Unit I Pre History & the Development of Early Man

Directions: With your Group Use your Supplemental Article What is History to Answer the 1st 3 Stared portions of your Packet with your Group. You have 5 Minutes to Complete the Task Stop at the Red Line.

What is Pre History? Pre-History is the … period of time Before people had Writing Systems People of this time had not developed organized Political, Economic, or Social Systems yet!

Who Discovers the Past? Archeologists Study of Past People and Cultures using Artifacts Anthropologists Study of origins of people and development of Society Historian Study how people lived in the past

Directions: Correctly Match the Picture to the Occupation

Give 4 Examples of Each Type of Source What are the Advantages & Disadvantages of using each type of source? Which source is More Important to Use? Explain

How to Understand Timelines 2 Million 30,000 0 2011 BC BC AD BCe Ce ‘Before Common Era’ ‘Common Era’ Please Draw this at the Bottom of your Note Page Below the Chart

Directions: Using the Video in class or the corresponding website Fill in the Chart depicting our Human Ancestors Be sure to calculate the measurements using the Metric System (40 points)

Early Man Free Response (10Points) Olduvai Gorge and Lucy Relates to the Early Man Chart

What is the Significance of the Olduvai Gorge & Who or What is Lucy?

Review: Paleolithic Age or Old Stone Age 2.5 Million BC -10,000 BC

The Dawn of History List 8 Characteristics Associated with the development of man during the Paleolithic Era Small Population, Nomadic Lifestyle, Hunters & Gatherers, Simple Tools (Stone) 1st Spoken Language, Fire, Cave Paintings, Belief of Afterlife, Women Very Important

Free Response (15 Points) Brainstorm the keys to Nomadic Life as it Relates to Gender Roles during the Paleolithic Age Remember: Use the 3 sites on Section 3 of the Webquest

The Difference between Evolution & Revolution A Gradual Change over a Long Period of Time Revolution A Quick Change Both Types of Change Could be Political, Economic, or Social

The Most Important Turning Point Why is the "Neolithic Revolution" The Most Important Turning Point in Human History??

Review: Neolithic Age or New Stone Age 10,000 BC-5,000 BC

The Dawn of History List 8 Characteristics Associated with the development of man during the Neolithic Era Increase Population, Villages, Farming, Domestication of Animals Use of Calendar, Personal Possessions, Village Headsman & Council of Elders, Better Technology, Women Less Important

Development of River Valley’s Why Do All Civilizations Begin in River Valleys (5000 BC)? Increase Trade, Travel, C.D. or … Irrigation and Fertile Land Water for Personal Use Animals and Fish

Do you know the following Vocabulary Words? Artisan Bureaucratic City-State Domesticate Empire Hominid Monotheism Pictogram ‘Out of Africa’ Theory  Polytheistic Scribe Surplus  

Early Neolithic Developments Ancient City of Jericho 9000BC

Early Neolithic Developments Ancient Çatalhöyük 7500BC

8 Features of All Civilizations 1. 3. 5. 7. 8. 6. 4. 2. 8 Features of All Civilizations Organized Government Organized Religion Job Specialization Arts & Architecture Social Classes Little or No Social Mobility Public Works or Infrastructure Writing Systems Cities

Organized Governments What type of leader do most early civilizations have? Why? Emperor, Kings, Priests who claim power from the Gods and through Heredity or… Governments Roles? Laws & Order, Protection, Justice, Social Services How does a Bureaucracy operate? Run the different branches of government including… 8 Keys

Organized Religions Type of Religious Structures include… Statues, Temples, Shrines run by Priests Explain the difference between ‘Monotheism’ or _ God vs. ‘Polytheism’ or _God 8Keys

Job Specialization How does your Class relate to your Job? How much Social Mobility will the society have? Explain? 8 Keys Kings Priests & Nobility Warriors Merchants Artisans Farmers

Writing Systems Why are Scribes so important to society? Where do they fit on the Social System? Why are most early forms of Writing Pictograms? 8 Keys