Mrs. VaraGlobal History & Geography I

• Directions: 1. Take out a sheet of paper.

2. Fold paper horizontally (make a tent)!

3. Write your name on it!

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Dividers:1. Foundations2. River Valley3. The Classics – India & China4. The Classics – Greece & Rome5. Byzantine Empire6. Islam7. Middle Ages8. Asian Empires9. African Kingdoms10.Ren/Ref/Sci Rev11.Age of Exploration12.Age of Absolutism

Do Now: What will we be learning about in

Global History/Social Studies?

Do Now: Classify the following issues as either political, economic, or social:1. Government2. Voting3. Availability of goods4. Religion5. Fashion/dress6. Standard of living7. War8. Prices

Period of time before people invented writing systems, cities, countries or government.

- Prehistory -

How do we know about prehistory?

Artifacts: physical

remains studied by

archeologists (Archeology: the study of

artifacts)

Early Discoveries – Human Remains

Are we all Africans “under the skin”????Are we all Africans “under the skin”????Are we all Africans “under the skin”????

Picture of Lucy's remains

Museum in Ethiopia

AFRICA

Lucy: Oldest Complete Human Skeleton

3.2 Million Years Ago!

““Paleolithic” --> “Old Stone” Paleolithic” --> “Old Stone” AgeAge

2,500,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE 2,500,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE

Made toolsMade tools

1st to use fire1st to use fire

hunting/gathering hunting/gathering

NOMADIC NOMADIC (moving from place to place)(moving from place to place)

The Paleolithic Age

Why does society change? Why doesn’t everything just remain

the same?

Continuity, Evolution, Interactions, Pandora’s Box

Neolithic Revolutionwhat is a revolution?

What would allow for this change?

Neolithic (Agricultural)Revolution

1) discovery of seeds2) domestication of animals

1. What was life like during the Paleolithic Age?

2. How was life different during the Neolithic Age?

Effects

↑ Possessions

Early Communities

AdvancesGreater

Interaction

Settlement

↑ Population

↑ Food Supply

Neolithic Revolution