Mr. Lee's Humanities

As I begin my 5th year at the Salt Lake Arts Academy, I am reminded how lucky I am to be teaching such a dynamic curriculum, and to be working with such great kids. The 5th and 6th grade Humanities curriculum at SLARTS includes Language Arts reading and writing as well as Geography and Ancient History. We also cover current events. As you may know, we spread the History curriculum over 2 academic years:

 

Year A:

Early Humans: Modern humans 200,000 years ago; movement out of Africa; Neanderthals, earliest signs of religion, culture

Mesopotamia: Hammurabi, The Fertile Crescent, Babylon, Cuneiform writing

Egypt: Upper/Lower Nile, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Gods/Goddesses

India: Hinduism, Buddhism, Indus Valley, the Vedas

China: Inventions, history, culture, the Wall, Silk Road

Greece: Influence on our modern day thinking, government, culture, Tyrants, War

Rome: Dominance in ancient world, influence on modern world, Latin, Dictators, Tyrants, War

 

Year B:

The Fall of Rome: Beginnings of Christianity; Byzantine Empire

The Middle Ages: Kingdoms, Crusades, Feudalism and the Black Death; Rise of Islam 

The Renaissance: Rebirth of Art and Ideas; Rise of City States

The Age of Exploration: The Americas; Aztec, Inca and Mayan Civilizations

The Enlightenment: New ways of thinking, the end of superstition, Humanism

 

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I now call the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City my home. I have Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology and Communications from California State University at Chico, and a Master's Degree in Teaching from Westminster College. When away from work, I can be found obsessively riding my mountain bike, backpacking, going to concerts, and traveling with my family in the summer. During the winter months, I enjoy snowboarding, snowshoeing and planning the next summer adventure.