1. In your rows (don’t move desks, just move yourself)…
Draw a picture of a civilized person.
(Stick figures are OK!)

3. Prehistory

4. Evolution of Hominids (animals that walk on two feet)
Australopithecines (4 million years ago)
Earliest hominid (that we know of)
Opposable thumbs
Ex: Lucy (1974), possibly part of a family unit
Homo habilis (2.5 million years ago)
“Skilled Man”
Creation of simple tools for survival
Homo erectus (1.6 million years ago)
“Upright Man”
More technology (FIRE!)
Simple language

5. Where did we come from? Homo erectus
Cro Magnons (40,000-10,000 years ago)
Neanderthals (200,000 years ago)
Big brains
“Cavemen”
Advanced tools
First to have funeral burials
Skilled hunters
Beat out by Cro Magnons? ?
Homo sapiens (What we are)
“Wise Men”
Developed from Homo erectus?
Increased technology
Advanced language

6. The Rise of Civilization

7. Essential Questions
What caused the shift in humans from hunting/gathering to settlements?
What are the characteristics of a civilization?

10. Stone Age Paleolithic Era (“Old Stone” Era) 2 million BCE – 8,000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
Paleolithic Era
(“Old Stone” Era)
2 million BCE – 8,000 BCE
Nomads
Hunting-gathering
Neolithic Era
(“New Stone” Era)
8,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE
Settlements
Farming
Gradual rise of civilization

11. Neolithic Revolution (8,000-3,000 BCE) The invention of farming (a. k
Neolithic Revolution (8,000-3,000 BCE) The invention of farming (a.k.a. the most important technological advancement in all of human history. Seriously.)

13. What are the requirements of a civilization?
Central city
City: a permanent settlement that is the center of trade for a larger area
Institutions
An established structure of social order
Ex: government, religion, schooling system
Specialized workers
 food = less people needed for farming = people can start doing other things
Ex: artisans, merchants
“Advanced” technology
Plow, irrigation, etc.
Record keeping*
Taxes, trade, laws
Eventually, history (wars, reigns of kings, etc.)

14. Where would you settle?