i.paleolithic era ii.neolithic era a. neolithic agricultural revolution ii. emergence of...

I. Paleolithic Era

II. Neolithic EraA. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

II. Emergence of CivilizationA. CitiesB. Government/ReligionC. Social Structure D. Writing/Art

IV. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

Rise of Civilizations

I. Paleolithic Humans

Nomads – People that move from place to place

Early Human Migration

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Systematic Agriculture

domesticating animals and growing food

Neolithic Era – “New Stone Age”

A. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

1. Discuss what life was like before the agriculture revolution(Tools, Food, Roles in society, Religion, Language)

2. Why do you think people began farming instead of continuing to be nomadic hunters?

3. Explain how the Neolithic Revolution affected human advancement.

Neolithic Revolution Questions

Reason for change Climate warmed 10,000 years ago

Ice caps melt, seas expand


Impact on Civilization

Cultivate land - Produce food supplySettle in one place - stable communities

Larger communities formed (hundreds or thousands)


Longji, Rice Terraces

Agriculture established in Middle East 8,000 BCBarley, wheat, millet, oats

Extended to Asia, Europe, Northern Africa5,000 BC China, Indus Valley, Americas develop farming

Spread of Farming


A. Agriculture

Spread of Farming 8,000-4,000 BC

Domesticating Animals


Donkeys, horses, dogs, cows, goats, pigs, sheepStrong animals (oxen, horse, water buffalo) to haul loads and help with work

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II. Emergence of Civilization

Characteristics of a Civilization

1. Cities

2. Government

3. Religion

4. Social Structure

5. Writing

6. Art

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A. Cities

First civilizations 6,000 years agoConcentrated populations, social organization, advanced technical skillsPeople worked to serve the gods

A. Cities

Neolithic Villages

• Catal Huyuk – Asia Minor (Turkey)• 8,000 BC• 32 acres• 5,000-7,000 inhabitants • Homes connected horizontally and vertically, accessed through a ladder

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Neolithic Religion• Feared, revered the unknown forces of nature • Worshipped winds, sun, flood, fire, thunder, lightning

Recognized as the work of a god

B. Government/Religion

Neolithic Religion• Humans could summon Gods attention with gifts, icons, chants

Priests and priestesses communicated with godsTheir services were necessary for life to continueHeld special status in society

B. Government/Religion

Government

Most competent or powerful assumed positions of leadership

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C. Social Structure

Artisans and Specialists

Developed technical skills to improve lives

Potters, tool-makers, managers, warriors, priests

Roles in Society

Spinning, weaving, sewing were women’s workProcessed plant or animal fibers

Form linen, cotton, wool, (China) silk

Men farmed

C. Social Structure

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D. Writing/Art

Artisans

Developed pottery skills 8,000 years agoStore grain and liquids

Shaped products, more durable, decorated

Trade products around the world (Mediterranean, Europe, Asia)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Colored_pottery_lady.jpg

Writing

Develop pictographs, hieroglyphics – Egyptiansto keep records – food storage, sell of products

D. Writing/Art

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Changes from the Neolithic Revolution

1. Permanent Settlements

2. Labor and Trade increased

3. Tools became more advanced

4. Foods we eat today began to be produced/animals were domesticated

5. The relationship between men and women changed

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