Thursday – October 10, 2013 Mr. Lombardi Do Now: If this were the year 3000 BC, and you were creating your own civilization: 1.Near what geographic factor(s) would you want to build your civilization? Why? 2.What would your civilization have that the Paleolithic or Neolithic Ages did not have? Explain. Aim: How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to the first civilizations?

Book Receipt Fill in: – Your name (first and last) – Title of the book: Patterns (Coliseum) – Book number (found on the inside cover) – Price of book: $80  Bring this book home with you tonight.  Do NOT leave this class behind in this room or any other classrooms! It will get stolen!  Leave it at home until further notice.  USE THIS BOOK TO STUDY FOR UP-COMING EXAMS!

H.W. #6 Critical Thinking handout: – Read the handout. – Fill in the chart. – add at least 2 “boxes” to the flow chart and add an event in each box that would continue the chain of events. – Due: Tomorrow, October 11

Neolithic Revolution

Think about it… 1.What do you need to have in order to start a civilization? 2.Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered a turning point in world history?

Active Listening Partner A reads the Characteristics of a Civilization to Partner B. (2 mins) Partner B uses Active Listening techniques (EYE CONTACT!) and explains back to Partner A what the reading was about. (3 mins) Switch roles for side 2 (Eight Features of Civilization).

Specialization of labor development of skill in one area of work to such an extent that the person can use his skill to support himself. Indicates the beginning of the Urban Revolution - people living in communities.

Cities population growth farming methods improved Surplus food availablepermanent settlements

Summary Why did the Neolithic Revolution lead to the first civilizations?

Why could the Neolithic Revolution be considered a “curse” as well as a “blessing? 1.What did the Neolithic Revolution lead to? 2.What can the development of separate cities lead to? (positives and negatives)

(1) Food supplies became more reliable (2) New sources of energy became available (3) People became more nomadic (4) Populations declined 1. What was an important result of the Neolithic Revolution?

(1) Societies became more nomadic (2) Food production declined (3) Civilizations developed (4) Birthrates decreased rapidly 2. How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?

(1) change from nomadic herding to settled farming (2) growth of iron tool-making technology (3) migration of early peoples to the Americas (4) decline of large empires 3. The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the

(1) an increase in the number of nomadic tribes (2) a reliance on hunting and gathering for food (3) the establishment of villages and the rise of governments (4) a decrease in trade between cultural groups 4. One result of the Neolithic Revolution was

(1) Fire was used as a source of energy for the first time. (2) Spoken language was used to improve communication. (3) Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities. (4) Stone tools and weapons were first developed. 5. What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history?