Lo1- define pre-history, Paleolithic, neolithic, fertile crescent
Lo2- describe the impact of the agricultural evolution
Lo3- identify the 5 characteristics of civilizations
Pre-history is the time from 3000-1200 B.C.. It is the time before written record.
Paleolithic is the earliest pre-historic age aka the Old Stone Age. The people were all hunter gatherers and they did not live in permanent places or grow food.
Neolithic is the New Stone Age and was marked by advanced tool making and the beginnings of agriculture. The people stayed in the same spot, started domesticating animals and growing crops.
The Fertile Crescent is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where due to its geographic features was at one point the most fertile place ever. It stretched across like a crescent.
The Agricultural Evolution's impact is also called the Neolithic Revolution. It was a shift from hunting and gathering to permanent settlements and agriculture. The first villages have started being built too. The population rose because of increased ability to care for kids. Hierarchies appeared in village life and women status were lowered as they we give more domestic duties. The invention of wheel and plow made producing food for storage possible. Villagers were polytheists meaning they worshiped gods, such as many nature, human and animal gods.
5 characteristics of civilizations are-
1. complex institutions- hierarchies/laws/priests/education
2. advanced cities- big population
3. advanced technology- wheel and plow, bronze weapons, sailboat
4. system of record keeping- recording what works and what doesn't
5. specialize workers- craftsman
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