Standard(s):
[SS2010] WH8 (8) 1 : 1 ) Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
Examples: cave paintings, Ice Man, Lucy, fossils, pottery
Identifying the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar and used in early Western civilization for over a thousand years
Identifying the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar used in the United States since its beginning and in most countries of the world today, signified by B.C. and A.D.
Using vocabulary terms other than B.C. and A.D. to describe time
Examples: B.C.E., C.E.
Identifying terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures
Examples: monogamous, polygamous, nomadic
[SS2010] WH8 (8) 2 : 2 ) Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Comparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River Valleys
Examples: natural environment, urban development, social hierarchy, written language, ethical and religious belief systems, government and military institutions, economic systems
Identifying on a map locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations
Examples: Mesopotamia, Nile River Valley