Transcript Period I Review

Period I
8000 BCE – 600 BCE
BIG IDEA
 THE
CHANGE FROM PALEOLITHIC TO
NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES
 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A
PALEOLITHIC SOCIETY?
 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A
NEOLITHIC SOCIETY?
 Write a thesis statement: Compare and
contrast Paleolithic Societies to Neolithic
Societies from 8000 BCE to 600 BCE
The First Migrations
 Describe
each migration and the
similarities or differences they may have
shared:
 INTO
EURASIA
 INTO
AUSTRALA
 INTO
THE AMERICAS
 INTO
THE PACIFIC
The First Societies
 How
did societies differ?
 What
 Was
were their religious beliefs?
there an economic structure?
 What
were their social structures?
 What
were their political structures?
Social Variations
 What
are characteristics of a PASTORAL
SOCIETY?
 What
are characteristics of an
AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE SOCIETY?
 What
are characteristics of a
CHIEFDOM?
FIRST CIVILIZATIONS
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OLMEC CIVILIZATION
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NORTE CHICO
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NILE VALLEY = EGYPT, NUBIA
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MESOPOTAMIA
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OXUS
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INDUS VALLEY
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SHANG DYNASTY
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EGYPT VS MESOPOTAMIA
EROSION OF EQUALITY
 HIERARCHIES
OF CLASS
 HIERARCHIES
OF GENDER
 PATRIARCHY
IMPORTANCE OF THE STATE

WRITING AND ACCOUNTING

GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
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ROLE OF KINGS
LET’S TALK A LITTLE VOCAB…
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Period I Vocab – Part I
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Chiefdoms
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Venus figurines
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Catalhuyuk
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Dreamtime
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Paleolithic/Neolithic Shift
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Clovis culture
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Period I Vocab – Part II
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Mega faunal extinction
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Norte Chico/Caral
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Human migrations
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Indus Valley civilization
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“the original affluent society”
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Olmec civilization
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Shamans
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Uruk
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Gobekli Tepe
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Mohenjo Daro/Harappa
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Fertile Crescent
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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“secondary products revolution” specialization
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Code of Hammurabi
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Patriarchy
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Rise of the state
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Pastoral societies
How bout some crash course…
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The Switch to agricultural societies
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Indus Valley
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Mesopotamia
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The Epic of Gilgamesh