TTO1 - History (Bricks)

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to the one and only History class!

I'm your teacher, mr. Rijkers

Who am I?

- Mr. Rijkers
- 24 years old
- History/economics teacher

Things you should know before we start:

- Keywords before we start

• Mirror-effect
• Magic doorstep

Practical stuff

You need: 

- Books (textbook & workbook)
- Notebook
- Extra notebook for glossary (woordenlijst)

- Smartphone with this app 
(LessonUp)

Who are you?

Could you please make a namecard? 

Two last questions

1. What do you expect from me?
   
   2. According to you, what makes the best lesson?

What is your favourite thing about history? If you have none, don't answer!

Which topic is not discussed in any history lesson at this school?

1. Egyptian Gods
2. Ancient Greece
3. Dinosaurs
4. Cavemen

Let's see which words you know already!

Grab your glossary!

Let's take a look at It's Learning!

Chapter 1: Hunters and farmers

Reading time!

- Time to read together

- Reading out loud helps 
learning english!

- page 8!

Read the text again.
What words are still not clear to you?

Keywords

Creation narrative: a story about a god or gods to explain human creation.

Theory of evolution: The theory that explains that creatures are adapting to their surroundings and therefore change and develop over time. 

Out of Africa theory: All humans have developed to homo sapiens in Africa and then spread across the world. 

Where did the first humans come from?
Is there a definitive answer? 

Or a bit of both?

If something gives us information about the past, it's called a...

1. Encyclopedia
2. Source
3. Historical fact
4. Book

So if something gives us information about the past it's called a source. Can you name two examples of a source that tells us something about the past?

What is no source from prehistoric times?

1. an ancient jar (pot)
2. the tip of an arrow
3. a stone tablet with written text on it
4. an axe made of stone

Sources:

Two different kind of sources

What was the main difference between the two sources?

What are these people doing here?

Write down what you see!

Hint: 
Also look at the back- ground

Assignment

• You're going to watch a clip about prehistory and the first humans.
• The clip shows information about hunters-gatherers
• Hunters-gatherers lifestyles are shown in the clip
  Write down all characteristics of this lifestyle in your notebook!

Homework

Finish 1.2 for friday:

• page 9,10,11,12 assignments
• read 1.1 and 1.2 again

1.2 Hunter-Gatherers

CLIL exercise 1

Look up the following words in your textbook and explain them in English:

• Prehistory
• Source
• Nomads
• Cave paintings
• Tools

CLIL exercise 2

-> Now you know these 5 words, try to make a sentence in English using at least 2 of these words correctly!

-> Compare the sentences with your neighbour and check them

-> A few sentences will be read out loud in class!

Drawing time!

• Draw along with me
• I will put in some notes every now and then.
• Make sure you pay attention for your test. 

Section
1.3

Early
Farmers

Picture time!

• You're going to take a look at a drawing
• Write down everything you see on the picture
  
  
  
• Last time you did this for hunters-gatherers...
  What's different this time? Did you spot the differences?

What does prehistory mean?

1. The time before humans
2. The time before the first humans
3. The time before the first humans could write
4. The time before the first humans could draw

What was the first human found called?

1. Lucy
2. Charles
3. Darwin
4. Adam

What was no job for hunters-gatherers?

1. Looking for food
2. Hunting animals
3. Farming
4. Gathering berries

What was something you couldn't collect?

1. Shells on the beach
2. Hoofs of animals in the forest
3. Nuts on the ground near trees
4. Berries inside bushes

Explain what 'evolution' means

Where did scientists say the first humans came from?

Name 2 characteristics (kenmerken) of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle

Prehistory ends......

1. in the year 0
2. In the year 1950
3. Around the year 1950 BC
4. Around the year 3000 BC

Remains of animals that are preserved in stone are....

1. Fossils
2. Unwritten Sources
3. Nomads
4. Written Sources

Nomads are people who...

1. Live in one place
2. Wander around
3. Hunt animals in a cave
4. Are never mad

Early farmers 

- nomadic to sedentary

- hunter-gatherers to farmers
- hunting wild animals --> Domesticating animals

- gathering berries and nuts 
--> growing crops and plants

The Ice Age

- Around 10.000 BC the Ice age ended
- The Ice age was a period of 100.000 years in which Europe was covered in thick ice. 
- Only hunting was possible

So what happened...

• The Earth warmed up
  
• The ice and snow disappeared
  
• Africa and the Middle-East even got drier
• Animals moved to the most fertile areas.
• Humans of course followed them

The Fertile Crescent

Crescent = half moon

"An area in which the first agriculture started. Here the climate was best suited for agriculture and people found out how to do it first."

Agriculture

• Farming crops
• Growing and harvesting plants
• Domesticating animals
• Keeping them as cattle
  --> 
  Required staying in 1 place!