1. Do Now
Notebooks out
Warm Up: What resources would an early human civilization need to be successful?

2. Geographic Advantages

3. Geographic Luck Some civilizations developed faster because:
They were in more ideal locations
They had more useful plants
They had more useful animals

4. Where Agriculture began
9,000 BC
1,500 BC
7,000 BC
3,000 BC
2,500 BC
4,000BC
2,500 BC

5. Fertile Crescent

6. The Land: what do you see?

7. The Land Several major rivers (Nile, Euphrates, Tigris)
Diverse environments
Rich soil
Warm

8. The Location: what do you see?

9. The Location At the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia
Near several major bodies of water

10. The Animals: How would they help?

11. The Animals: Meat: Transportation: Security/war: Other Food: Pulling:
Pig, cattle, goat, sheep, horses.
Horses, camel
Security/war:
Other Food:
Dogs, horses
Goat, cattle
Pulling:
Clothes:
Cattle, horse
Cattle, sheep

12. Comparison: South America
Meat:
Transportation:
Guinea Pig, Llama
Other Food:
Security/war:
none
dogs
Clothes:
Pulling:
Llama

13. Comparison

14. Staple Crops A plant that: Is easy to grow/cook
Is a regular part of a society’s diet.
Example: corn

15. Staple Crops
Jot in your notebook every variety of staple crop you can think of.

16. Origin: Staple Crops Fertile Crescent: Central America:
Wheat, oats, barley, chickpeas, peas, lentils.
Corn, beans
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Yams, Millet
East Asia:
Papua New Guinea:
Rice, Millet, Soybeans
Taro, yams, bananas
South America:
Potatoes

17. Assignment: Civilization Development
Respond to the following:
In your opinion, what are the most important things a civilization needs in order to develop? Why?
Reference specific examples, why did you choose those over others?