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Using Pictures and Drawings as Historical Sources
Evaluate visual sources and explain how images contribute to our understanding of the ancient world.
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Historical Inquiry Skills for Ancient History
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Goal
Learners will develop foundational historical thinking skills including source analysis, timeline construction, map reading, and interpreting archaeological evidence.
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Learning standards covered
WH-ERA-1.S1.4National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 5-12] Infer from archaeological evidence the characteristics of Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherer communities of western Eurasia including tool kits, shelter, clothing, ritual life, aesthetic values, relations between men and women, and trade among communities. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships and multiple causation]
WH-ERA-1.S1.5National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 5-12] Infer from archaeological evidence the technology, social organization, and cultural life of settled farming communities in Southwest Asia. [Draw upon visual sources]
WH-ERA-1.S2.1National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 5-12] Infer from archaeological evidence the technology, social organization, and cultural life of settled farming communities in Southwest Asia. [Draw upon visual sources]