1. BELLRINGER: 9/7 AND 9/8 1. Pick up the papers by the door. Have your reading notes on your desk to be checked at the start of class. 1. Pick up the papers by the door. Have your reading notes on your desk to be checked at the start of class. 2. Have something to write with ready. 2. Have something to write with ready. 3. Answer the review questions below: 3. Answer the review questions below: What century is the year 1312 CE in? What century is the year 1312 CE in? What century is the year 315 BCE in? What century is the year 315 BCE in? What is the purpose of a map scale? What is the purpose of a map scale? What year is earlier? 1433 BCE or 1098 BCE? What year is earlier? 1433 BCE or 1098 BCE?

2. AGENDA: 9/7 AND 9/8 1. Bellringer: Quick Quiz Review 1. Bellringer: Quick Quiz Review 2. Quiz: Maps and Time 2. Quiz: Maps and Time 3. Notes: Neolithic Era/Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution 3. Notes: Neolithic Era/Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution 4. SAC (Mini-Debate): Is agriculture the best or worst thing to happen to the world? 4. SAC (Mini-Debate): Is agriculture the best or worst thing to happen to the world?

3. AFTER YOUR QUIZ: 9/7 AND 9/8 1. Update your ToC: 1. Update your ToC: Page #6: Quiz – Maps and Time Page #6: Quiz – Maps and Time Page #7: Notes – Neolithic Era + Agricultural Revolution Page #7: Notes – Neolithic Era + Agricultural Revolution Page #8: SAC Worksheet: Defending a Side Page #8: SAC Worksheet: Defending a Side Page #9: SAC Worksheet: Choosing a Side Page #9: SAC Worksheet: Choosing a Side 2. Write down your HW: 2. Write down your HW: Finish SAC “Choosing a Side” worksheet (if necessary). Otherwise, no homework tonight Finish SAC “Choosing a Side” worksheet (if necessary). Otherwise, no homework tonight

4. THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION Ms. Allen Pre-AP WHI

6. THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION Key Questions: What is the Neolithic Revolution? Where did it happen? When did it happen? WHY did it happen?

7. WHAT IS THE NEOLITHIC ERA? (10,000 – 3,000 BCE) People are no longer nomadic! People are no longer nomadic! People begin to stay in one place and develop permanent settlements  leads to civilization People begin to stay in one place and develop permanent settlements  leads to civilization Why can people stay in one place? Thank the Neolithic Revolution (“Agricultural Revolution”) Why can people stay in one place? Thank the Neolithic Revolution (“Agricultural Revolution”) Involves domesticating plants and animals Involves domesticating plants and animals Farming for food begins Farming for food begins Still used stone tools, but they are more complex tools Still used stone tools, but they are more complex tools Pottery and weaving appear Pottery and weaving appear

8. SO HOW DO THE PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC ERAS COMPARE?

9. WHERE IS THE REVOLUTION HAPPENING? It begins in the “Fertile Crescent” (mod. day Iraq) Why here? Last Ice Age ends Warming climate (especially in this region) Wild grasses here are close to domesticated varieties Access to water = important Tigris and Euphrates Rivers The area around these rivers is known to history as Mesopotamia

10. WHERE & WHEN DID THE NEOLITHIC ERA HAPPEN? LocationDates (B.C.E)PlantsAnimals Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent) 9000-7000Barley, wheat, lentils, figs Goats, sheep, cattle, pigs China6500-5000Rice, millet, soybeans Pigs, chickens, water buffalo Saharan and Sub- Saharan Africa 3000-2000Sorghum, millet, yams, teff Cattle (perhaps 8000 B.C.E) Highland New Guinea 7000-4000Taro, bananas, yams, sugarcane Andes region3000-2000Potatoes, quinoa, manioc Llamas, alpaca, guinea pig Mesoamerica3000-2000Maize, squash (perhaps 7000 B.C.E), beans Turkey Eastern woodlands of North America 2000-1000Sunflower, goosefoot, sumpweed Happens in different locations at different times! Eurasia first Moves elsewhere afterwards

11. CATALHUYUK AND STONEHENGE Located in modern-day Turkey Located in modern-day Turkey Existed from about 7500 BCE-5700 BCE Existed from about 7500 BCE-5700 BCE Largest, best-preserved Neolithic Era- site ever discovered Largest, best-preserved Neolithic Era- site ever discovered A UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012 A UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012 A Neolithic monument in England One of the best examples of Neolithic/Bronze Age monuments Likely constructed between 3000-2000 BCE A legally protected historic landmark since 1882

12. IMPORTANT DOMESTICATED ANIMALS Horse Cow Pig Sheep Goat Chicken Ox Indian Elephant (All from Eurasia)

13. IMPORTANT DOMESTICATED PLANTS: Corn Wheat

14. WHY DOES THE REVOLUTION HAPPEN? Last Ice Age ends = Warming climate People settle down in larger communities b/c of agriculture

15. RESULTS OF THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION: Farming  permanent settlements  civilizations emerge! Farming  permanent settlements  civilizations emerge! New roles develop: New roles develop: Organization of society? Rulers emerge, social classes develop Organization of society? Rulers emerge, social classes develop Need protection? Militaries form Need protection? Militaries form Religious beliefs? Priests are spiritual leaders Religious beliefs? Priests are spiritual leaders Record rules and laws of society? Scribes emerge Record rules and laws of society? Scribes emerge Need goods? Artisan workers emerge Need goods? Artisan workers emerge

16. SAC: IS THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION ONE OF THE BEST OR WORST THINGS TO HAPPEN TO HUMANITY?

17. In an article published in Discover Magazine nearly 30 years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning anthropologist and evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond calls agriculture “a catastrophe from which we have never recovered. In particular, recent discoveries suggest that the adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered. With agriculture came the gross social and sexual inequality, the disease and despotism, that curse our existence.” Is the Agricultural Revolution one of the worst things to happen to humanity? Big Question: Is the Agricultural Revolution one of the worst things to happen to humanity?

18. STRUCTURED ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY (SAC) PARTNER DEBATE: With the person next to you, you will analyze and discuss the evidence supporting both the “YES” and the “NO” argument to the question: “Was the Agricultural Revolution the worst thing to happen to humanity?” With the person next to you, you will analyze and discuss the evidence supporting both the “YES” and the “NO” argument to the question: “Was the Agricultural Revolution the worst thing to happen to humanity?” You will read the evidence for each side ONE AT A TIME, writing down the 3 strongest claims for each side on the worksheet you were given and why you feel they are the best claims supporting their side of the argument. You will read the evidence for each side ONE AT A TIME, writing down the 3 strongest claims for each side on the worksheet you were given and why you feel they are the best claims supporting their side of the argument. After looking at the evidence for both sides, you will pick which one you feel is best supported by the evidence and fill out the second worksheet (“Choosing a Side”). You will turn the “Choosing a Side” worksheet into your class drawer when finished, After looking at the evidence for both sides, you will pick which one you feel is best supported by the evidence and fill out the second worksheet (“Choosing a Side”). You will turn the “Choosing a Side” worksheet into your class drawer when finished,