1. AGENDA Thesis statements – finish it! Keep practicing!
Rise of civilization ppt
You have a quiz on FRIDAY
Your chapter 2 notes are also due on FRIDAY– ALL OF CHAPTER 2, PAGES 33-64

2. THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION!
Are we civilized? What does that mean?

3. Warm up Draw a picture of a civilized person. Be specific!
(Stick figures are OK!)
What’d you draw? Share with a partner. Then, with the class. Draw on the board. Why did you include that?
Label the things you draw on your civilized human. Be ready to explain why you drew those!

4. Early Man Evidence of funeral burials Big brains Advanced tools
Early humans
Early Man
Evidence of funeral burials
Big brains
Advanced tools
Fire, spear points
Eventually fish hooks, nets, pottery
Skilled hunters

5. Eventually, humans started banding together
Why would they do that?
Take two minutes to observe the picture on the next slide. Jot down evidence from the picture that gives you insight into their lives. Are they civilized? Why or why not?
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6. What do you notice? Write down a list of evidence that shows how this society lived (act out what it would be like). Paleolithic era = nomads. Like Katniss before the hunger games – all she cared about was going out and providing food for her family.
PALEOLITHIC ERA

7. Write down a list of all you notice
Write down a list of all you notice. What happens when humans no longer have to hunt and gather? Neolithic era = rise of sedentary societies due to agriculture. Like Katniss after the hunger games = she wins and has all of this money and free time and has no idea what to do with her time
NEOLITHIC ERA

8. Neolithic Revolution Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era (“Old Stone” Era)
until 8,000 BCE
Nomads
Hunting- gathering
Neolithic Era
(“New Stone” Era)
8,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE
Settlements
Farming
Gradual rise of civilization
NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION = ADVENT OF AGRICULTURE

9. 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.)

10. And, it happened independently around the world around the same time
“independent invention”
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11. Effects of Farming
Intensive agriculture caused human population to jump from 5-8 million to 60 to 70 million in 5,000 years

12. Y’all. The Neolithic revolution led to the rise of civilization. Why?
Soon, small tribes became larger villages, and, eventually, “civilizations.”

13. Along with the Neolithic revolution came societies – early society - how can we tell that this society was civilized?

14. BUT WAIT! Not everyone settled down
Pastoral societies, or pastoralists, were nomadic people who herded domesticated animals
Move in search of food
More stable than hunter- gatherer societies – why?
Hugely responsible for trade and connections between societies, as they traveled across long regions
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15. Characteristics of Civilization
Civilized societies developed certain characteristics which prehistoric Stone Age cultures did not have:
a system of writing
trade routes
central cities and towns
roads and harbors (infrastructure)
states separated by definite boundary lines
temples, palaces, and monuments (monumental architecture)
organized governments
specialized workers — blacksmiths, carpenters, store owners, priests - furnished manufactured goods and a variety of services
organized religions
farmers, herdsmen, and fishermen who produced food for specialized workers
Social class distinctions – thanks to the differing levels of wealth
a variety of metal tools and weapons
a system of education (increased use of science and mathematics)
more leisure time
bookkeeping and recordkeeping
Notice – why not writing? INCA!>>!>!>!ij#i!j#ioj!
Individually FIRST. With one partner, choose FIVE of the above characteristics you think are REQUIREMENTS of a civilization and justify each answer
(some can be joined together under an overarching theme

16. Share with a partner, providing evidence that supports your claim
Quick discussion
Star THREE characteristics you think are most important in a civilizations.
Think about now! What do you think is most important in the year 2018?
Share with a partner, providing evidence that supports your claim
“I think recordkeeping is one of the most important characteristics because …”
Egyptians had figured out how to make concrete but then lost the formula to make it for 200 years after the library at Alexandria burned down

17. What are the requirements of a civilization?
WHY?
SURPLUSES
You need enough food to support a larger civilization – and the surpluses can be used to trade or barter!
SPECIALIZED OCCUPATIONS
 food = fewer people needed for farming = people can start doing other things
Ex: artisans, merchants
CLEAR SOCIAL CLASS DISTINCTIONS
Some people are getting $$$$$ and others aren’t
GROWTH OF CITIES
City: a permanent settlement that is the center of trade for a larger area
COMPLEX GOVERNMENTS
Why? Because someone needed to keep record of economic activity as the cities continued to grow
LONG DISTANCE TRADE
Stimulates economic development, cultural diffusion , and accentuated social class distinctions
ORGANIZED RECORDKEEPING SYSTEMS
Taxes, trade, laws
Eventually, history (wars, reigns of kings)
Why social class distinctions? Because you can’t have a functioning government without social class divisions – plus, Europeans wrote this list, and, looking back, all of their civilizations did, so they thought it was commonality

18. THESIS STATEMENT practice!
Which of the seven requirements is the most essential for a high-functioning civilization ?
Use the formula.
Although Y, X, because A.
Where
Y = strongest counterargument
X = your actual answer
A and B = evidence to support

19. Where would you settle?

20. Time to revisit the Essential Questions!
Individually, without using your notes, answer the following questions:
What caused the shift in humans from hunting/gathering to settlements?
What are the characteristics of a civilization?

21. If time…
Crash Course!