BIG CHANGES

During the Paleolithic Age people were very, very basic. Their most serious concern was surviving day-to-day. While many aspects of life changed from the Paleo to Neolithic time, one of the most important was the freedom humans now had to think about other things. Let's find out how human life changed during the "new stone age."

Class reading - BIG CHANGES

Comparison chart

Stone Age ("Old" Paleolithic Era)

In 1940 the mouth of a cave was discovered. The boys and their dog believed it was the opening of a centuries old hidden treasure. What they discovered exceeded even their wildest imaginations. 

Click here to read about the Cave of Lascaux discovery and take a virtual tour. 

                          Lino Page for Paleolithic Era

"What we leave behind says a lot about us"

Using the pictures above, cooperatively work with your partner to make educated observations and inferences, then complete the table found here. There can be no definite way of saying we are right or wrong, but think critically about what each picture could tell us about the people who left it behind. 

Post-quiz personal feedback - Google form

Dating and 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

To prepare for your Dating and 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY quiz, use this presentation to study or quiz yourself so that you're prepared and demonstrate understanding. 

Working on Dating ...

Today we are developing our skill of dating ... as in events and the years in which they happened. Below I am providing you with a link to a very large website full of past events. You can choose ten events - four from BC/BCE and six from AD/CE. Add these events to a timeline. Oh, and don't forget zero.

Historical events website

Ice Bucket Challenge

End of Year Video 2013-14

Home Page screens from this year

My great students

Then v Now

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The 12 Tables of Rome

Modern law is in many ways an extension or offspring to the ancient Rome law code called the 12 Tables. It's called that because they were written on twelve tablets and displayed in the forum of Roman cities around the empire. Some are good, sounding similar to something we would do ... some sound harsh and cruel.