LESSONS 2 AND 3
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1A. WHY DO CIVILISATIONS EXPAND? |
WHAT?:
In our first unit we will focus in on Inter-trade and cultural connections of the Ancient and Early Modern period across the globe. Covering the period 250ad - 1250ad we will look at the increasing expansion and decline of early empires, exploring the causes and consequences of expansion. We will also focus on other factors that resulted in increasing global interaction such as trade, culture and religion.
Content
Rome – Expansion and decline
Silk Road - trade
Baghdad - culture
Crusades - religion
Our key critical thinking for this unit is to draw out the benefits and challenges of increased expansion and interaction in this period.
In our first unit we will focus in on Inter-trade and cultural connections of the Ancient and Early Modern period across the globe. Covering the period 250ad - 1250ad we will look at the increasing expansion and decline of early empires, exploring the causes and consequences of expansion. We will also focus on other factors that resulted in increasing global interaction such as trade, culture and religion.
Content
Rome – Expansion and decline
Silk Road - trade
Baghdad - culture
Crusades - religion
Our key critical thinking for this unit is to draw out the benefits and challenges of increased expansion and interaction in this period.
Task 1: Why do civilisations expand?
Task 1: You are part of a ruling class of an agrarian society. Download the worksheet below and decide if and why you would expand.
| what_casued_expansion.docx |
TAsk 2: Big Era 4: Population growth
Read through the following powerpoint and answer the questions on the download sheet below.
| big_era_4_population_growth_reasons.pptx |
Task 2: Answer the following questions
| population_growth_questions.docx |
Task 3: Big era 4: Expanding Networks
Read through the powerpoint below and answer the download questions below.
Task 3: Answer the following questions
| expanding_empires_-_questions.docx |
Task 4: Why do Civilisations expand?
CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING: WHY DO CIVILISATIONS EXPAND?
Task 4: : Watch the following clip from Big History and answer the following questions. Your teacher may ask you to do this as a class discussion after you have watched it a second time or on the worksheet file below:
- What do we mean by a civilisation?
- What is a major process that occurred in many early agricultural/agrarian civilizations?
- Name 3 agricultural/agrarian civilizations that saw great expansion?
- What happened when agricultural civilizations no-longer expanded?
- Why was geographical expansion so important to a civilizations survival?
- Why were expanding civilizations so expensive?
- What was an economic limit to increasing wealth and power in a civilization?
- What did most civilizations do in order to continue to increase their wealth?
- As territotial expansion occurred militaries increased in order to protect the new territories, why were militaries so expensive?
- How did the growth of militaries during this period help facilitate the growth of trade and commerce and the spread of ideas?
- On the borders of civilizations what happened? What is this process called?
- What happened in Europe after the fall of Rome to increase collective learning and what was its impact?
- As a result of the increase in commerce in Europe during the Early Modern Period (1500-1750) what happened to many of the agricultural civilizations around the world
| 1.1_ws_why_did_civilisations_need_to_expand__1.docx |
Extend Your Learning:
Read the following article for more information about how collective learning grew with the expansion of civilisations.
Read the following article for more information about how collective learning grew with the expansion of civilisations.
| global_encounters_of_the_ancient_kind_1.docx |
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