Classroom Connections

For each learning module, high school educators have created two lesson plans with guiding questions for student research and classroom discussion.

The Origins of Civilization

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LESSON 1
Rise of Urban Civilization

Students will examine some of the tools and artistic expressions of early city dwellers, and consider how among the consequences of the Neolithic Revolution was the development of such implements to facilitate daily life and the opportunity to engage in artistic expression.

For Grade Level(s):  Grades 9–10

Time Needed:  One class

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GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. Imagine yourself as a member of an early nomadic group. What would daily life have been like?

2. What factors contributed to the rise of the Neolithic Revolution?

3. What were the steps that humankind took to move from a nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle?

LESSON 2
Tools and Art of Neolithic Peoples

After having reviewed the factors that produced and the elements that emerged from the Neolithic Revolution, students will explore the rise of the earliest cities.

For Grade Level(s):  Grades 9–10

Time Needed:  3 class days

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GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. To what degree do you think Neolithic peoples created tools out of necessity?

2. To what degree do you think Neolithic peoples created art for art’s sake?

3. Describe the ways you think early tools may have been used.

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