BCE Timeline
Geography
Class Agreements
A Raisin in the Sun
Forms of Government
100

The oldest monotheistic religion beginning  

Judaism 

100

The location for many early civilizations. 

What are river valleys? 

100

What three things do you have to write when you leave the classroom for your locker or the bathroom? 

What are the date, your name, the time you leave?

100

Everyone has one to guide you to write better. 

What is a writing goal? 

100

A common word that means Power + People. 

What is democracy? 

200

When did Mitochondrial Eve live in Africa? 

What is 160,000 BCE 

200

Imaginary line that separates the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.  

What is the equator?

200

Character who wants to become a business person in the local neighborhood. 

Who is Walter?

200

A common word meaning SELF + POWER. 

What is Autocracy? 

300

The year the Christian prophet was born. 

What is 0 [Zero]

300

Four continents in the Eastern Hemisphere. 

What are Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia? 

300

Character who wants to buy a house in a wealthier neighborhood. 

Mama

300

A type of government where deities or religious rules are the supreme ruler(s). 

What is theocracy? 

400

What was the typical lifestyle from around 200,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE?  

What is Hunter-Gatherers? 
400

Five oceans on the world map.  

What are Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans? 

400

Author who wrote A Raisin the the Sun. 

Who is Lorraine Hansberry? 

400

The form of government is defined by power held by this. 

What is a citizen? 

500

This time period started after the ice melted around 10,000 BCE.

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

500

Imaginary line that separates the Eastern hemisphere and the Western hemisphere.  

Prime Meridian

500

Audience for the play--three characteristics of the people with power to support social change. 

What are white, educated, and wealthy audience members? 

500
Rule by a few people. 

What is oligarchy? 

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