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Bellringer. First complete your Crossword Puzzle or reading quiz After: What would you rather be: a hutner -gatherer or a farmer? Which is easier? Why?. Neolithic Revolution & Birth of Civilization. What are characteristics of the Paleolithic Age?. Nomadic Hunter-gatherer Cave art
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Bellringer • First complete your Crossword Puzzle or reading quiz • After: What would you rather be: a hutner-gatherer or a farmer? Which is easier? Why?
What are characteristics of the Paleolithic Age? • Nomadic • Hunter-gatherer • Cave art • Mastered use of fire • Oral language • Simple tools
What are the Neolithic Characteristics? • Domesticated plants and animals • Permanent settlements • Pottery/ Weaving • Advanced tools
5 Characteristics of Civilization • Advanced Cities • Specialized workers • Complex Institutions • Record Keeping • Advanced Technology
Advanced Cities • High in population • Examples: Uruk (10,000); Lagash (19,000); and Umma (16,000)
Specialized Workers • Priests • Metalworkers • Scribes • Merchants • Weavers • Government officials • Soldiers • Potters • Teachers • Farmers
Complex Institutions • NOT A BUILDING!! • Different typed of systems • Government systems • Religious systems • Education system for training scribes
Record-Keeping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vglAeKfm2XA&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Advanced Technology • Wheel • Plow • Sailboat • Bronze weapons
Now… • Finish your pictures for the Paleolithic/ Neolithic Age • Please describe or list which characteristics you are describing on the back • After that -> work on your study guide • HW: Study for test next class
Closing Question • List characteristics of the Neolithic Age and Paleolithic Age • Draw arrows to show how they progressed • List the 5 characteristics of a civilization and provide and example of each