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ARCHEOLOGY
Archeology is the study of the ancient ~ objects of the past. Archeologist study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures such as buildings, artwork, tools, pottery, etc. Archeologists use aerial photography to decide where to begin their excavations. They hope to uncover artifacts, ruins, and other archeological evidence. Archeologists then take their findings and try to analyze and date their findings. Archeologists hope that the artifacts found may give clues as to how ancient peoples built, traded, lived, and worshipped.
ARCHEOLOGICAL SPECIALISTS
Archeologist – studies the past
Botanist – studies plants
Chemists – study substances and date things
Geologist – studies rocks and the earth
Linguist – studies languages and writing
Paleoanthropologist – studies skeletal remains
TIMELINESTimelines record major events and display when the events happened. You need to remember the following things when using timelines.
Timelines present a chronological record that displays events from left to right. Events on the left of a timeline happened before the events on the right on a timeline.
Timelines use two time periods. BCE (Before the Common Era) goes on the left of the timeline and makes up all of the years before the year of Christ’s birth. CE (Common Era) goes on the right of the timeline and refers to all of the years from the year of Christ’s birth to the present day. CE and BCE are sometimes referred to as AD and BC, respectively. BCE and CE are the modern system. Only BCE (BC) years have anything written after them, BCE (BC).
Timelines are always divided into equal parts or time periods. Some are divided into 10 year periods (Decades), others into 100 year periods (Centuries), and some into 1000 year periods (Millenniums), etc.
Specific dates of many events in history are either inexact or unknown. To show events that appear on a timeline that we do not know the exact date for, the Latin word CIRCA is used. Circa means “about” and is abbreviated “c” which is written before the event’s date.
READING A TIMELINE
2000 BCE
2000
4000 years
40
4
TIMELINES CROSSWORD
DecadeThousandChristEventsCircaRight
Add Century Down Common Era BCE Eras AD Date Equally
DATING METHODS
PRE-HISTORY
History before writing.
TYPES OF SOURCES
Written Sources – books, letters, diaries, written speeches/songs/poems
records, calendars, maps, etc.
Non-Written Sources – fossils, jewelry, tools, coins, toys, cities, oral traditions
Primary Source – something produced during the same time period as the event
Secondary Source – materials created after the event which are based on the original (primary) source
The 5 questions asked to evaluate any source
1) What kind of source is it?
2) Who made the source?
3) Where was the source produced/made?
4) When was the source made?
5) Why was the source made?
Surplus and Scarcity
Hunters and Gatherers
Hunter-Gatherer :
a person who gets food by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, nuts, roots, and berries.
HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS
Homo Heidelbergensis
• first to use fire
• lived and traveled in groups of 20-30
• made very simple tools
• traveled and moved around a lot
Neanderthals
Neanderthals
• lived in groups of 20-50 people
• cared for others in their community
• had burials and believed in an afterlife
• traveled some
Cro-Magnon
• looked like us
• more advanced tools –
fishing nets, bows and arrows, spear throwers
• created artwork –
cave paintings and small sculptures
• traveled very little
MIGRATION OF EARLY PEOPLE
PALEOLITHIC LIFE TO NEOLITHIC LIFE
FOOD SUPPLY
PALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ONDAILY LIFE
hunting animals and gathering plants
agriculture:growing plants and raising animals
• people didn’t have to move • people could settle in one area• agriculture increased the reliable food supply
OCCUPATIONS
PALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ONDAILY LIFE
finding food farming, cloth/clothes makers,builders, tool makers, miners
• many more activities to be involved in• people were developing special skills/abilities
RESOURCESPALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ON
DAILY LIFE
only used things around them
used things around them and traded with others
• grew in resources and technology (tools and ideas)• brought people together from many different areas• improved living conditions
SHELTERPALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ON
DAILY LIFE
temporary tent or rock shelters
permanent long lasting mud brick homes
• more comfortable and stable lifestyle• homes had added features, such as, rooms, ovens, basins, etc.
POPULATION/SETTLEMENTPALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ON
DAILY LIFE
temporary settlements for 20-60 people
permanent settlements for thousands
• population grew• people could share responsibilities• improved food and living conditions• burial grounds
TECHNOLOGY
PALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC EFFECTS ONDAILY LIFE
crude stone tools, rough animal skin clothing, grass baskets
Sharp stone and metal tools, clothing of wool, cotton, and silk, used pottery and made jewelry
• began to use metals - - copper and gold - - and clay• quality and comfort of life improved
MESOPOTAMIA
1) What does Mesopotamia mean?
2) What two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
3) Northern Mesopotamia (the land north and west of the city of Hit) is a which is
Southern Mesopotamia (the land south and east of the city of Hit) is a which is a
4) What is another name for southern Mesopotamia?
5) Describe what Sumer and the Sumerians were like.
SUMER SUMERIANS
6) What methods did the ancient Sumerians use to adapt to southern Mesopotamia?
7) Use your textbook to list the five modern day countries Mesopotamia was located in?
the land between the rivers
Tigris and Euphratesplateau
an elevated area of flat land
plainbroad area of flat, open land
Sumer
to control flooding they developed lakes and ponds
to moisten the dry land they created an irrigation system of dams, gates, and canals
Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey, and Iran
*harsh environment *summers were very hot with little rain *spring and fall it flooded
*farmers, city dwellers, traders, artists, builders, priests *had writing system *had city-states *changed their environment to live there