1. Class Activity #1
Overview: You & your team are members of an ancient tribe known as “Patrioti”
Working with your tribe, complete the following activities in order:
Step 1: Collect at least 4 food tokens & 1 water token
Step 2: Gather resources & build a temple to honor the “food god”
Your grade will be based on completing these tasks & the creativity of your temple

2. New discovery: FARMING!
Class Activity #2
New discovery: FARMING!
Working with your tribe, complete the following activities in order:
Step 1: Collect at least 4 food tokens & 1 water token
Step 2: Gather resources & build a temple to honor the “food god”
Your grade will be based on completing these tasks & the creativity of your temple

3. Debriefing Questions
Discuss with your team & write down your answers to the following questions:
What were your experiences like during Round 1 of this activity?
How did the discovery of “farming” change your experiences in Round 2?
How do you think these activities relate to early human beings?
What advantages do you think farming gave to early humans?

4. Neolithic Revolution
Some hunters & gatherers were advanced, but were never able to develop complex societies because they had to migrate to find food
Early humans were nomadic hunters & gatherers & had to move around to find their food

5. Neolithic Revolution Farming changed the way humans lived:
Around 8,000 B.C., the Neolithic Revolution occurred & early humans discovered how to farm & domesticate animals
People no longer had to be nomads
Food surpluses led to population increases
Farming villages became established along river valleys for their good soil & irrigation

6. Neolithic Revolution: Spread of Agriculture

7. Neolithic Revolution
Around 3,000 B.C., some farming villages became complex civilizations. Brainstorm: What characteristics are needed to makes people a “civilization”? ?
Advanced cities

8. Characteristics of Civilizations? ? ? ? ?

9. Civilizations must have cities that are centers of trade for large areas

10. Civilizations must have technologies that make their lives easier

11. Civilizations must have writing in order to keep records of taxes, laws, or trade

12. Civilizations must have specialized workers that create a class system

13. Civilizations must have complex institutions like government & religion to keep order

14. Closure Activity Now that we have defined “civilization”:
Is the United States a civilization? Give evidence to support your answer.