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UNIT 1. The Beginning of Civilization. Earth History. Timeline – how old is Earth? What do we know today thru artifacts? What were the early hominids? Australopithcine Homo Habilis Home Erectus Homo Sapiens How have we changed? How can we infer culture?. Paleolithic and Neolithic.
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UNIT 1 The Beginning of Civilization
Earth History • Timeline – how old is Earth? • What do we know today thru artifacts? • What were the early hominids? • Australopithcine • Homo Habilis • Home Erectus • Homo Sapiens • How have we changed? • How can we infer culture?
Paleolithic and Neolithic • Who lived in the Paleolithic Era? • How did their technology advance over time? • How did they adapt to their environments? • Who lived in the Neolithic Era? • Why was this era considered a Revolution? • How did domestication aid in advancing culture, society and agriculture? • What was the Bronze Age? - Who was Catal Huyuk?
Chapter 1 Key Terms – Sections 1 and 2 • Mary Leakey • Louis Leakey • Culture • Artifacts • Hominid • Paleolithic Era • Nomads • Animism • Neolithic Era • Domestication • Bronze Age • Megaliths
A Growing World • What is beginning to change as the villages grow? • Irrigation systems, allowed people to farm where? • How were economies developing? • What was the form of commerce? What kind of economy? • Where were cities being formed? • Name their characteristics • How did this evolve culture?
Early Civilizations • What’s around early civilizations? • SW Asia, Africa, South Asia and China • The area between the Tigris and Euphrates is AKA ____________________ in the _________________ • Talk about some characteristics of the early civilizations • How did culture spread?
Chapter 1 Key Terms – Section 3 • Division of labor • Surplus • Traditional economy • Civilization • Artisan • Cultural diffusion