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Human Origins and Emergence of Civilization. Complete the vocabulary worksheet for the following terms: Artifact Civilization Culture Domestication Nomad Radio Carbon Dating Homo sapiens. Prehistory – before the invention of writing (roughly 5,000 years ago)
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Human Origins and Emergence of Civilization Complete the vocabulary worksheet for the following terms: Artifact Civilization Culture Domestication Nomad Radio Carbon Dating Homo sapiens
Prehistory – before the invention of writing (roughly 5,000 years ago) • We learn about early people thru scientific clues • Artifacts • Archeologist – Study artifacts • Paleontologists – study fossils • Anthropologist – Study people and culture
Old Stone Age • “Paleolithic Age (2.5 million to 8,000 B.C.) • List the 3 biggest achievements of this era (p.7)? • Neolithic Age (8,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C.) • List the 4 biggest achievements of the Neolithic Age (p.7)?
Paleolithic Advances in Technology & Art • 40K years ago: humans take on modern physical appearance • People were • nomads (thousands of Years) • hunters-gathers • using 100’s of tools (knives, fish hooks, and needles to sew clothing) • created cave paintings – artistic expression
Neolithic Revolution • Shift from food-gathering to food-producing (farming) culture • Systematic Agriculture • Domestication
Villages Grow into Cities • People begin to settle, establish towns • Farming tools lead to larger harvests Economic changes • More land = more crops • More crops = more time to create • pottery, metal objects, and woven cloth • Become traders • wheel and sail allow traveling greater distances Social Changes • social classes emerge • based on wealth, power, and influence • Religion becomes more organized
Civilization Develops • Civilization is defined into 6 characteristics: • Cities • Religion • Government • Writing • Social Structure • Art
These are the 6 elements of Civilization. No matter where it is, every civilization has them. Look at your notes and see if you can list at least 1 item from early man’s life for each element. Religion Government Cities Civilization Art Social Structure Writing
Your Culture Now, take a look at your own culture. Think about the city you live in now and name at least 1 item for each element of society. Cities Government Art Social Structure Writing Religion