Pre-History and Ancient Civilizations

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Pre-History and Ancient Civilizations

• Unit I

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Big History
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Prehistory

• Archaeology
• Artifacts
• Bones
• Analyze past

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Archaeological Dig
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Anthropology

• Use artifacts
• Use fossils
• Analyze societies

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Age?

• Radiocarbon dating
• Thermoluminescence dating

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Paleolithic Age

• Hominids (australopithecines, homo erectus, and
  homo sapiens)
• Nomads
• Technology
• Shelter
• Role of men/women
• Lascaux Altimira

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Neolithic Age

• Homo Sapiens Sapiens
• Systematic agriculture
• Domestication of animals
• Population change
• Role of men/women

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Catal Huyuk

• Turkey
• Farming village
• Shrines
• Mud-brick houses
• Close together
• Roof entry

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Overview of Catal Huyuk
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Emergence of Civilization

• Cities Social structure
• Governments Writing
• Religion Arts

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Writing Hieroglyphics
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Civilization

• The Cities began Civilizations- or complex
  societies where people live in a highly organized
  society with an advanced knowledge of farming,
  trade, government, art, and science.

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Advanced Cities
Advanced Technology
CIVILIZATION
Specialized Workers
Record- Keeping
Complex Institutions
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5 Traits of Civilized Society

• Growth of Cities
• Farming allowed settling
• Could work harder and longer

• Specialized Workers
• Farming created surplus, freed workers to
  specialize
• Ex Scribes, pottery

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5 Traits of a Civilized Society

• Writing
• Used to keep track of surplus (grain, etc.)
• Earliest writing in Sumer.
• Cuneiform represented syllables
• Scribes

• Complex Institutions
• Cities had to be more organized than villages.
• Govt made rules, had officials.
• Organized religion began
• Ziggaruts were the place for worship

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5 Traits of A Civilized Society

• Advanced Technology
• Wheel
• Plow
• Metal Working
• All aided in the advancement of Civilization