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Do Now – Thursday, August 22 nd. Name three geographic features that hindered movement in ancient Africa. Name three changes that occurred from the Paleolithic to Neolithic Ages. Inspirational History. August 22, 1989 – Nolan Ryan is the first pitcher to ever throw 5,000 career strikeouts.
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Do Now – Thursday, August 22nd • Name three geographic features that hindered movement in ancient Africa. • Name three changes that occurred from the Paleolithic to Neolithic Ages.
Inspirational History • August 22, 1989 – Nolan Ryan is the first pitcher to ever throw 5,000 career strikeouts
Early ManGreatest achievements in human history Invention of tools Mastery over fire Development of language
2.5 million to 8000 BC Hunter-gatherers Nomadic lifestyle Stone chopping tools Equality between men and women as both were responsible for finding food and teaching skills Early ManOld Stone age/Paleolithic Age
8000 BC to 3000 BC Settled into villages Agriculture to grow crops Domestication of animals Early Man New Stone Age/Neolithic Age
Advanced cities Specialized workers Complex institutions Record keeping Advanced technology Defining a civilization
A city is a center of trade and commerce for a larger area Advanced Cities
Abundant food supplies allowed people to become experts at something beside farming Specialized workers
Soaring populations made a system of ruling, or government, necessary Religion became institutionalized Complex institutions
As government, religion and economy became more complex, people realized the need to keep records Record keeping
New tools and techniques are always needed to solve problems that emerge when large groups of people live together Improved Technology
You are going to transition into your groups. Each group will be assigned a particular civilization of the ancient world. Your group will collectively research and define in what ways your civilization is defined as such. All group members MUST return their assigned papers. Answers must be in complete sentences! Group Work!