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. CE. AP World History Review. A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was:. A) the ability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones.. B) the ability to organize large political units.. 30,000 – 500 BCE. Enduring Understandings. Human expression existed across the globe before written record.. Concern with natural world and humans’ place within.. Occurred on different continents with Africa and Asia preceding and influencing other areas as population spread.. 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 i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . Unit 1 . Human Origins in Africa. Chapter 1. Section 1 . Vocabulary I. Culture. : People’s unique way of life. Paleolithic Age. : Stone Age, use of tools. Neolithic Age. : Age of farming and domestication of animals. Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. (or how the historic events changed and shaped it). GOALS. :. Before AD 43. c. 410. 1066. 1485. 1603. 1714. 1837. 1901. 2000. Prehistory. . Romans. Dark. . Ages. Medieval. Tudors. Stuarts. . Georgians. What makes a civilization tick?. How do we determine what IS a civilization?. Cities. People live together in groups and all contribute in some way. Cities serve a function with a common government and organization. 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 . 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. How were the two civilizations we studied yesterday similar? How were they different?. Minoan . Civilization. Located on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea . EGYPT. Mesopotamia. Peloponnese . CE. AP World History Review. A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was:. A) the ability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones.. B) the ability to organize large political units.. UNIT 6 PREHISTORY What is Prehistory? What is History? What is the difference? PREHISTORY The term Prehistory designates the period of time that has elapsed since the appearance of the first human being until the invention of writing.