Early Humans Geography Challenge

Bellringer Copy the objective: I will be able to map the development of

early humans, Neolithic towns, Sumerian city-states, and early empires.

Explain the definition of the key terms History and Prehistory. How were the accounts of events in prehistory different from

accounts of events today?

Objective I will be able to map the development of early humans,

Neolithic towns, Sumerian city-states, and early empires.

Materials Early Humans map/ World map blank sheet Early Humans questions sheet Ancient World Text (Page 248) Geography challenge question cards Colored pencils

Introduction In the Early Humans Geography Challenge, you will review

some basic world geography information and map important geographic features related to early humans and the development of the earliest towns, city-states, and empires.

Directions You will be working in groups to complete the challenge Each group will start out with one challenge card You will read the question on the card and answer in

complete sentence then you will follow the directions for labeling or coloring your maps

When you are finished with the card please raise your hand to have your answer reviewed and then you may return the card to the card station and pick up a new one. Continue until you have completed all 8 questions.

Discussion What do you now know about early humans that you didn’t

know before? What information from this map do you think will be most

important in our study of the development of humans? What are some questions you now have about early

humans?

Exit Ticket Looking at your completed map, what conclusions can you

draw about the Neolithic towns and Sumerian city-states? How is the location of Sumerian city-states related to the

rivers in the area?

How did the map portion go? What could I do to help you with the mapping?

What is your level of understanding at this point in the activity? What can I do to help you understand the map better?