October 06, 2009 U2-L2 DRILL 1.On the back of yesterday’s handout, label the graph with the following: –Title the graph “Employment by Sectors” –Y-axis “Percent of Total” –X-axis “Year” 2.The y-axis values begin at 0 and increase in increments of 10 3.The x-axis values begin at 1650 and increase in increments of 50 years

Employment by Sectors Percent of Total Year U2-L2

1.Agricultural Workers: Mark with – 80% – 75% – 70% – 65% – 50% – 30% – 10% 3.Information Workers: Mark with – 2% – 4% – 5% – 6% – 7.5% – 15% – 40% EMPLOYMENT BY SECTORS A sector is a subdivision On your graph, plot the following data with the symbols – MAKE THEM SMALL: 2.Industrial Workers: Mark with – 10% – 15% – 25% – 45% – 60% – 75% – 20% U2-L2

1.Create a Key for the different sector notations. 2.Connect the values for the different sectors. Use a triangle. 3.Anything left off? EMPLOYMENT BY SECTORS - % Agricultural Workers - % Industrial Workers - % Information Workers U2-L2

HISTORY History: –A chronological record of significant events, often including an explanation of their causes. Timeline: –A table listing important events for successive years. Artifact: –something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; an object remaining from a particular period. U2-L2

HISTORY Create yourself a graphic organizer in your notebook. Include the following headings: Name Time Period Characteristics Artifacts Impacts on History U2-L2

Paleolithic Age 500,000 BCE-10,000 BCE Characterized by the earliest known stone tool manufacture. Artifacts: stone axes, bone needles, hearth sites Impacts on history: improved diet and enhanced security enabled early humans to increase their numbers. U2-L2 Stone Axes

Mesolithic Age 10,000 BCE-4000 BCE Characterized by the rise to dominance of microlithics (very small geometric form tools commonly used in composite tools) Artifacts: leatherwork, basketry, fishing tackle, stone axes and wooden objects, canoes and bows, domesticating animals, stone circles, henges Impact on history: The gradual domestication of plants and animals led to the beginnings of settled communities. Housing U2-L2

Neolithic Age 4000 BCE-2300 BCE Characterized by the development of agriculture and an increasing emphasis on year-round settlements. Artifacts: pottery, polished stone tools, spinning and weaving tools, wooden plows, sickles. Impact on history: dependable year- round food supply enables division of labor and specialization that spurs invention and innovation. Pottery U2-L2

Bronze Age 2300 BCE-700 BCE Characterized by the earliest civilizations and the development of metallurgy, mainly the combining of copper and tin to make bronze Artifacts: bronze jewelry, tools, weapons Impact on history: stone tools were gradually replaced by metal ones that enabled humans to alter their environment at a great rate. U2-L2 Weapons

Iron Age 700 BCE-450 CE Characterized by iron used as the main metal Artifacts: iron chisels, ornamental jewelry, swords, axes, spearheads Impact on history: military dominance for uses of iron weapons and the use of iron bladed plows enabled humans to increase food production. U2-L2 Jewelry

Middle Ages CE Period of time between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance Artifacts: wheeled plow, horseshoes, waterwheels, windmill, cast iron, cannons, compass, ocean going ships Impact on history: rise of money and capitalism, rise and fall of feudalism, beginning of urbanization and industrialization. U2-L2 Windmills

Renaissance/Enlightenment CE Characterized by the Humanistic revival of classical influence Artifacts: telescope, microscope, thermometer, clocks, barometer Impact on history: Instrumentation allowed scientists to observe and test natural phenomena. U2-L2 Galileo’s Telescope

Industrial Age CE Characterized by the first use of complex machinery, factories and social changes from agricultural societies. Artifacts: steam engine, electricity, automobile, airplane, radio, television, telephone, rocket Impact on history: gave rise to urban centers requiring municipal services, population expansion and improvement in living standards. U2-L2 Steam Engine

Information Age 1950 CE-Present U2-L2 Artificial Heart Characterized by the gathering, manipulation, classification, storage and retrieval of information. Artifacts: transistor, IC, computer, satellite, digital photography, artificial heart, nuclear power plant, space shuttle. Impact on history: decentralization of decision making and empowering more people

In the guidelines beneath your graph and using your graph, complete the following in no fewer than 2 paragraphs: –Explain in detail how the way people live and work has changed throughout history because of technology. Refer to the graph and give examples. HOMEWORK U2-L2