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The Mapping Disaster: Mental Grid Map
Use latitude, longitude, cardinal directions, and map projections to navigate space.
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Geography tools, primary sources, early humans, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, civics, culture, and ancient civilizations.
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Unit 1: Geography Tools and Primary Sources
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Lesson 1.2Free
Detective of the Trash Can
Analyze artifacts, primary sources, secondary sources, and historical bias.
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The Physical vs. Political Tug-of-War
Analyze how physical geography affects political borders, defense, and conflict.
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Unit 2: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution
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Paleolithic Band: The Foraging Challenge
Simulate hunter-gatherer movement, carrying capacity, and environmental pressure.
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The Neolithic Settlement Council
Role-play the transition from hunting to farming, domestication, and specialization.
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Unit 3: Mesopotamia
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The Tigris and Euphrates Engineering Challenge
Design irrigation systems to manage silt, canals, levees, and unpredictable floods.
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Courtroom 1750 BCE: Hammurabiβs Justice
Analyze rule of law, social hierarchy, and fairness in Hammurabiβs Code.
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Scribe School: Clay Cuneiform
Explore writing, record keeping, pictographs, and the status of scribes.
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Unit 4: Ancient Egypt
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Lesson 4.1Free
The Nilometer and the Three Seasons
Model Nile flooding, Akhet, Peret, Shemu, agriculture, labor, and taxation.
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Weighing of the Heart Court
Explore Egyptian polytheism, mummification, Maβat, judgment, and moral order.
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Bureaucracy Bureau: Building the Giza Complex
Simulate centralized government, taxation, labor organization, and public works.
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Unit 5: Ancient Greece
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Assembly of the 500: Athens vs. Sparta
Compare direct democracy, oligarchy, citizenship, and city-state identity.
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Agora Marketplace: Greek Maritime Trade
Simulate trade, resource scarcity, colonies, and Mediterranean sea routes.
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The Panhellenic Games
Explore cultural unity through religion, language, myth, athletics, philosophy, and arts.
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Unit 6: Ancient Rome
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Patricians vs. Plebeians: The Conflict of the Orders
Simulate social class conflict, veto power, tribunes, and republican change.
C3.D2.Civ.2.6-8C3.D2.Civ.8.6-8
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All Roads Lead to Rome: Designing the Imperial Web
Build a Roman infrastructure network using roads, aqueducts, provinces, and logistics.
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The Imperial Crisis Council
Manage overexpansion, inflation, invasions, political instability, and imperial decline.
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Unit 7: Civics, Culture, and Ancient Legacies
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The Modern Inheritance: Architectural Scavenger Hunt
Identify ancient architectural influences in modern civic buildings.
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Drafting a Global Bill of Rights
Compare ancient law codes with modern constitutional protections and civic responsibility.
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The Time Capsule Summit
Synthesize the components of civilization across Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
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