unit 1: early civilizations: beginnings mrs. gosnell world civilization
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Unit 1: Early Civilizations: Beginnings
Mrs. Gosnell
World Civilization
Early Civilizations
DO NOW: How do we know people lived thousands of years ago??
HW: Using the notes, create a drawing of a typical day of life in the Paleolithic Age.
Early Civilizations
AIM: How did the Neolithic Revolution change how civilizations develop?
Do Now: You were just stranded on a deserted island. What would be five items that you would bring?
Create a venn diagram comparing & contrasting the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age.
AIM: Why did Hammurabi’s Code provide justice for Ancient Babylon?
Do Now:Agree or disagree – “an eye for an eye, a life for a life.” Explain.
HW: Create a set of ten laws, and their punishments for the classroom.
Prehistory
Time period before written record
Archaeologist Study of artifacts,
manmade materials Tools, weapons, and
pottery
Anthropology Study of fossils
Prehistory
Two periods Paleolithic Age
Old Stone Age Neolithic Age
New Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
Hunting Primary source of survival
Nomad Move from one place to follow animal herds
Weapons Made of wood, stone, and bone Easy to break
Paleolithic Age
Communications Sign language Drawings on cave walls Smoke signals Limited verbal language
Fire Most important discovery Cook, light, warmth, protection
Neolithic Age Farming
Grow a food supply Limited hunting
Villages Primitive forms of
government Leaders emerge
Bronze Stronger than earlier
weapons Alloy
Mix of copper and tin
Neolithic Age
Pottery Storage Cooking
Developments Wheel Sail Plow
Neolithic Age
Domestication Help in hunting Food source Protection
Barter Exchange goods for goods Early economics Fostered communication and cooperation
Early Settlements People settled in near
water Food supply
Drinking water Catch fish Hunt animals that
drank the water Transportation Agriculture
Irrigation Fertile Soil
Early Civilizations
Written language Tigris- Euphrates River Valley
Mesopotamia Fertile Crescent 1st alphabet created by the Phoenicians
Nile River Valley Longest River in the world Flows northward