ACHASSK166

Key features of ancient societies (farming, trade, social classes, religion, rule of law)

Elaborations

• • exploring why the shift from hunting and foraging to cultivation (and the domestication of animals) led to the development of permanent settlements and changed relationships to the environment

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding)

• identifying the major civilisations of the ancient world (namely Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya); where and when they existed, and the evidence for contact between them

  (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)

• • locating the major civilisations of the ancient world on a world map and using a timeline to identify the longevity of each ancient civilisation

  (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)

• • identifying the major religions/philosophies that emerged by the end of the period (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam) and their key beliefs (through group work)

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)

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