Early Civilizations Early Humans The first humans had

Early Civilizations

Early Humans �The first humans had faced a struggle for survival. �They were concerned with— �Finding food �Protecting themselves from the dangers of life in the wild.

Early Humans Rise to the challenge �In order to protect themselves from the dangers of the wild and survive, early humans…. �Used fire �Built shelters �Made clothes �Developed a spoken language. �These areas of life make up a culture, the special way of life followed by a group of people. �Human Culture changes over time. �New tools �New Ideas

Human Time Line �Stone Age �People that lived in the first part of the old stone age were Nomads. �Moved from place to place, never stayed in one place for too long. �Practiced Hunting and gathering. �Cro –Magnon �Considered to be modern humans �Lived in the late stone age �Made tools to help them with their search. �Created works of art.

Hunting and Gathering �Humans lived by hunting animals and gathering plants for thousands of years. �Humans began to return to the same locations each season because they knew it would be rich in food at that time. �Humans realized that they could leave plant seeds in an area and when they return there would be plants growing there the next year. �This was the beginning of a new part of human life: Farming

Farming Takes Over �Humans new knowledge about planting seeds and a worldwide warmer climate led to the Neolithic Revolution. �During the Neolithic Revolution: �People began to raise food �Raise animals �As a result: �Population Increased �Settled Communities Developed

Civilizations Advance �Over time farming advanced �New inventions and developments�New tools such as hoes, sickles, and plow sticks helped them grow even more food. �Began to plant larger areas of land. �Irrigation began. �Wheel for carts & sail for boats

Life Becomes More Complex �As villages began to grow life becomes more complex. �People are divided into social classes. � Some people had more wealth and more power than others. �People began to worship gods and goddesses. �Many felt this would make their crops safe and their harvest large.

Results of Farming �Farming allowed for the creation of new and complex civilizations. �Food could be produced on a large scale. �Prompted development of new technologies. �Resulted in the rise of new civilizations.