His 370/570, Summer Workshop-

World History for Teachers

A teaching unit website

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OVERVIEW Themes I have created a detailed two week unit plan, with day by day lesson plans. This two week unit of study, which is part of a much larger thematic unit, is designed for middle school students who are in the sixth grade. The purpose of this unit is to broaden the student’s knowledge of non-western civilizations. This unit is also intended to explore the impact of geography on the emergence of early civilizations. Justification: This is the period when civilizations appeared, shaping all subsequent periods of history. In this period many of the world’s most fundamental inventions, discoveries, institutions, and techniques appeared. All subsequent civilizations would be built on these achievements. For the unit I have developed, I focus on the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River valleys and the civilizations that emerged from each. Unit Goals: Students will be able to locate and identify the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He rivers on a map, along with the countries they flow through. Students will understand and be able to explain how the natural environments of these river valleys shaped the early development of complex civilizations. Students will be able to compare and contrast three significant features of the civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River Valleys.

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This site has been prepared by Vicki Alexandrou (Vickster24@hotmail.com) as part of course requirements for students at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, who are enrolled in His 370/570, during the Summer Quarter of the 2002-2003 Academic Year; please contact the site webmaster with any comments.