Agriculture Writing Labor specialization What makes people civilized
Agriculture Writing Labor specialization What makes people civilized? Objective 2. 1 Cities Technology Trade
So easy cave man can do it!
Agriculture Ø Agriculture- is the production of food and goods through farming. Ø Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization Ø Women Farmers? Women probably first realized how to farm. l Women were gathers and noticed that small seeds produced plants. Surplus- or excess goods, were not around until the development of Agriculture. l
Causes of the Agriculture Revolution
Evidence of Civilization Writing Ø Developed about 5000 years ago. Ø Changed history forever Around 4100 -3800 BCE, the tokens began to be symbols that could be impressed or inscribed in clay to represent a record of land, grain or cattle and a written language was beginning to develop. What did the first Writing look like?
Evidence of Civilization (cont. ) Government Ø Organizes large numbers of people living together Cities Ø Large cities began to grow usually near rivers. Why would cities grow near rivers?
Specialized Labor Agriculture created specialized Labor How? Ø More free time Ø Crops needed to be protected Ø Rulers ordained it. Specialized labor lead to more trade, and Interdependence-means people depended on one another.
Trade Early civilizations traded their Surplus goods to others. Ø Trade brought increase contact with other civilizations. Ø Trade also brought war. Why would trade create war? Ø
Civilizations develop Economies Ø An Economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area, the labor, capital and land resources, and the economic agents that socially Ø Goods and services Ø Types of economies: l l l Traditional Economy Command Economy Market economy
Traditional Economy-An economic system in which economic decisions are made based on customs, beliefs, religion and habits. Ø Advantages over other systems include: l there is little friction among members because relatively little is disputed. Ø Disadvantages include: l It restricts individual initiative and has a lack of advanced goods, new technology, and growth. Ø
Command Economy Ø Ø The government controls the economy l It’s role is to run everything. All Resources are owned by the government Also called Communism PEOPLE HAVE NO SAY!
Market Economy The government lets the economy be free. l It’s role is to let the economy be ran by the people. Ø Most economic decisions are left up to individual consumers (people who buy things) and companies who make and sell products or provide services l Examples: carpenters, Shoe makers, Ø
New Technology Ø The Wheel Ø The Plow Ø Domestication of Horses, oxen Ø Monetary system (money)- Precious metals
Key Question Ø How did the Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution change human history forever? Ø At least one paragraph
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