Over halfway through the week!
9/12 Quick Write:
Today we will be discussing ancient peoples. We are deliberating over the central question: How do Historians interpret the past?
Essentially, we have a lot of ideas about what happened to people many thousands of years ago… but how do we know these things? None of us were alive back then, and we can’t ask anyone who was there… they all have been dead for many, many years. So how do we know where modern humans and societies came from?
There are many theories and beliefs about modern humanity. You all are free to have your own beliefs– 1st amendment in action! For this class, we are going to focus on what the scientific community at large has hypothesized.
To document and celebrate life is a common characteristic across the world, as well as throughout millenniums. We will start this Chapter by examining what ancient people have physically left behind– starting with their paintings! We will look at examples of ancient cave paintings, and discuss the sorts of information we can glean, or get, from them.
After looking at real life examples, we will create our own! Using the instructions below, you will create a painting to represent you and your family using only symbols (because remember– there were no written languages yet!)
You need to be as neat and precise as possible because we will be using these to complete a gallery walk tomorrow!
Have a good evening!