History 8/3-Who or what is this according to historians?

History 8/3 Grab a sheet from up front and start working on it. Use your notes from yesterday to help you.

2 Early Human Time Periods Paleolithic Age 2.5 million-8,000 B.C.E AKA The Stone Age Hominids such as Neanderthals walked the earth Hunters and Gatherers Neolithic Age/Revolution 8,000 B.C.E-3,000 B.C.E People began to grow crops (farming) Domesticated animals Led to the world’s 1st civilization

Neolithic Revolution Impact Discuss with a partner beside you or near you. List five effects of the Neolithic Revolution (the emergence of farming). How could this impact a group of people and lead them to become a civilization?

The 5 Characteristics of Civilization 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized Workers 3. Complex Institutions-government, religion, law system 4. Record Keeping-writing system, alphabet, number system, etc. 5. Advanced Technology

The World’s First Civilization Mesopotamia The World’s First Civilization

The world’s first civilizations all began in river valleys Ancient Egypt China Indus Valley The first civilization began in an area known as Mesopotamia

The first civilization that developed in the “Fertile Crescent” of Mesopotamia was the kingdom of Sumer Surrounding deserts and the lack of natural barriers attracted outsiders to Mesopotamia and made the Sumerians vulnerable to attack; this led to other kingdoms rising in Mesopotamia

The Sumerians (3,000 B.C.E) Created City-States with high walls (Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Umma) Center of each city-state was a ziggurat or temple Polytheistic-Believed in many gods Priests ruled the city-states

The Sumerians Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were unpredictable Built extensive irrigation systems for farming, using the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Developed many innovations: Cuneiform-world’s first writing system Number system in base 60 (Good in Math) Wheel, plow, and sail

The Babylonians (2,000 B.C.E) Invaded Sumer and established their capital at Babylon The Babylonian Empire reached its height during the reign of Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.E) The Code of Hammurabi World’s First Law System 282 Laws