1. IN THE BEGINNING…

2. HISTORIOGRAPHY
The term historiography defies simple definition, but at its core implies a concern for the examination of all aspects of historical scholarship, including especially the writing of history and the methods of historical research. It can also refer to a single scholarly work or body of historical literature, e.g. the historiography of World War I.

3. Types of Calendars Reading

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What is history and how is it studied and written?
How did humans progress from Hunter-Gatherers to the 1ST civilizations?
How did geography impact the 1st four civilizations?
How did civilizations evolve into Empires, culminating with Greece and Rome?

5. TOWARD CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY TO 3000BC

6. Paleolithic Age- Old Stone Age
Time of first humans to 10000BC Nomads- moved from place to place followed food and searched for plants to eat. Expressed themselves through art; cave paintings Possible connection to religion Graves give evidence of a belief in an afterlife

7. Stone, Bone, Wood tools and weapons
Use fire
Spoken language
Water travel boats
Belief in spiritual world
Creation of cave paintings
Burial of dead

8. NEOLITHIC-NEW STONE AGE 10,000-5,000BC
Learned to farm and domesticate animals
Set up permanent villages
Male dominated society
Warriors gain prestige
Wealth idea develops
Early calendars
More elaborate tools and new technologies

9. Neolithic Age
Early towns Jericho & Catal Huyuk
Developed surplus food storage
Lacked centralized leadership and class structure
Food producers support non-food producers
Large scale building projects - walls

10. YOU DECIDE HOW TO DO IT.
TIME LINE 1 INCH = 500 YEARS MATERIALS: RULER PENCIL 3 PIECES OF PAPER

11. 5,000BC Emergence of Civilizations
What is a civilization?
Have cities
Well-organized central Government
Complex religion
Job specialization
Social Classes
Art and architecture
Public works
Writing (Record Keeping)

12. Tigris River
Euphrates River
THE FERTILE
CRESCENT

13. READING: THE MONSTER HUMBABA WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU ABOUT THE SUMERIAN CULTURE?

14. COMPLETE:
GEO SKILLS ONE WORKSHEET

15. 7 3 1 2 4 6 5 7

16. The first civilizations arose along the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Indus, and Huang Rivers.
WHY?

17. HOW MANY OF THE 8 PARTS OF A CIVILIZATION CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN THIS PICTURE?

18. HOW MANY OF THE 8 PARTS OF A CIVILIZATION CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN THIS PICTURE?ALL eight traits of a civilization in it?

19. LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the 8 features of a civilization?
ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS: 1.MAKE A CHART ON YOUR PAPER LIKE THE ONE ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. 2. USING THE USA AS A MODEL FIND THREE EXAMPLES OF EACH OF THE 8 AREAS FOR THE CHART. 3. START IN CLASS AND THEN FINISH FOR HOMEWORK IF NECESSARY.

20. USA 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION
CITIES
WELL-ORGANIZED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
COMPLEX RELIGION
JOB SPECIALIZATION 1. 2. 3.
SOCIAL CLASSES
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
PUBLIC WORKS
WRITING (RECORD KEEPING)
USA 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION

21. To sum up some things you need to know…

22. Terms and People
nomad – person who moves from place to place
cultural diffusion – the spread of new ideas, customs and technologies from one people to another.
polytheistic – believing in many gods
Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, etc…, Hinduism, Shinto
monotheistic – believing in one god
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism