HISTORY THROUGH FILM Mr. Neal

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HISTORY THROUGH FILMMr. Neal

• Todays Objective
• Students will summarize the 5 characteristics of
  a civilization
• Homework
• return signed syllabus by Friday
• Return signed letter by Friday
• Have a notebook by Friday

• Warm Up (Be prepared to share an answer)
• Civilization (noun) - A society or group of
  people or the process of achieving a higher state
  of social development.
• Given the definition of a civilization above,
  what are some features you expect a basic
  civilization to have.

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How Civilization has advanced
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Paleolithic Humans

• In the Paleolithic Era, humans lived in small
  groups of 20-50 people.
• They were nomadic
• They moved around, never living in one permanent
  place.

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Paleolithic Humans

• The earliest humans were hunters and gatherers.
• They hunted or scavenged wild animals and
  gathered plants for food.
• They followed herds of wild animals from place to
  place.

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Paleolithic Humans

• They used simple tools and weapons made from
  stone, wood, or bone.
• They lived in temporary shelters
• They could be taken down and moved quickly.

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Agricultural Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution, also called the
  Neolithic Revolution is when humans changed from
  being hunters and gatherers to farming and living
  in one place.
• Easier to grow food than to hunt it.

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Farming and Domestication of Animals

• Farming required people to live in one place.
• This led to permanent settlements and houses
• Up to thousands of people

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Neolithic Era

• Farming took less time and provided more food
  than hunting and gathering.
• People had more free time and they developed art,
  architecture, culture, and writing.

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Neolithic Era

• In summary The Neolithic Revolution was when
  humans became more like modern people.
• Today, we live in societies with large
  populations. We specialize our jobs. We farm
  raise livestock to get food. We have developed
  cultures.

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Civilization Emerges

• Agriculture causes a dramatic change in
  lifestyles
• People dwell together in farming villages or
  towns
• Domestication of animals and the invention of new
  tools

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Economic Changes

• Irrigation systems ? food surplus
• Craftspeople pottery, metal objects and woven
  cloths
• Trade emerges aided by the wheel and sail

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Social Changes

• Cooperation and labor of many people
• Religion becomes more organized
• Development of tools
• Old Stone Age
• New Stone Age

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What is Civilization?

• A Complex society with 5 characteristics
• Advanced cities
• Specialized Workers
• Complex Institutions
• Record Keeping
• Advanced Technology

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What makes a civilization?

• Read the article and take notes in your notebook

Characteristic Definition (in own words) and give examples
Advanced cities
Specialized workers
Complex institutions
Record keeping
Improved technology
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Assignment

• Create a chart identifying the 5 characteristics
  of civilization as they pertain to the U.S.

Characteristics of Civilization The United States of America
Advanced Cities
Specialized Workers
Complex Institutions
Record Keeping
Advanced Technology
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Examining Complex InstitutionsGovernment and
religion

• Nearly every early civilization had some type of
  government structure
• Nearly every early civilization had some evidence
  of religion
• Some societies had religion at the center of
  their government
• Others kept religion out of their basic laws

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Ten Commandments vs Hammurabis code
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• Ten Commandments
• Peacefully, and with respect
• How to treat God. How to treat people.
• God is at the basis of law because of Gods
  morals

• Hammurabis code
• Treat and punish equally
• If you do something bad to me, I will do
  something worse to you
• provides immediate punishment to deter breaking
  the law