PPT-Prehistory & Civilization

Gregg Halkuff FVHS Archaeological Digs Once archaeologists find a site that is likely to have artifacts or fossils they set up a dig At a dig in 1959 Mary Leakey found a skull of a hominid. Ameri can political leaders frequently said that the United States was the heir to Western civi lization and that it had a duty to defend the West against its enemies most obviously the communist bloc led by the Soviet Union sometimes termed the Eas Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. The Prehistory of the Mind - 2 of 27Many people have proposed models to explain the construction of our minds. Inmind.. Once he has a blueprint to work with, Mithen uses it to deconstruct theexcavat SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. LO: To work on revision strategies for the Prehistoric era. Starter. In this lesson we will be focusing on the Prehistoric period.. When you revise you need to know at what point you are starting from.. How a culture is considered a civilization. What is Civilization?. The Oxford Dictionary gives one definition as . "the act or process of civilizing or being civilized." . The other definition that the Oxford Dictionary gives is: . Cox Paisley IB. WHAP. Why Homer was used as the basis for Greek education. The . Polis,. or city-state, and how the city-states of Athens and Sparta differed. What the greeks meant by democracy, and in what way the Athenian political system was a democracy?. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . Know. Hercules (demigod) – Disney movie. Zeus (King of the Gods- Lighting/sky). Poseidon(Sea, trident). 12 Main Greek Gods (Pantheon). Hades (god of the underworld). Everything from Percy Jackson. Titans. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2015. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Chinese Civilization.. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Based on what you have read about the Indus River Valley Civilization, what does it also have in common with the other civilizations we have studied? What are some things that made it unique? . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. Create Your Own Civilization. Your map must include the following:. Your name. The name of your civilization in big letters. The physical features you choose in Section 1 . Symbols to show what resources your civilization has from Sections 2, 3 and 4..