Topic outline
Unit 1
I Can...
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identify the geography of the Earth.
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describe how social scientists such as archeologists, historians, and geographers investigate the past.
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make inferences based on the evidence that I see.
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explain how the domestication of plants and animals created a stable food supply and led to important changes in shelter, communities, jobs, and trade.
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I can judge whether or not the Agricultural Revolution improved mankind or not.
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solve the problems faced by the early Mesopotamians.
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list the key features of Sumerian city-state.
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analyze artifacts from ancient Sumer and explain how they are examples of the various characteristics of civilization.
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identify modern-day artifacts that are examples of characteristics of civilization.
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write an argument on why farming is better than hunting and gathering.
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