Paleolithic Age l Old Stone Age l Pastoral
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Paleolithic Age l “Old Stone” Age l Pastoral Nomads l Hunters and Gatherers
Neolithic Age l “New Stone” Age l Domesticated Animals l Farming led to: – Surplus – Settled way of life – Cultural achievements – Rise of city-states – Civilization
Eight Components of Civilization: 1. Cities l Agriculture allowed for a surplus (which was difficult to move) l River valleys: agriculture required a stable source of water
Eight Components of Civilization: 2. Government Issues laws, collects taxes, organizes defense, monitors/rations food supply l Bureaucracy – managing government through departments of officials l Protecting the surplus was of the utmost importance l
Eight Components of Civilization: 3. Religion People believed in higher beings l Polytheistic – many gods l People wanted to gain favor with the gods l
Eight Components of Civilization: 4. Writing Crucial skill for early civilizations l Pictograms – simple drawings to show words l Scribes – as writing became complex these trained experts learned to read and write l
Eight Components of Civilization: 5. Social Classes People were ranked according to their jobs/occupations l Priests and nobles were at the top level of society l Next, came merchants, artisans, peasant farmers, and finally…. . slaves. l
Eight Components of Civilization: 6. Public Works Monumental architecture – temples, palaces l Irrigation systems, roads and bridges l Defensive walls l
Eight Components of Civilization: 7. Job Specialization l Specialization brought expertise l Artisans – skilled craft workers who made pottery or woven goods
Eight Components of Civilization: 8. Art and Architecture l Expressed the beliefs and values of people who created them l Temples and palaces reassured people of the strength and power of their government and religion
- Stone age, bronze age iron age timeline
- Iron age bronze age stone age timeline
- Paleolithic vs neolithic
- Characteristics of neolithic age
- Paleolithic
- Difference between stone age and modern age
- I made an airplane out of stone. ("stone airplane")
- Paleolithic age food supply
- Cuneiform
- Characteristics of paleolithic age
- What are the characteristics of the paleolithic age
- Paleolithic age characteristics