GRADE 6 UNIT 5: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS – DANCE LESSON



ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS – DANCE LESSON

Complete the following chart of information about each ancient culture before beginning the dance lesson using the stories from Treasures, their History/Social Studies text and other available resources.

| CULTURE |ENVIRONMENT |RITUALS |COMMUNICATION |ARTS / MUSIC |POSSIBLE | WHAT WILL BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH |

| | | |SYSTEM | |DANCE |MOVEMENT? |

| | | | | |MOVES | |

Prehistoric Times

|Snow and cold in winter with little shelter other than caves

Heat and sudden rains that caused floods |Hunter / gatherers

Hunting rituals indicating everyday living to capture animals for food, building fires to keep warm, bailing out water from caves, gathering berries, fruit, grains, seeds and other edible plants |Pictures, paintings in caves, symbols, gestures, body language, imitation of sounds in nature |Art: Cave paintings, simple pots, stone tools

Music: Naturally occurring sounds and rhythms in nature, using patterns, repetition and tonality. Used for practical functions such as luring animals, or serving as entertainment. |Lunges

Running motions

Arm thrusts

Rubbing arms

Bending to pick berries |Running to catch animals for food, grapping them, building a fire, keeping warm, and gathering berries or plants for food | |

China

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Greece

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Egypt

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Olmec / Inca

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| | | | | | |3-2012/Ancient Civilizations Fact Sheet, Grade 6, Unit 2 Treasures

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STUDENT NAME __________________________________ ANCIENT CIVILIZATION ____________________________ DATE: ____________________________

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