the tale of civilizations part 1 /icse 5th class syllabus
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The tale of civilizationsBy sarala
For her daughter joshitha
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What is civilization:
• Society, culture and way of life in particular area
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Early people were in awe of nature and natural phenomena
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Discovery of fireearly man used fire to:
Discovery of fire To keep themselves warm To cook foodTo keep animals away
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Domestication of animals
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Discovery of fire and Domestication of animals
Made early man think their intelligence can control nature and natural things to make their lives more comfortable
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Agriculture:
Growing crops on their own made early man more confident and they slowly started adapting to nature for their own benefits
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These scientific skills like discovery of fire and domestication of animals helped Early man to grow and become more civilized
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The major scientific developments of the prehistoric era that made people independent were:
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1. Invention of wheel
Helped people to move from one place to another easily
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2. Discovery of fire early man used fire to:
Discovery of fire To keep themselves warm To cook foodTo keep animals away
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3. Discovery of metals:
Invention of tools after discovery of metals helped pre historic people for hunting, farming and herding
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Beginning of farming and herding are major stepping stones towards civilization
farming herding
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As time passed early people became more observant This made them develop scientifically
What all they learnt ?
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1.Agriculture
Early man learnt the skill of agriculture by observing plants coming out from the seeds
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2.Medicinal values of plants
They discovered medicinal value of plants by observing their use in healing of wounds
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Seasonal changes
Early people observed seasonal change at regular intervals and made their habitat and clothes accordingly
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Measuring time:
They learnt how to measure time . This led to invention of sundial that told time according to position of sun
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Construction of barricadesfloods
Stone barricades Earth dam
Early people observed floods and made barricades . They also made canals and reservoirs to survive in the time of drought
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Barter system
People started using barter system for trade and began to travel distant places for exchange of goods. Later introduction of money made the trade easy
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Tale of civilizations
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What is civilization
Is the progress or improvement in the lives of human beings
Shopping areas in villages Shopping malls in the cities
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What does civilization tell us?
• Way of life in some period or part of the world• Particular culture, beliefs of people of different locations or periods
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Common Features of all ancient civilizations:• 1.Systems of government
Indian royal rule British royal rule
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2.Growth of art and the craft
Indian crafts Egyptian crafts
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3.Own religion:
Hindu religionChristian religion
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4.Unique system of writing4.
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5.Development of architecture:
Architecture in London Architecture in Egypt
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6.Growth of new professions: such as priests, craftsmen etc.
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7.Town planning
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RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION
As water is needed for growing crops, people started settling near rivers and became civilized before others
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The four great river valley civilization are
• 1. The Nile river civilization
• EGYPT
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2. The Tigris-Euphrates river valley civilization
mesopotamia
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3. Hawang-ho river valley civilization
china
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4. The Indus valley civilization
India