Capstone Project - Mr. Gunnells' Social Studies Class

Mr. Gunnells' Social Studies Class

Era 2 - Units and Information

Unit 2, Lesson 7:

Handout readings and drawings for Catalhoyuk

Unit 2 Lesson 8:

Student Handout – Jigsaw on Archaeological Sites
Student Handout – Investigating Archaeological Sites

Unit 3, Lesson 2:

Unit 3, Lesson 3:

Unit 3, Lesson 5:

Unit 3, Lesson 8:

Student Handout 3 – World Zone Resources /uploads/1/0/6/6/10664026/u3l8_world_resource_zones.pdf

Era 3 - Units and Information

Unit 4, Lesson2:

Empire Expert Group Handouts

Unit 4 Lesson 3:

Unit 4, Lesson 4:

Student Handout 1 – Social Hierarchy and Slavery in the Ancient World

Unit 4, Lesson 5:

Student Handout 1: World Religions in Expanding Networks

Unit 4, Lesson 7:

Unit 4, Lesson 8:

Student Handout #4: Era 3 Societies around the World

Unit 5, Lesson 1:

Student Handout 2b and 2c – Han Overview Article

Unit 5, Lesson 2:

Technology and Engineering

Unit 5, Lesson 4:

Student Handout 1 – Overview of the Mayans

Unit 5, Lesson 5:
Student Handout #2 Historical Overview of the Gupta Empire and Summarization Exercise

Era 4 - Units and Information

Unit 6, Lesson 1:

Student Handout 1 – Guided Reading on the Byzantine Empire

Unit 6, Lesson 2:

Student Handout 1 – Overview of the History of Islam in the Middle East

Unit 6 Lesson 4:

Student Handout #1 – Interaction and Conflict in Era 4

Unit 6 Lesson 5:

Student Handout #1 - The Carolingian Empire and Charlemagne

Unit 6 Lesson 6:

Student Handout #3A – Overview of the Vikings

Unit 6, Lesson 7:

Unit 7, Lesson 1:

Student Handout 2: Understanding the Mali Empire through Six Accounts

Unit 7, Lesson 2:

Student Handout #2 – Civilization and Empire in the Americas

Links and Useful Sites

Topic / Case Study
Website(s) for Student Research

Neolithic Revolution

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0022-agricultural-revolution.php

http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Neolithic_Revolution

Catalhoyuk

http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE

http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/item1504.html

Jericho

https://www.britannica.com/place/Jericho-West-Bank

Mesopotamia

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/earlydynastic.htm

Egypt

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/

https://kidskonnect.com/history/ancient-egypt/

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html

Indus

http://mocomi.com/indus-valley-civilization/

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0039-indus-valley-civilization.php

http://india.mrdonn.org/indus.html

Yellow River

http://rivervalleycivilizations.com/yellow.php

http://china.mrdonn.org/rivers.html

Assyria

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0055-assyrian-empire.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/assyrians.htm

Greece

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_athens.php

Persia

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/persians.htm

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0057-persian-empire.php

Olmec

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/olmec.htm

http://www.aztec-history.com/olmec-civilization.html

Maya

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/maya.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

Rome

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php

Gupta

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/gupta.htm

http://mocomi.com/gupta-empire/

Han

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/han.htm

http://china.mrdonn.org/han.html

Silk Roads

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0135-the-silk-road.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/centralasia/economy/

Byzantine Empire

http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_byzantine_empire.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/byzantine/justinian.htm

Vikings

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/vikings.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

Islam and Islamic Kingdoms

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/history/history.htm

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0171-islam.php

Carolingian Empire

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/carolingians.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/the_franks.php

Bantu Migrations

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0098-bantu-peoples.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/history/bantu.htm

Mali

http://africa.mrdonn.org/mali.html

http://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/empire_of_ancient_mali.php

Songhai

http://africa.mrdonn.org/songhay.html

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0101-kingdom-songhai.php

Aztec

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

Inca

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

History of World Religions

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/

History of Government

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/

History of Technology

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/science_and_technology.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/history/earlybronze.htm

http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Iron_Age