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Unit 1: Introduction to Social Studies

Unit 1
introduces students to concepts like idiom, culture, worldview, time, etc. through an interdisciplinary approach, e.g. history, economics, sociology, geography, psychology and anthropology.

Unit 1 Exam Prep Sheet
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Unit 1 Review Game #1
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Unit 1 Review Game #2
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Unit 1 Review Game #3
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1 Time Across Cultures (PPT)
2 Assignment 1
3 No Time Orientation Cultures (PPT)
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4 Symbols, Values & Norms (PPT)
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5 Assignment 2
6 Why Cultures are Different? (DOC)
 
7 Assignment 3


1 Different Cultures Tell Time (MOVIE)
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4a American Hand Gestures (MOVIE)
4b Symbols, Values & Norms (MOVIE)
4c Socialization (MOVIE)
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7a Wjat is Your Worldview? (MOVIE)
7b What is Your Worldview Quiz (WEBSITE)

Unit 2: The Agricultural Revolution & Civilization

Unit 2
introduces students to the development of agriculture and the rise of the first civilization, Sumer.


READINGS

Click here to open the unit reading.

Unit 2 Exam Outline (PDF)
Unit 2 Exam Outline (DOC)
 
Review Game 1
 
Review Game 2
 
Review Game 3
 
 
1 Archaeology and Paleobiology (PPT)
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Assignment 4 (PDF)
Assignment 4 (DOC)
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Assignment 5 (PDF)
Assignment 5 (DOC)
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Assignment 6 (PDF)
Assignment 6 (DOC)
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Assignment 7 (PDF)
Assignment 7 (DOC)
1 Mesopotamia: The Sumerians (MOVIE)
2 Who Were the Olmecs (MOVIE)
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3 Mesopotamia (MOVIE)
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4Agricultural Revolution (MOVIE)
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5 Water and Civilizations (MOVIE)
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6 Why Do Civilizations Collapse (MOVIE)

Unit 3: Saskatchewan's Ancient European Roots

Unit 3
presents a description of the two cultural foundations of the Western World--the Greeks and the Romans.


READINGS

 
 
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1 The Greeks Crossword (DOC)
2 Atlantis Reading (DOC)
3 Determining If Data Are Reliable (DOC)
.3 Determining If Data Are Reliable (PDF) .
1 The Persians and the Greeks (MOVIE)
 
2 11 Greek Influences (SITE)
 
 
 
.3 The Trojan War (MOVIE)
 
.4 A Day in the Life of an Athenian (MOVIE) .
Unit 4: Time and Our Roots

Unit 4
students with opportunities to learn about time in order to help them understand and appreciate the present as well as look to the future.
Unit 4 Exam Outline (DOC)
 
Review Game 1 (Objective Questions)
 
 
1 Time: The History & Future of Everything (MOVIE)
 
2 A Glimpse at Life as a Teen in the Roman Empire (MOVIE)
 
3 The Dark Ages (MOVIE)
 
4 The Dark Ages (DOCUMENTARY)
 
Final Exam

Complete the glossary, map and watch the videos contained in the final exam outline.

Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2

Practice Test 3

Sumeria Review Game 1

Sumer Review Game 2

Mesoamerica Reviw Game 1

Mesoamerica Review Game 2

Greeks & Romans: Review Game 1

Greeks & Romans: Review Game 2

Feudalism Review Game 1

Feudalism Review Game 2

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