Foundations of Civilization First Civilizations Egypt Mesopotamia
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Foundations of Civilization
First CivilizationsEgypt
Mesopotamia
Guiding Questions
What was the relationship between people and their
environment?
What were the push/pull factors for migration?
How does migration affect other civilizations/cultures
What is trade?
How does an economy function?
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What I Know about First Civilizations
What I Learned about First Civilizations
What I Want to Learn about First Civilizations
K-W-L Early Civilizations
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Scientist believe that humans
first appeared over two million
years ago.
It is also suggested that the first
humans were wandering Hunters
and Gatherers.
TTYN: What were Hunters and Gatherers?.
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Hunters and Gatherers –
During the Stone Age, Hunters and
Gatherers, also known as Nomads, were
people who moved from place to place, hunting
and gathering their food.
They made simple tools and weapons from
stone, bone, and wood. They developed their
own language, which allowed them to
communicate during a hunt.
Foundations of Civilization Spiritual Beliefs –
Towards the end of the
Old Stone Age,
Nomads began to bury
their dead, which
suggests that they
believed in an afterlife.
Where it all began –
Evidence suggests that the
earliest people lived in E. Africa.
Eventually, their descendants
spread to all parts of the world.
There some evidence that
suggests Nomads migrated over a
land bridge into N. America.
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TTYN: Describe Migration
Migration led to Cultural Diffusion, or the exchange of
ideas, customs, and goods among cultures.
TTYN: From your prior knowledge, describe -
How Cultural Diffusion has had an impact on
American Culture.
How Cultural Diffusion has had an impact on your life
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TTYN: Describe the term Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution(In with the New and out with the Old)
Due to environmental changes and changes to weather
patterns, the Old Stone Age came to a close.
Warmer weather promoted vegetation where,
previously, sheets of ice had dominated the landscape.
Around 10,000 B.C., civilizations made several
important discoveries – they learned how to plant seeds
and domesticate animals.
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TTYN: Describe the term Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution(In with the New and out with the Old)
Too tired to wander - The need to wander was over
People could live in permanent settlements
The end of the Old Stone Age and the beginning of the
New Stone Age, or Neolithic Period.
FYI – Many historians refer to the Neolithic Revolution as
the Agricultural Revolution because farming and
domestic animals changed the way people lived.
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TTYN: Try to Identify at least three different ways that
life may have changed during the Neolithic Revolution -
1. Permanent Settlements
2. New Social Classes – Not everything was “peaches
and cream.” When resources were scarce, groups
went to war and Chiefs or headsmen emerged. As a
result, men gained prestige and obtained great
power and influence.
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TTYN: Try to Identify at least three different ways that life may have changed during the Neolithic Revolution -
3. New Technology –
• The wheel
• Metal weapons
• Metal tools
• Plows
• Calendar
There’s no place like homeWhere did most
civilizations develop?
First civilizations began to develop along river valleys. The rich fertile lands helped new civilizations thrive.