Objective: SWBAT identify at least five characteristics from the Paleolithic Era on a textbook worksheet. Day one: Quiz on map/timeline Reading on.

Objective: SWBAT identify at least five characteristics from the Paleolithic Era on a textbook worksheet.

Day one:   

Quiz on map/timeline Reading on Paleolithic Era Vocab Terms on Paleolithic Era Notes on Paleolithic Era Textbook worksheet, side one 

Turn in Timeline project

Unit One, Day One

Warm-up 1 Give the number (for A to D)

A.South America

B.The Indian Ocean lies directly to the south of

C.The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south of

D.The Nile River is located in which continent?

E.Which came first: 1000 BCE or 2000 BCE?

2

6

4

5

2000BC

Unit One, Day Two

   Warmup Questions/Vocab Reading on Neolithic Era Vocab Terms on Neolithic Era Notes on Neolithic Era Textbook worksheet, side two 

What’s due:

Terms on Paleolithic Era

• Objective: SWBAT identify at least five characteristics from the Neolithic Era on a chart.

Warm-up 2

1. The period of time before writing existed is called prehistory or paleolithic?

2. Early humans arose in East Africa or Northern Europe?

3. The scientific term for modern humans is homo sapiens or homo habilis?

4. Early humans lived in extended family groups called villages or clans?

5. Why were early humans nomadic?

6. Name 5 technologies developed by Early Humans.

Warm-up 2 answers

1. Why were early humans nomadic? They were searching for food, water, and shelter and following migrating animals.

2. Name 5 technologies developed by Early Humans. simple tools and weapons, oral language, clothing, fire, and cave art

Unit One, Day Three   Warmup Questions Quiz on Paleo/Neolithic Eras Civilization Notes Civilization Chart Civilization Cut/Paste activity Finish terms

Due: Book worksheet, side 2Terms on Neolithic Era

Objective: SWBAT identify at least five characteristics from the beginnings of civilizations.

Warm-up 31. Another name for the Neolithic Era is the Old Stone Age

or the New Stone Age?2. The Neolithic Era began when humans learned

agriculture or how to domesticate or gather plants and animals?

3. Why were Neolithic humans able to settle in one place and build houses and villages?

4. Name five technologies developed during the Neolithic Era?

5. Name two Neolithic sites being studied by archaeologists today.

Warm-up 3 answers1. Why were Neolithic humans able to settle in one

place and build houses and villages? Since they could farm and domesticate animals they had a ready supply of food

2. Name five technologies developed during the Neolithic Era? agriculture, domesticated animals, weaving, pottery and advanced tools and weapons

3. Name two Neolithic sites being studied by archaeologists today. Jericho, Aleppo, Catal Hoyuk, and Stonehenge

Unit one, Day four  

Unit Review Beginning of “Mankind”movie,

episode one  

• Objective: SWBAT use their resources in order to complete a unit review to prepare for tomorrow's test.

Warm-up 4

1. A complex society with cities, writing, government, religion, and advanced technology is called a culture or civilization?

2. What caused population to grow and trade to develop?

3. The earliest written languages developed from sounds or pictures?

4. Early civilizations learned how to make tools from bronze and iron or stone and wood?

5. City-states, kingdoms and empires are examples of job specialization or centralized governments?

Unit One, Day Five Unit one test Begin new Unit 

Due:TestEverything in packet is collected

• Objective: SWBAT apply their knowledge of the Paleolithic Era, the Neolithic Era and early civilizations on a unit test.

Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Paleolithic EraNeolithic Era

Civilization

Prehistory:• The period of time before writing existed

• It includes the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras

Paleolithic Era2 million BCE to 8000 BCE

• old stone age

• lasted from the appearance of man until the development of agriculture (farming)

Where are the oldest remains

of humans found?

East Africa

Homo Sapiens• (Modern man) Emerged in Africa

between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago

How did geography affect the lives of early

humans?

• Early humans were hunters and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals

• They were nomadic (they migrated in search of food, water, and shelter).

• They migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas

Migration Out of Africa

What were the characteristics of hunter-gatherer

societies during the Paleolithic era?

• Because they followed herds of animals they lived in temporary shelters (caves and tents).

• Spent most of their time hunting or gathering food and water necessary for survival.

• Lived in clans (extended family groups)

Technology:• The way people apply

knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.

What technologies were developed

during the Paleolithic era?

• simple tools and weapons (made of stone, wood, etc.)

• oral (spoken) language

• fire

• clothes (from animal skins and grasses)

• cave art

The Age of Cave Art

Neolithic Era8000 BCE to 3500 BCE

• period of time that began when people took up farming (the Agricultural Revolution) and ended

with the advent of civilization.

New Stone Age

• Humans learned how to

domesticate both plants and

animals.

• Domesticated (tamed) animals were penned or herded to provide a ready supply of meat, milk, fur,etc.

Wild boar Domesticated pig

How did the beginning of agriculture and the

domestication of animals promote the rise of settled

communities?

• People could settle in one place because they didn’t have to search for food, water

and shelter.

• They built permanent dwellings and settled in small villages

• They spent less time searching for food and had some 'spare time' in which to innovate

and create new technologies.

Migration into the Fertile Crescent

What technologies were developed during the

Neolithic era?

• agriculture

• domesticated animals

•advanced tools and weapons

•pottery

•weaving

How do we learn about prehistoric humans?

Archaeologists• Study past cultures by locating and analyzing

human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts

Artifacts• Things made by people

Archaeologists apply scientific tests such as

carbon dating to analyze fossils and

artifacts.

• Carbon 14 dating: used to find the age of organic

materials.

The Ice Man

What Neolithic sites are being studied by

archaeologists today?

Aleppo

Jericho

Catal Hoyuk

Aleppo and Jericho:• Two of the world’s earliest cities located

in the Fertile Crescent, a region in the Middle East with rich soil for farming.

TURKEY

FERTILE CRESCENT (in white)

Aleppo

Why did they build this city on top of a hill?

Jericho

What’s Jericho famous for?

Catalhoyuk:

• An example of a large Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in Anatolia (present- day Turkey)

Stonehenge• an example of an archaeological site located in

England. It was begun during the Neolithic and completed during the Bronze Age.

Civilization

What is a civilization?

Civilization:• A culture with cities, writing

(record keeping), centralized government, complex religion, specialized workers, and advanced technology.

How and Why Did Civilizations Begin?

What is the key feature to the emergence of civilization?

The growth of cities

What caused cities to grow?

Farming Technology(better tools, plows, and irrigation) improved to the point that in fertile

areas people were able to produce more food then

they needed.

Agricultural Surplus(extra food)

Caused population to grow and trade to develop

What were the characteristics of early

civilizations?

Characteristics of Early Civilizations

• Cities

Written Language/Record keeping

• Written language developed from pictures

• Pictograms – earliest written symbols

The Development of Writing

Centralized Governments:• City-states,

kingdoms, and empires

• Power was often based on religious authority

Hereditary Rulers

• Dynasties (ruling families) of Kings, Emperors or Pharaohs

• Dynasty: ruling family

Written Law Codes

Code of Hammurabi

Ten Commandments

Job Specialization:• An abundant food supply allowed some people to

become expert at jobs besides farming (artisans, scribes, and merchants)

Scribes

Rigid Class System• Very small

upper class: king, nobles, priests

• Small middle class: artisans, scribes, merchants

• Huge lower class: peasant farmers and laborers

king priestsnobles

merchantsartisansscribes

peasants

• Slavery developed in most cultures

Polytheism• Belief in many

gods

• Practiced by most early civilizations

Temples

Metal Tools and WeaponsBronze and iron

Egyptian Sword

• The wheel and the sail allowed traders to transport more goods over longer distances.