2. Time

3. Think of time as being like the “X” axis in math!

4. Cultural Bias in Timelines?  BC = Before Christ  AD = Anno Domini or “In the Year of Our Lord”  Historians may use “BCE” Before Common Era

5. Paleolithic Age  Paleo = “Old”  Lithic = “Stone”  2 million – 10,000 BC  Oldest period of human existence  Not “history” b/c not written down

6. 1. Nomadic Lifestyle

7. 2. Used simple tools

8. 3. Learned to use fire

9. 4. Invented clothing

10. 5. Developed animistic religion  Animism: natural objects or forces possess a “spirit”

11. Neolithic Age  Begins c.10,000 BC  “Neo” = “New”  Marked by what historians call the “Neolithic Revolution” – 2 major changes in how people acquired their food

12. 1. Farming  People no longer had to rely for survival on gathering food that grew in the wild  Food production becomes more reliable and less time consuming= no more nomads!

13. 2. Domestication of animals

14. More food = more people!

15. THINKING BREAK!  Take 2 minutes to discuss with your neighbor the following question: Besides people’s eating habits, what other things would have changed about their lives with the introduction of agriculture?

16. Question 2  Why do you think nomads began to stay in one place instead of roaming for food?  How are our lives today affected by the Neolithic Revolution?

17. What would it take?  Brainstorm with your group and think of all the materials necessary to make a cell phone

18. NOMAD LIFE Nomads before Revolution Nomads after Neolithic Revolution BOTH

19. The Neolithic Revolution led to the rise of “civilizations”  BUT WHAT DOES “CIVILIZATION” MEAN EXACTLY?  According to historians, a civilization should show signs of 8 common features:

20. 8 Features of Civilization Something every place has to have before being considered “civilized” 1. Cities 2. Organized Govt 3. Complex Religions 4. Job Specialization 5. Social Classes 6. Arts & Architecture 7. Public Works 8. Writing

21. 1. Cities  Developed near rivers

22. 2. Organized government o Leaders o Laws o Taxes

23. 3. Complex religion  Polytheistic: many gods  Gods = part of nature (sun, water, animals)

24. 4.Job Specialization Division of tasks & labor based on skills

25. 5. Social classes  Ranked people based on jobs/wealth  Do we still have this today?

26. 6. Arts & Architecture  Reflected talents, beliefs, & values of people

27. 7. Public works  Large scale, expensive projects that benefit the people  Ex: bridges, roads, protection walls

28. 8. Writing  Mostly used by government & religion to record info  Ex: laws, Bible  Our own modern “alphabet” (named for the Greek letters alpha + beta) is of ancient Phoenician origin

29. What about the U.S.?

30. Cities?

31. Organized Gov’t?

32. Complex religion?

33. Job specialization?

34. Social classes?

35. Arts & Architecture?

36. Public works?

37. Writing?

38. What about @ SLHS?  Cities?  Government?  Religion?  Public Works?  Job specialization?  Social classes?  Art & Architecture?  Writing?

39. Summary  Main idea/Summary of lesson today?

40. Activity Options  Choose of the following to complete in your INB  #1 Concept Map of “Civilization”  #2Visual Vocab  #3Write explanation of importance of civilization development  #4A-B-C poem of early civilizations  #5Acrostic of CIVILIZATION

41. CONCEPT MAP Concept: “Civilization” Define:Characteristics: Visual/Image: Examples:Non-Examples:

42. VISUAL VOCAB Key Term Definition Example Visual Key Term Definition Example Visual Key Term Definition Example Visual Key Term Definition Example Visual

43. #3#4#5 WritingABC PoemAcrostic Choose three concrete details/facts from Chapter 1 section 3 Use these facts to explain the importance of the development of civilization Use letters A through Z and create a phrase beginning with each letter to define, describe, and explain “early civilizations” CIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION