1. The Beginning of Civilization
UNIT 1
The Beginning of Civilization

2. Earth History Timeline – how old is Earth?
What do we know today thru artifacts?
What were the early hominids?
Australopithcine
Homo Habilis
Home Erectus
Homo Sapiens
How have we changed?
How can we infer culture?

4. Paleolithic and Neolithic
Who lived in the Paleolithic Era?
How did their technology advance over time?
How did they adapt to their environments?
Who lived in the Neolithic Era?
Why was this era considered a Revolution?
How did domestication aid in advancing culture, society and agriculture?
What was the Bronze Age?
- Who was Catal Huyuk?

5. Chapter 1 Key Terms – Sections 1 and 2
Mary Leakey
Louis Leakey
Culture
Artifacts
Hominid
Paleolithic Era
Nomads
Animism
Neolithic Era
Domestication
Bronze Age
Megaliths

6. A Growing World What is beginning to change as the villages grow?
Irrigation systems, allowed people to farm where?
How were economies developing?
What was the form of commerce? What kind of economy?
Where were cities being formed?
Name their characteristics
How did this evolve culture?

7. Early Civilizations What’s around early civilizations?
SW Asia, Africa, South Asia and China
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates is AKA ____________________ in the _________________
Talk about some characteristics of the early civilizations
How did culture spread?

8. The Cradle of Civilization in Fertile Crescent

9. Chapter 1 Key Terms – Section 3
Division of labor
Surplus
Traditional economy
Civilization
Artisan
Cultural diffusion