Tuesday, July 28th Timeline Activity Early Civilizations Today: Going over early civilizations Different activities and notes History of the World in 7 minutes

Wednesday, July 30th & Thursday July 31st Open house Thursday! 6-9pm Finishing timeline stuff Notes  History of the World Activity DBQ activity

Goals for today: Explain how and where complex societies evolved and describe their significant characteristics. Describe ways in which the rate of change accelerated between 10,000 BCE and 1,000 BCE. Describe the changes in Paleolithic life and the impact they had on modern humans.

Warm Up! You have five minutes to: Come up with a list of all of the things that might be found in the trash of your home every week. Include recycling as well.

Now… pair up with someone sitting next to you. If all the items they come up with were taken to the dump, covered with ten feet of earth, and left there, what would still be identifiable if someone dug the items up after 100 years? After 20,000 years? After 100,000 years?

Early Humans

How the earth was created https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYD2Ee5ABYE

What do you know about early civilizations?

Early Civilizations were… Stepping stones for: legal system democratic form of government many of the world’s major religions important inventions such as the alphabet.

How do we know about early humans?

How do we know about early humans? ARCHEOLOGISTS Archeology- the study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind. Anthropology- the study of human life and culture Fossils – rocklike remains of biological organisms.

Modern Archeologists 2001- Kenya, hominid species completely in tack (3.5 million years old)

China- bird like dinosaurs 100 million years ago!

2007- intact baby mammoth in Russia

Lascaux Cave paintings

The POINT: Does archeology, fossils and artifacts tell us everything about a culture or civilization? How do we analyze ancient cultures with the little information that we have about them?

History of the World in 18 minutes You have questions to respond to As you are watching the video, carefully listen for the answers The author uses different analogies and things to describe human life over the last million+ years- pay attention!

TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/david_christian_big_his tory

What do these objects tell you? Tools? Cups? Weapons? Do they tell you the whole story of a society?

Early Humans

Paleolithic Way of Life

Characteristics of Paleolithic Age 2,500,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C. Humans used simple stone tools Often called “Old Stone Age”

Early Housing of Paleolithic Era

Hunting and Gathering Relied on hunting and gathering Close relationship with environment Berries, plants, fruits, nuts, grains Hunted horses, bison, buffalo, fish and shellfish

Paleolithic Way of Life 1. Made stone tools from flint Hand axes were most common Handles made them easier to use Spears were later used Later, invented: Bow and arrow Spear Fish hooks Bone needles

Paleolithic Way of Life cont. 2. Had to follow animal migrations and vegetable cycles Nomads- people who move from place to place to survive. Lived in small groups of 20-30. Hunting depended on careful observation and group cooperation

Roles of Women Women: bear and raised children; stayed closer to camp Acquired berries, nuts, grains. Taught children what was edible. Trapped small animals, kept camp safe

Roles of Men and Women Main job of people: finding enough to eat Parents: passed on skills to children to survive Men: Hunt herds of animals Traveled far distances EQUALITY

Adapting to Survive Shelter in natural caves New types of shelter: Wood with animal hides Large bones of mammoths

Use of Fire Homo Erectus was the first Provided: Piles of ash in caves As long as 500,000 years ago Provided: Warmth Protection from animals Light Cooked food Occurred differently at different places and times

Ice Ages 100,000 B.C. Serious threat to human life Fire was important for survival Thick sheets of ice moved down Europe, America and Asia Serious threat to human life Had to adapt

Activity: Was Farming a good idea?

Tuesday, August 5th Warm Up: Reviewing timeline Get out article and questions Let’s discuss!!!

Put these dates in order on a timeline: 50 B.C. 65 A.D. 150 B.C. 120 B.C 76 A.D. 23 B.C. 44 A.D. 111 A.D.

What are the years between these numbers? 1298 B.C. & 768 B.C. 2014 & 1776 1099 A.D. & 641 B.C.

The Neolithic Revolution

How does agriculture affect our society?

How does agriculture affect our society? Is a foundation because it provides food for populations Without agriculture, people would have to hunt and gather to survive.

Standard of Living Definition: refers to a measure of what we have relative to what we need . Objective Examples:Shelter, food, clean water, and access to health care. How it is measured- life expectancy, daily caloric intake, and literacy rates.

Quality of Life Definition: refers to the degree of satisfaction we feel about our lives. Subjective. Example: Happiness, family, love To measure: how one feels in relation to others

Neolithic Revolution 8000 B.C.- 4000 B.C. Shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture Began planting crops Domesticating animals Can live in settled communities What kind of influence does farming have in our lives?

Domestication of Animals

Growing of Crops Southwest Asia- wheat, barley, pigs, cows, goats, sheep. Spread to South- eastern Europe 4000 B.C.- farming established in Europe and Mediterranean Sea.

Growing of crops 6000 B.C.- wheat and barley in Egypt and Africa Yams, bananas Moved to India 5000 B.C. –Meso- Americans Bean, squash, maize

Farming Villages Catalhuyuk 6700 B.C.- 5700 B.C. Food surpluses In modern turkey Covered 32 acres 6700 B.C.- 5700 B.C. 6,000 inhabitants Food surpluses Specialization Had homes

Farming Villages Beginning of a Traditional Economic System Based on agriculture and limited trade` Shrines to god and goddesses Women nursing or giving birth figurines

Effects of the Neolithic Revolution Cause Effect Settling in small towns and villages Build walls for protection , store houses for goods Storing surplus products Encouraged trade Artisans more skilled Made more refined tools Men more active in herding and farming; women cared for children, clothes and home Women stayed in one place; men moved around; men more dominant in society People mastered farming Complex societies and villages with armies, walls,

The Neolithic Revolution

Effects of Farming

Migration of Man

Activity: Advantages/Disadvantages Get with 1 or 2 other people- discuss 3 advantages and disadvantages for each box 