From Hominids to Humans

1.  Complete viewing "Last Human Standing" & discuss

2.  Discuss & ADD missing info to 'Historiography' and 'March to Civilization' questions

3. Interpreting Archaeological evidence (Handout & pictures)

4.  Venus of Willendorf - Why does she look like that?! (handout)

Tuesday, September 21

1.  Mystery Skeleton comparison

2. Becoming Human Documentary Documentary link

     Evidence section: take notes on Hadar & Lucy... why are they important?

3.  'Careers in History' definitions

4. Historiography Questions - due next class
      
Historiography
(the history of the study of history)

1.    Who was Herodotus? What kind of history did he write?
         (Use the index in your textbook to find him)

2.    How did Thucydides and the Greeks influence the writing of history? (p. 159)

3.    What were Tacitus’s strengths and weaknesses as a writer of history?
         (pp. 210-211)

4.    How are archaeologists and historians similar? (pp. 480-481)