Welcome To Social Studies!Please sit in your newly-assigned seat and take your name tag out and put it on your desk.Nothing new is due today. Please just sit and work quietly on your warm-up.Please take out a piece of binder paper (or open your SS notebook) and write down everything that you know (or think you know) about the Roman REPUBLIC (not Empire).

Entering the ClassroomNo Gum or Food

Cell Phones OffGo To Your SeatGet Your Homework Out and Start The Warm-Up (Posted on Board)Low Noise Level – You’re Indoors

Today’s Agenda• Warm-up: Roman Republic brainstorm• Class time:

• 1. Introduction to Rome and the Roman Republic• 2. This is also an introduction to note-taking. Yay!

• Homework:• Continue to bring your terms and name tags to class

this week.• Nothing new is due in SS tomorrow. You will have a

short assignment over the weekend, though (I can’t give it to you today because we haven’t gone over the material yet).

• You will continue taking notes tomorrow and next week. Be sure to have your SS notebook (and portfolio) with you.

Lecture/Whole Group

Where?What?How?

Independent Work and Warm-Up

Where?What?How?

Small Group/ Lab Work

Where?What?How?

Important SS TermsIn your Social Studies notebook, write down the following 6 terms. Be sure to leave space between the terms for definitions, examples, and explanations.

Geography

Politics Religion

Philosophy Technology Economy

Important SS Terms• With your desk mate, write down what you think

each of these terms means. When we talk about a country’s geography, what are we describing? What factors are included in each category? Don’t just write down a definition – explain it in your own words. Use questions to help you describe the term. One example is filled out for you.GeographyDescribes the location and

physical features of an area. Is there water? Is it close to

mountains? What kind of soil and weather are there?

Politics Religion

Philosophy Technology

Economy

What Did You Come Up With?• Here is what each term describes:

GeographyDescribes the location and

physical features of an area. Is there water? Is it close to

mountains? What kind of soil and weather are there?

PoliticsDescribes the type of government an area

has

ReligionDescribes what spiritual ideas people believe in

PhilosophyDescribes how people think

about knowledge and wisdom

TechnologyDescribes the tools and

other inventions that people use regularly

Economy

Describes how people earn and spend money

(or other forms of wealth)

What Did You Come Up With?• Again, with your desk mate, come up with some

examples for each term. Write them in your chart.• Examples: One type of religion is Judaism. One

form of government is a monarchy.• Try to come up with at least three examples for each

term.• When you are done with the examples, discuss with

your desk mate why you think these categories are important. For example, how does government affect how people live?

• Don’t allow yourselves to get stuck on any of the categories. Just keep moving on to what you can answer. We’ll take some time in a few minutes to go over your questions, and then you can finish.

Stop For A Few Minutes. Did You Get Examples For

Economy?Most people don’t know very much about different economic systems. An economic system determines how production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services is organized. There are basically four categories: free, centralized, mixed, and traditional.A free market system promotes private ownership, individual economic freedom, and competition. The government does not intervene.

Did You Get Examples For Economy?

A free market system promotes private ownership, individual economic freedom, and competition. The government does not intervene.A centralized system uses public ownership of goods and services. The production is controlled centrally, and a central authority plans the economy. There is little individual decision making.A mixed economic system combines elements of both the free market and centralized systems. There is guidance from the government, but there is also individual choice and competition. The consumer can be considered “in charge.”

Did You Get Examples For Economy?

A traditional system is based on customs and habits. There are relatively simple technologies involved. Some very traditional systems still use barter (for example, rural areas in developing countries), but not all do.Now that you know the different types of economic systems, come up with at least two places that utilize each of the categories. (A reminder: you’re looking for examples of free market, centralized, mixed, and traditional systems.)

What Do These Terms Mean?When we learn about different civilizations in history, we pay close attention to these different factors. How do they affect people?For example, how would a civilization’s geography affect the way that its people live? Turn to your desk mate now and, together, write down a list of ways geography affects people.When you are done with geography, move on to the other categories. You may have started on some of these before we stopped for group discussion.

Possible Answers for Geography

There are many ways that geography can affect the people living in a civilization. Here are two:

Water. Most major civilizations grow near water. Living near a river provides drinking water, irrigation for crops, protection from enemies, and opportunities for trade and travel.Terrain. The type of terrain affects what kinds of food people can grow and how they communicate with other people. In the mountains, for instance, it is harder to grow crops. It is very difficult to crow crops in the desert. What type of terrain is best for crops?

History Survey PosterAnswer the following questions, and write the question and answer on your binder paper

(in a page of your notebook is fine):

If you wanted to start a new community, what type of geography would you choose? Why? Include details.

Which form of government do you think would be the best government to live under? Why? You can pick any example from history.

If you were starting a community with a mixed economic system, how would you design it?  How much of the market should be free, and how much should be centralized?  Why?

What do you think is the most important technological advancement since the year 500 CE? Why?

If you could go back in time and give advice to one person in history, what would it be? Why?

Why do you think that it’s important to learn about history?

If you could be related to any person in history, whom would you choose? Why?

If you could witness any event in history, what would it be? Why?

History Survey Poster• Get a piece of colored construction paper. You can choose

which color from our fabulous assortment!• Fold the left and right sides in towards each other so that they

meet in the middle. • Divide each front flap into three segments, so that you have

six total segments. Eventually, you will use scissors to cut these flaps. For now, though, just draw a light pencil line.

• Choose six questions from your list. Write each of the six questions you chose in one of the six segments. You should have one segment for each question. Write neatly! (Yes, there are some questions you will not use.)

• Open the flaps, and write your answers in the spaces that correspond with where you wrote the question. Answers need to be legible!

• The last step will be to decorate your “poster” as you like. You will have some class time to finish this tomorrow. Bring the materials you want to use with you to class: colored pencils, crayons, magazine cutouts, etc. Please do not use markers.

History Survey PosterThe final project is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, September 5.You will have class time today and maybe Tuesday. The rest will need to be finished at home.It will be graded on

How completely you answer the questionsHow well you answer the questionsUse of space and artistry (which includes neatness)

History Survey PosterThe final project is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, August 31.

RecapThe final project is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, September 5.Bring to class Tuesday: your history questions poster and the materials you want to use to decorate it; your notebook; and your nametag.