8/17 do now in your notebook, define the following as best as you can: in your notebook, define...
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DO NOW 8/18 If you were missing, what types of evidence could be used to find you? If you were missing, what types of evidence could be used to find you? What type of evidence might archaeologists look for to make conclusions about the long ago past? What type of evidence might archaeologists look for to make conclusions about the long ago past?TRANSCRIPT
8/17 DO NOW
• In your notebook, define the following as best as you can:• What is the difference between:• 1. Primary Source and Secondary Source• 2. Fossil and Artifact• 3. What is bias?• 4. put these periods and the time associated with them in order from earliest to most
recent:• Modern, Prehistory, Medieval, Ancient, 100,000 BC-5,000 BC, 1500-Present, 5,000 BC
to 500 AD, 500 AD-1500 AD.
DO NOW 8/18
• If you were missing, what types of evidence could be used to find you? • What type of evidence might archaeologists look for to make conclusions
about the long ago past?
THEMES OF WORLD HISTORY
• Historians look for patterns to better understand human history and use it to better understand the present and predict the future.
• 2 common themes are change and continuity. • Your textbook will reference 5 main themes at the beginning of every
chapter:1.Cultural Interaction2.Political Structure3. Economic Structure4. Social Structure5. Human-Environment Interaction
ASSIGNMENT!
• In groups of 2, for each of the 5 themes, define what it is, and give 3 examples of them. The answers are on pages #5-7.
EARLY HUMAN HISTORY TO THE BIRTH OF AGRICULTURE
THE STONE AGE• -Humans lived in bands of around 30-50 people in a mostly
nomadic lifestyle moving with the seasons. Men and women were treated equally• -They were mainly hunter-gatherers: men hunted animals
and women gathered edible plants, like berries.• -Simple tools made from bone, wood, and rock were used
to hunt. Over time, they developed spears and even needles for sewing.• -Groups were often led by elders
BEGINNING OF AGRICULTURE
ASSIGNMENT!• In groups of 2, read pages #13-16• Answer the following questions:• 1. Where is the Fertile Crescent?• 2. What were the first domesticated plants?• 3. What were the first domesticated animals?• 4. What did they do with surplus (extra) food?• 5. What does sedentary mean?• 6. Under the section “Why Agriculture Arose” give 3 reasons why
agriculture began when it did?• 7. What is cultural diffusion? • 8. How did the rise of agriculture lead to social classes?
BIRTH OF CIVILIZATION• A Civilization is a highly organized and complex society • Early civilizations started near major rivers • Writing systems• Large cities, with social classes and public structures, like temples• Historians consider 5 key factories to the development of civilizations:
1.Access to water- irrigation of crops 2. Government- kings and trained officials organized society3. Defense- defend cities4. Specialized Jobs- surplus food lead to people working in jobs other than farming, like merchants, blacksmith, priests, warriors, and government
officials5. Trade- long distance trade for resources a city might need or to sell
surplus resources
COMPARATIVE RELIGION ASSIGNMENT
• Create a chart comparing the religions we covered today. Include: • A brief history, • Beliefs, • Views on the afterlife, • Any text they use• Any other relevant information