Unit 7
Driving Questions:
- Was farming an improvement over foraging?
- What makes human societies similar and different?
- Why do societies collapse?
Jan. 25th Assignment: Rise and Fall of Civilizations: (pick 3 out of 7)
Pick one of 3 theories for each
- Internal Weakness: Did increasing complexity cause to much fragility?
- External Conquest: Was another civilization able to conquer this civilization?
- Environmental Disaster: Did nature or man take down the civilization?
- Could societies collapse due to multiple factors (Internal & External)?
- Why was it difficult for early societies to last for hundreds and hundreds of years?
Jan. 8th Assignment:
Civilization Comparison Project:
Questions of Project:
- How did these civilizations overcome challenges?
- What legacies do you find most interesting?
- How did their food and animal resources impact history?