Patterns of Early Civilization Chapter 2, Section 1 A civilization is a “highly organized group of people with their own language & way of living” (Ahmad, et al 28)
New tools & knowledge (controlling fire) 1. Stone age people are able to hunt larger animals such as mammoth & bison New tools & knowledge (controlling fire)
NOMAD: Back in the day, they would follow herds of mammoth and bison, and kill them for food. Now, they travel around looking for food.
2. The agricultural revolution takes place Revolution = relatively fast,dramatic change Farming & Domestication of animals = People settle & Civilizations grow!
3. Many of the first civilizations developed in river valleys. (p. 29) Yellow River Nile River Indus River WHY????
4. Priest were very powerful in many early civilizations. A complex system developed to explain various phenomenon – like the sun rising, rain fall, etc.
5. Early civilizations developed systems of written communication.
6. The harness, invented in Sumer, made it’s way to China. (p. 30) How? Diffusion via trade routes Where? Sumer China
7. China became a major world power during the late 1200s. P. 30 Controlled much of Asia Had a developed road system Inventions like paper and gun powder 8. European civilizations were less developed than Eastern civilizations. P.32
World Map 1914 – what happened? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eutUTVpdWDc