Book Lists /  Suggestions for World Civilizations

Why links to GoodReads?  Because when I find a new book that fits this curriculum I can easily add it to this list and it will display on the page?
Do you have these books in the Olympus Library?  Yes.  Or if not I WILL purchase it.

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Quarter 4

Enduring Understanding;
Early civilizations contributed to the foundations human culture.
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Essential Questions.
  1. What is a Civilization?
  2. How Does Geography influence the growth of Civilization?
  3. What Major Characteristics contributed to the development of human culture.
Enduring Understanding;
Comparing classical civilizations reveals patterns that help us understand our human history.

Essential Questions.
  1. In what ways did religion and philosophy influence the classical age?
  2. Why was expansion of trade and technology important to the development of classical civilizations?
  3. What do we learn by comparing the cultural aspects of classical civilizations (government, art religion, technology, social organizations)?
  4. How did classical civilizations impact human history?

Non-Fiction (Dewey numbers)

Concepts/Content
(These lists do and will change as new books arrive and old ones leave)
  • Hunters / Gatherers
  • Domestication
  • Irrigation
  • Agriculture - 930 (need some new ones!) 630, 338
  • River Environments
  • Cultural Diffusion
  • Social, Political and economic structure 930