Do-now: In 1-2 sentences, explain how geography can effect history.
The Stone Ages Tomorrow, they would be mortal enemies. But on the eve of the great hunt, feelings were put aside for the traditional Mammoth Dance.
GOT NOTEBOOK? “Its all about having a system”
Paleolithic Era The Old Stone Age
Nomads People who move from place to place hunting and gathering for food.
Ancient burials Paleolithic people buried their dead with their tools and weapons.
Technology Skills and tools used to meet a person’s basic needs
First People Anthropologists believe that the earliest people lived in East Africa.
Mary and Louis Leaky These two anthropologists found bone fragments in East Africa, the oldest human remains ever found
Donald Johanson Found a hominid (humanlike primate) in East Africa He named it Lucy
Check or understanding What are 3 aspects of life during Paleolithic Times?
The Neolithic Revolution People begin to plant and domesticate animals
The Neolithic Era The New Stone Age
Farming New technologies are developed Most farmers are subsistence farmers A subsistence farmer is a farmer that grows only enough for himself and his family.
Domesticate Wakeup!-
Do-now What was the cause of or major change that took place during the Neolithic Revolution?
Villages develop As more and more food is grown some people can begin to concentrate on other skills like building homes.
More Food = MORE PEOPLE!!!
Civilizations develop Early civilizations develop along river valleys Fertile soil
Bering Strait During the Ice Age people migrated (nomads) across the Bering Strait into North America.
Start UP What religion were early Paleolithic/Neolithic people? Christian Muslim Hindu None of the above
Animism Belief that spirits live in animals, dreams and objects.
Cultural Diffusion Exchange of ideas, customs and technologies. Three ways this takes place 1. WAR ___________ 2. TRADE _________ 3. MIGRATION______
Evaluate your first two weeks of HS
What makes humans “civilized?” What makes a civilization a civilization?
Do-now: What are the 3 ways that “cultural diffusion” can take place?
Are you “civilized?”
Features of Civilization WEB Section 3- Chapter 1 Portfolio Assignment 10 Points-
Civilization? 1. Cities
Civilization? 2. Central Government Single rulers and a council of elders Bureaucracy develops
Civilization? 3. Traditional Economy farming
Civilization? 4. Organized Religion Polytheistic – believe in more than one god
Civilization? 5. Job Specialization Artisans: skilled craft worker
Civilization? 6. Social Classes Rulers Priests Warriors Peasants
Civilization? 7. Art & Architecture
Civilization? 8. System of Writing Pictograms: drawing used to represent a word Scribes: specially trained person who knew how to read, write and keep records
REVIEW
CULTURE A way of living- “A blueprint for living”
Traditional Societies Social activities and beliefs that derive from past experiences This occurs in isolated societies
Test Chapter 1 19. Scientists believe the earliest humans derived from __________. 20. Belief that spirits live in animals, dreams and objects: __________.