civilizations.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Characteristics of civilization; Mesopotamia; Nile; Indus; Yellow.

Tuesday - 03/05/2019

What We Did Today
We continued exploring the four early river valley civilizations, focusing on the characteristics of a civilization.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Cities; specialization; hierarchy; the state; networks of trade; technology; monuments; spiritual beliefs and laws; creativity.

Monday - 03/04/2019

What We Did Today
We looked more closely at the four river valley civilizations.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Fertile Crescent; Nile River; Indus River Valley; Yellow River.

Friday - 03/01/2019

What We Did Today
We started a deeper dive into river valley civilizations.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How were the four original river valley civilizations similar?