SS10.8.2
Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Unpacked Content
UP:SS10.8.2
Vocabulary
- technology
- early civilizations
- labor
- government
- developed
- division of labor
- cultural hearths
- natural environments
- urban development
- social hierarchy
- types of government
- ethical and religious belief systems
- economic systems
Knowledge
Students know:
- The characteristics of early civilizations, including natural environments, urban development, technology, division of labor and social hierarchies, types of government, ethical and religious belief systems, economic systems, calendar, and writings the similarities and differences among the civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang-He River valleys.
- The locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations.
Skills
The students are able to:
- Analyze and compare early civilizations using a list of characteristics.
- Locate places on a map.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There are ways early civilizations developed to meet the demands of their environment and the needs of their people.
