History Textbook Notes Chapter 1.1: The Beginnings of Civilization (10‚000-1150 B.C.) Spring 2014 Objective: What is the link between food-producing revolution of the Neolithic era and the emergence of civilization? (The shift from hunting and gathering to farming and herding because it changed the way humans organized society.) Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age (10‚000-3‚000 B.C.)‚ characterized by the development of agriculture and the use of stone tools. How do shifts in food production
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The earliest known communities were found in the Middle East. One of the oldest is Jericho in the west bank‚ between Israel and Jordan‚ which dates all the way back to 8000 B.C. Another well known village people of this time used to settle is Catal Huyuk in present day Turkey. Between 6700 B.C. and 5700 B.C. it was home to about 6‚000 people. They also started surplus‚ which included specialization and trade. If people weren’t
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The Neolithic Revolution was a shift in the way people lived. From being hunter-gatherers to people who cultivated crops and had livestock to take care of. During this time the one thing that changed dramatically was the way people obtained food. This dramatic change caused other shifts as well. Daily life adjusted entirely. With more time on their hands they found themselves doing more activities and making their life easier. This new changed caused civilization to develop into what it is today
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* Civilization Features of civilization: * government * jobs * art/arcitecture * laws * religion * cities * WRITING (very important) * social classes * technology At this time‚ all governments are monarchies. The king usually had divine and unquestionable power until the area over which he rules starts failing. Then people rebel. The earliest writing is in pictures‚ mostly caligraphy and such. The first to develop writing is most
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Shintoism‚ devotion and mystical unity of divine Self in Hinduism‚ obedience and perseverance in Judaism‚ love for the Creator and one’s fellowman in Christianity‚ and submission to the will of Allah in Islam. Shrine-like buildings found at Catal Huyuk in Anatolia (now modern Turkey) date as far back as 9000 B.C.E. Within two thousand years‚ similar sanctuaries would be established in Jericho and elsewhere in the Near East. Hindu architecture testifies to the intense spirituality of the Indian
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they had extra food. As I mentioned before‚ this allowed more mouths to be fed and led to a population explosion. This means that although the population increased people still have enough food. A good example for this situation‚ is the village Catal Huyuk where the numbers of people rapidly increased. It reached even 6000 people. We can clearly see that this was an effect of farmers who started producing more food. As the population increased‚ people needed to make some order and rules that would
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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Phu Hoang SOC 321K Essay One According to Herbert Girardet (author of Cities People Planet)‚ “sustainability enables all its citizens to meet their own needs and to enhance their well-being‚ without degrading the natural world or the lives of other people‚ now or in the future (Page 6-Planet).” Cities have been at the heart of this question because it is where the human population is at its highest and densest. Just look at the history of human civilizations for example‚ from Jericho to Rome
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The Role of Technology in Early Societies In the absence of technology‚ it would be extremely difficult for early societies to expand and flourish to their full potential. Since the beginning of history‚ we have seen technological advances occur in all growing societies. The first example of technology was seen in the early complex societies dating from 3500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E. With expansion of societies‚ we have witnessed advances in technology from peoples from Africa‚ Southern Asia‚ Eastern
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Chapter 1 Study Guide Terms Paleolithic Neandertal Lascaux Homo sapiens Jericho Australopithecus Çatal Hüyük. Venus figurines Cro-Magnon Homo erectus Altamira Evolution Paleolithic age Neolithic age Sympathetic magic Infanticide Agricultural revolution Agricultural transition Slash-and-burn Shanidar cave Jomon society Natufian society Chinook society Homo erectus Homo sapiens sapiens Study Questions 1. Trace the development of Australopithecus‚ Homo erectus‚ and Homo
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