$15
per classPre-History: How the World Was Before “Civilization” (World History)
Completed by 9 learners
Ages 11-15
Live One-Time Class
Live video meetings
Meets once
1-10 learners per class
60 min
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursAssessment
Informal assessmentClass Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
Because written history begins with civilizations all over the world already in place, we need to know how they got there! Using geography, archaeology, anthropology, and science hand-in-hand with history, we are going to get a really good idea of what took our nomadic ancestors from moving for food sources to the invention of agriculture and the domestication of animals. But it is so much more than just this. The change in community, in tasks (usually gender-based), in diet, and in physical and behavioral adaptations were just as important. We will use maps, video clips, and slides to present the information. No 3rd party accounts are needed, as the video clips (from YouTube and UNESCO World Heritage; academic, thus, no rating) are part of the slide show. We will look at prehistoric archaeological sites in modern-day Turkey and Greece, hominids, cave paintings, and various prehistoric tools that pushed our ancestors closer to modern humans. More so, we will discuss what makes a civilization, and what each one needs to thrive. We will talk about the Great Migration out of Africa, and how the planet was populated. This is a lecture-based class, but I heartily encourage students to interact with me and other students to facilitate the discussion of their own ideas and theories. I firmly believe education is a conversation. The more they are able to talk through ideas and concepts, the more they retain. No previous experience or knowledge is required.
Learning Goals
Students will understand how civilizations came to be, as well as what components goes into creating a civilization.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The YouTube and UNESCO World Heritage video clips show archaeological sites in an academic manner and thus are not rated. The students do not need an account, as the clips are shown via slideshow. There are 3 separate clips: one for the cave paintings in France and Spain; the prehistoric site for Catal Huyuk in modern-day Turkey; and Choirokoitia in Cyprus (Greece). There are artifacts (in pictures) shown on the slide shows (representations of fertility goddesses) as well as stone tools. There is a discussion of the evolution of early hominids (ardipithicus ramidus) to homo sapiens. Of course, I present this in an unbiased manner, as we are able to see the fossils, artifacts, and archaeological sites. Any religion from that time period is discussed through a historical lens.
Supply List
I will upload the powerpoint as a PDF after the class has completed.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
I will refer to my teacher's edition World History text book [World History 5th ed, 2012; Upshur, Terry, Hokola, Cassar, Goff]. I have copious notes from my work with esteemed professor/archaeologist/historian, Dr. Davide Tanasi (2016-2017). I use references from archaeological data using photogrammetry and LiDar to rebuild digital sites based on excavations from my own work on the Temple of Ascelpius in Sicily, Italy. I am not, however, teaching this process so it is ONLY a reference and explanation of how these neolithic sites were found and digitally archived.
For Catal Huyuk, I reference Ian Hodder, who - for two decades - was over the excavation in modern-day Turkey. (Hodder, Ian. “Çatalhöyük: The Leopard Changes Its Spots. A Summary of Recent Work.” Anatolian Studies 64 (2014): 1–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24878349). I also use images from the UNESCO World Heritage page for this site.
For Choirokoitia, I reference: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/848/ to use pictures from this site.
For the cave paintings, I reference the article by: Leroi-Gourhan, Arlette. “The Archaeology of Lascaux Cave.” Scientific American 246, no. 6 (1982): 104–13. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24966617.
I briefly reference Carbon-14 dating from the anthropology text: Danesi, Marcel. A basic course in anthropological linguistics. Vol. 2. Canadian Scholars Press, 2004.
I do not show students how to use photogrammetry or LiDar, but I do reference it, explaining how archaeologists maintain cultural and historical ethics to preserve sites.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 Degrees
Master's Degree in History from University of South Florida
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor's Degree in History from University of Southern Mississippi
I have taught this class many times. I am a trained historian with two bachelors and a masters degree. I am very sensitive to the fact that not all students' families agree with the evolutionary process and can ascertain if I need to move on from the topic - regardless, I present it as scientific and unbiased.
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