1. Prehistory & Civilization
Gregg Halkuff
FVHS

2. Archaeological Digs
Once archaeologists find a site that is likely to have artifacts or fossils, they set up a “dig.”
At a dig in 1959, Mary Leakey found a skull of a hominid
Replica of the skull Mary Leakey found in Tanzania

3. Prehistory The time period before written records
Hominids are a prehistoric group that walked upright.
Lucy and Ardi
Archaeologists study
Fossils – remains of living thing like a skeleton, footprint, or impression
Artifacts, - man-made remains like pottery, weapons, or tools

4. Neolithic Revolution Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era
Nomads followed their food
Men hunted & fished
Women gathered berries
They depended on their environment
Lived in small groups
Sustained farming
Planted crops
Domesticated animals
Kept food source close
How did lifestyles fundamentally change?

5. Early Civilizations Characteristics Cities Government Religion
Social Structure
Writing
Technology (Art)
Early civilizations formed around rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Nile
Huang He
Mankind: The Story of Us

6. Characteristics of Civilizations? ? ? ? ?

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

8. Civilizations must have technologies that make their lives easier

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

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

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

12. Is the United States a civilization?
Cities?
Government?
Religion?
Social structure?
Writing?
Art?
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