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AP World History: How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to civilization?

AP World History: How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to civilization?. Meet Otzi the Ice Man!. NY State Learning Standards 2 Common Core RS 1, 2, 7, WS 1. Otzi the Ice Man.

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AP World History: How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to civilization?

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  1. AP World History: How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to civilization? Meet Otzi the Ice Man! NY State Learning Standards 2 Common Core RS 1, 2, 7, WS 1

  2. Otzi the Ice Man “Ötzithe Iceman, Europe's oldest mummy, likely suffered a head injury before he died roughly 5,300 years ago, according to a new protein analysis of his brain tissue. Ever since a pair of hikers stumbled upon his astonishingly well-preserved frozen body in the Alps in 1991, Ötzi has become one of the most-studied ancient human specimens. His face, last meal, clothing and genome have been reconstructed — all contributing to a picture of Ötzi as a 45-year-old, hide-wearing, tattooed agriculturalist who was a native of Central Europe and suffered from heart disease, joint pain, tooth decay and probably Lyme disease before he died. None of those conditions, however, directly led to his demise. A wound reveals Ötzi was hit in the shoulder with a deadly artery-piercing arrow, and an undigested meal in the Iceman's stomach suggests he was ambushed, researchers say. A few years ago, a CAT scan showed dark spots at the back of the mummy's cerebrum, indicating Ötzi also suffered a blow to the head that knocked his brain against the back of his skull during the fatal attack.” –Huffington Post 2013

  3. I What was the Neolithic Revolution? • From the time of the first hominid (6-7 million years ago), until 8,000 BCE was the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age). • In 8,000 BCE the Neolithic Revolution changed the way humans live around the world. People learned how to farm, settled in communities, and domesticated animals. A revolution is a sudden, radical or complete change in a society. OLD STONE AGE NEW STONE AGE

  4. The Spread of the Neolithic Revolution

  5. Neolithic Agriculture A Neolithic grindstone to make flour from grain. An ancient Egyptian ploughing and planting using the help of cows. Ancient Egyptian funerary model of a beer brewery.

  6. Animal Domestication During the Neolithic, people began to breed wild animals in order to create more docile offspring. These animals were often used to help in farming.

  7. What was the Neolithic Revolution continued… C) By building permanent settlements, societies were able to store a surplus(extra) of food. This eventually led to… CIVILIZATION • Water supply (often by river) • Trade • Complex government • Complex religion • Surplus of food & large population • Job differentiation (people do different jobs based on skills) • Class differentiation (people are ranked based on wealth and/or status) • Complex infrastructure (buildings, roads)

  8. II Rise of the first cities CatalHuyuk Modern Turkey – First settled 7,000 BCE B) Jericho Modern Israel – First settled 7,000 BCE

  9. CatalHoyuk

  10. CatalHoyuk Houses CatalHoyuk houses were made from sun dried mud brick.

  11. Jericho City Walls

  12. Jericho Tower At approximately 6,000 years old, this may be the oldest building still standing!

  13. Neolithic Art at Jericho These are plastered human skulls with seashells for eyes. What do you think their purpose was?

  14. Granary at Megiddo (Modern Israel) Granaries were built to store a surplus of grain for trade, as well as insurance against drought or a poor crop season.

  15. III Further Technological Advancements

  16. Further technological advancements continued… D) The working of metals became very important in the making of tools and weapons.

  17. Bronze Age Smelting Recreation That’s some good smelting!

  18. III Stonehenge… A Neolithic Mystery A) Stonehenge is a Neolithic monument in southern England. It was built between 3100 and 1100 BCE in stages. B) At its height, there were 80 standing stones. The largest stones weighed 25 tons, and they were moved from Wales 240 miles away! C) It may have been used as a burial site, for ceremonies, and/or as an astronomical calendar to aid in farming. D) Historians are still unsure who built it.

  19. Stonehenge Aerial View

  20. IV Costs and Advantages of the Neolithic Revolution

  21. V Development of River Valley Civilizations By 3500BCE, relatively large, advanced civilizations had developed along the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris & Euphrates Rivers.

  22. Key Vocabulary • Paleolithic • Revolution • Neolithic Revolution • Otzi the Iceman • Surplus • Civilization • Domestication of animals • Plough • Grindstone • Class differentiation • Job differentiation • Infrastructure • CatalHuyuk • Jericho • Megiddo • Granary • Stonehenge • Copper Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Smelting • Indus River • Huang He River • Tigris and Euphrates Rivers • Nile River

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