The Stone Age

Last week, the students were introduced to Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs.  I wanted them to get an idea of what life was like before civilization.  Before civilization, hominids had to struggle each day to meet their four physiological needs:  water, food, shelter, and warmth.  Students should have been able to see that as hominids became more advanced they were able to realize more of their needs.  The honors classes will spend time in the days ahead learning more about Maslow as they have been busy with their debates.  This week, my hope is that we can finish the debates and move forward.

There are a few new vocabulary words this week:

1. Hominid
2. Domesticate/Domestication
3. Stone Age (Old, Middle, and New)
4. Nomad

By the end of the week, all students should be able to define the above-mentioned words.  I will post definitions next week.  The definitions of these words were recorded in journals on Tuesday (periods 1, 3, 4, and 6).

Finally, I hope to have a test next week regarding Prehistory.  The test will include all of the vocabulary terms and the key concepts we have discussed in class.