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Hands-On Activity · Lesson 1.12

The Study Sort

Unit 1 Review and Test Preparation

You have eleven lessons of evidence to review. Your job is to sort it by indicator and flag what you still need to study.

Back to Lesson 1.12

You NeedYour Evidence Log, Review Cards and Indicator Guide (on this page), a pencil

You Will MakeAn indicator sort, a self-rating for all four indicators, and a study plan

Turn InWork Space + Evidence Log + Checklist

Your Task

Sort, rate, strengthen, plan.

Unit 1 asked four things of you. Today you check that you can do all four, with evidence, before the test asks you to. A strong test answer makes a claim and backs it with specific, named evidence.

Sort: Separate your Evidence Log entries (and the Review Cards on this page) by which of the four Unit 1 indicators they best support.

Rank: Mark each indicator as Strong, Okay, or Needs Review.

Chart: Choose your weakest indicator and list two pieces of evidence you could add to strengthen it.

Defend: Write a two-sentence explanation for what you plan to review before the Unit 1 Test.

Materials

Indicator Guide and Review Cards

Use the Indicator Guide to remember what each skill asks you to do. Then sort your own Evidence Log entries. If your log is missing entries, sort the Review Cards too. Many cards can support more than one indicator, so choose the one each fits best.

Reference

The four Unit 1 indicators

Code	Indicator	What it asks you to do
6.1.CO	Comparing civilizations	Set two or more civilizations side by side and explain what is similar and what is different.
6.1.CE	Summarizing environmental factors	Explain how a river, desert, coastline, or other part of the environment shaped the way a civilization developed.
6.1.CC	Analyzing changes and continuities	Explain what changed and what stayed the same as one power or idea gave way to another.
6.1.E	Analyzing multiple perspectives through primary and secondary sources	Weigh where evidence comes from, who made it, and what it can and cannot prove.

Review Cards

Print this page and cut along the dashed lines, or use the cards on screen.

A Law Stele and a Textbook

The stone stele carved with Hammurabi's laws is a primary source. A modern textbook that describes those laws is a secondary source.

Lesson 1.2

Iron Near Meroe

Kush moved its capital to Meroe, which sat near rich deposits of iron ore. Its workers became famous for high-quality iron tools and weapons.

Lesson 1.5

Letters That Traveled

The Phoenician alphabet spread with their sailors. By the 700s BCE the Greeks had adopted it and later added vowels.

Lesson 1.6

Written by the Winners

Much of what we know about the fall of the Shang comes from Zhou accounts, which described the Shang kings as corrupt and the Zhou victory as heaven's verdict.

Lesson 1.10

Two Writing Systems

Sumerians pressed cuneiform into clay to record grain totals. Shang priests carved questions onto oracle bones to ask the ancestors for guidance.

Lessons 1.1 and 1.9

From Memory to Writing

For generations the Vedas were memorized by priests and recited aloud word for word. Only much later were they written down in Sanskrit.

Lesson 1.8

Deserts Like a Moat

Deserts on both sides of the Nile Valley made it hard for armies to invade, so Egypt faced far less outside invasion than Mesopotamia.

Lesson 1.3

Seals Across the Sea

Indus seals have been found in Mesopotamian cities across the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, showing that the two civilizations were in contact through trade.

Lesson 1.7

Work Space

Make your study plan.

Fill in each part on screen, or print the page and write by hand.

Step 1 · Sort

Sort your evidence by indicator.

Write a short name for each Evidence Log entry, or a Review Card number, under the indicator it supports best.

6.1.CO Compare

6.1.CE Environment

6.1.CC Change and Continuity

6.1.E Sources and Perspectives

Step 2 · Rank

Rate each indicator.

Write Strong, Okay, or Needs Review. Be honest: a column with only one or two pieces of evidence probably needs review.

Indicator	Strong, Okay, or Needs Review	Why I chose this rating
6.1.CO Compare
6.1.CE Environment
6.1.CC Change and Continuity
6.1.E Sources and Perspectives

Step 3 · Chart

Strengthen your weakest indicator.

Name specific evidence, such as a law from Hammurabi's Code or a detail about the Phoenician alphabet, and the lesson where you can find it.

Part	Your answer	Lesson to review
My weakest indicator
Evidence to add 1
Evidence to add 2

Step 4 · Defend

My plan before the Unit 1 Test

Write two sentences. Name what you will review and explain why. Use the word claim or perspective.

Evidence Log

Record what you found.

Your Evidence Log entry and checklist are part of your lesson points.

Required

Evidence Log

Choose the indicator you marked as Needs Review. Write a short journal entry that answers: which lessons cover it, what evidence do you already have, and what is your plan to strengthen it before the test?

Checklist

Accountability Checklist

I sorted my evidence by indicator. I ranked all four indicators. I identified evidence to add to my weakest indicator. I wrote a study plan in writing.

Word Bank

Use today's vocabulary.

Use at least two of these words in your writing.

Primary Source

A firsthand account, document, or artifact created at the time of the events being studied.

Examples include a law code, an artifact, or writing from that civilization.

Secondary Source

A source created later by someone who studied the events, which analyzes or explains primary sources.

Examples include a textbook or a historian's article.

Indicator

A specific skill or type of analysis a standard requires, such as comparing civilizations or analyzing evidence.

Claim

A statement that answers a question or argues a position, which must be supported by evidence.

Perspective

A point of view shaped by a person's position, values, or experience.

A source reflects the perspective of who created it and why.