■Essential Question:–What was the significance of

the Neolithic Revolution?

■Warm-Up Question:– Let’s take a look at our Unit 1

Organizer!•Find 5 phrases or ideas that you recognize

Class Activity #1■Overview: You & your team are

members of an ancient tribe known as “Bhsities”

■Working with your tribe, complete the following activities in order:–Step 1: Collect at least 4 food tokens

& 1 water token–Step 2: Gather resources & build a

temple to honor the “food god”■Your grade will be based on

completing these tasks & the creativity of your temple

Class Activity #2New discovery: FARMING!

■Working with your tribe, complete the following activities in order:–Step 1: Collect at least 4 food tokens

& 1 water token–Step 2: Gather resources & build a

temple to honor the “food god”■Your grade will be based on

completing these tasks & the creativity of your temple

Debriefing Questions ■Discuss with your team & write down

your answers to the following questions:–What were your experiences like

during Round 1 of this activity?–How did the discovery of “farming”

change your experiences in Round 2?–How do you think these activities

relate to early human beings? –What advantages do you think farming

gave to early humans?

Neolithic Revolution Early humans were nomadic hunters & gatherers

& had to move around to find their food

Some hunters & gatherers were advanced, but were never able to develop complex societies

because they had to migrate to find food

Neolithic Revolution Around 8,000 B.C., the Neolithic Revolution occurred & early humans discovered how

to farm & domesticate animals

Farming changed the way humans lived:

People no longer had to be nomads

Food surpluses led to population increases

Farming villages became established along river valleys for their good soil & irrigation

Neolithic Revolution: Spread of Agriculture

Neolithic Revolution Around 3,000 B.C., some farming villages became complex civilizations.

Brainstorm: What characteristics are needed to makes people a “civilization”?

• Advanced cities?

Characteristics of Civilizations

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Civilizations must have cities that are centers of trade for large areas

Civilizations must have technologies that make their lives easier

Civilizations must have writing in order to keep records of taxes, laws, or trade

Civilizations must have specialized workers that create a class system

Civilizations must have complex institutions like government & religion to keep order

Closure Activity

■Now that we have defined “civilization”:–Is the United States a civilization?

Give evidence to support your answer.