3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC 2,000,000 B.C. The First People 3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC Economy Artisans Merchants Soldiers Government workers Developments Rise of Cities Organized governments Job specialization Growth of social classes System of writing Trade Social classes Complex religion 2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC Economy Work as farmers Live in permanent villages Use domesticated animals Developments Population growth Community interaction Decline in status of women Personal possessions Development of calendar Economy Hunters and gatherers Nomadic Developments Simple Tools and weapons Spoken language Use of fire Burial of dead Belief in afterlife Creation of cave paintings

7 Signs of Civilization How do we know if a group of people are civilized? If there is evidence of these 7 things… Government- people are in charge of the rules (what they are and how they are enforced) Language- a way for the people to communicate with each other and keep written records Agriculture- farming of plants and domesticated animals; food is nearby, not looked for or followed Technology- Inventions used to make life easier Religion- A belief system in a power higher than humans Economics- A system of trading goods (needs and wants) Arts/Music- An expression of the human spirit in artistic forms

3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC 2,000,000 B.C. The First People 3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC Economy Artisans Merchants Soldiers Government workers Developments Rise of Cities Organized governments Job specialization Growth of social classes System of writing Trade Social classes Complex religion 2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC Economy Work as farmers Live in permanent villages Use domesticated animals Developments Population growth Community interaction Decline in status of women Personal possessions Development of calendar Economy Hunters and gatherers Nomadic Developments Simple Tools and weapons Spoken language Use of fire Burial of dead Belief in afterlife Creation of cave paintings

3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC 2,000,000 B.C. The First People 3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION 10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC 2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC Economy Developments Economy Developments Economy Developments

7 Signs of Civilization How do we know if a group of people are civilized? If there is evidence of these 7 things… __________________- people are in charge of the rules (______ ____________________________________ ) __________________- a way for the people to _____________ __________________ and keep _________________________ _____________- ______ of plants and _________ animals; food is nearby, not looked for or followed ______________- ____________ used to make _____________ ___________- A ___________ in a ___________ than humans _____________- A system of ____________________________ __________________- An expression of the ________________ __________________