The Dawn of The Dawn of History and the History and the

Beginning of Beginning of CivilizationCivilization

Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Old Stone Age/Paleolithic AgeAge

Earliest people thought to live in East Earliest people thought to live in East AfricaAfrica

Lived in small hunting groups (20-30)Lived in small hunting groups (20-30) They were They were nomadsnomads Evidence of religion and art left Evidence of religion and art left

30,000 years ago.30,000 years ago.

c. 15,000-12,000 BCbison length 77 in. (195 cm)Altamira, Spain

New Stone Age/ Neolithic New Stone Age/ Neolithic AgeAge

11,000 years ago11,000 years ago Planted seeds/farmedPlanted seeds/farmed Domesticated animalsDomesticated animals Increased populationIncreased population More possessions.More possessions. Created new technologiesCreated new technologies Eventually led to Civilizations.Eventually led to Civilizations.

Features of CivilizationFeatures of Civilization 1.) cities1.) cities 2.) well-organized central governments2.) well-organized central governments 3.) complex religion3.) complex religion 4.) job specialization4.) job specialization 5.) social classes5.) social classes 6.) arts and architecture6.) arts and architecture 7.) public works7.) public works 8.) writing8.) writing

River Valley River Valley CivilizationsCivilizations

Tigris and EuphratesTigris and Euphrates Nile RiverNile River Indus RiverIndus River Yellow RiverYellow River Huang HeHuang He

BureaucracyBureaucracy

A system of running the A system of running the government through government through departments run by departments run by appointed officials.appointed officials.

PolytheisticPolytheistic

The belief in more The belief in more than one god.than one god.

ArtisansArtisans Skilled craft Skilled craft

workers, who workers, who made pottery made pottery or finely or finely carved or carved or woven goods.woven goods.

PictogramsPictogramsSimple drawings to show Simple drawings to show the words represented.the words represented.

ScribesScribes

Specially trained people Specially trained people who learned to read or who learned to read or write. write.

City-StateCity-State

A political A political unit that unit that included a included a city and its city and its surrounding surrounding lands and lands and villages. villages.

EmpireEmpire Group of states or Group of states or

territories controlled by one territories controlled by one ruler. ruler.