Paleo / Neo
Which era focused mostly on hunting and gathering to find food for their people?
Paleolithic Era humans
Name 3 features of a civilization. (6 options on the answer slide)
-complex government
-social hierarchy
-a system of record keeping
-job specialization
-technological advancements
-cities
Cities grew rapidly when what type of worker left their rural area and came to urban settings?
Farmers
Name an effect of Industrialization that has to do with the living conditions in city centers.
Cities were overcrowded, unsanitary, and polluted.
Over the summer, Jamal visited France. There, he saw cave paintings depicting horses on the walls of The Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave. The tour guide said that the images were created during the Paleolithic time period. What kind of source is this?
Primary Source
Which era focused on settling in one area permanently to grow crops and raise animals as a means to feed their people?
Neolithic Era humans
In ancient day Mesopotamia, people realized that not everyone needed to find food to live, as there was now a food surplus due to farming. A lot of people had the time to develop other skills and crafts that soon became their livelihood.
What feature of civilization is this an example of?
Job specialization
Urbanization can be described as ...
The movement of people from rural areas to urban centers. (Farms --> Cities)
The assembly line
Sasha wrote a school report about the Industrial Revolution and earned an A on her paper. The sources she cited for her work were the following: MackinVIA Database, Britannica School Edition Database, and a documentary produced by the BBC. What kind of sources did she use, primary or secondary?
Secondary sources
People during the Neolithic Era started growing and harvesting crops intentionally to store and eat.
True or false? The agricultural revolution started during the Neolithic era.
True
The city of Mohenjo-Daro had sewer systems that carried human waste safely away from the city, keeping the streets sanitary.
This represents what feature of civilization?
Technological advancements
Tenement housing was a popular living option in cities during the Industrial Revolution.
Come up with 3 words/phrases to describe the reality of tenement housing.
Answers may vary, but should be similar to:
-crowded
-dirty
-poorly built
-lacked ventilation
Cause and Effect:
What could a cause be for the following effect?
Goods were made quicker, in larger quantities, and for less of a cost.
Machines and factories were created and put to use during the Industrial Revolution.
Provide a primary source artifact example from the Mohenjo-Daro civilization.
Jewelry and beads, figurines crafted from clay to depict fertility goddesses, clay and wooden game pawns, stone weights, seals with images used as amulets,
True or False? Stone tools can only be found in the Neolithic Era.
False
Which of the following is not a feature of civilizations?
1. complex government
2. state borders
3. record keeping system
2. state borders
Two social studies classmates are stuck in a disagreement.
Jeff says urbanization didn't start until AFTER factories were built and industrialization was underway.
Chelsea says that urbanization began as early as the first civilization in Mesopotamia, because people still moved towards city centers.
Who is correct? How can you change the incorrect statement to a true one?
Chelsea is correct.
Jeff would be correct if he said that industrialization was the cause for the largest push of urbanization in human history.
Name one important invention made during the Industrial Revolution.
Spinning Jenny, Steam Engine, Power Loom, Lightbulb, Telephone, Steel production, etc.
Many early civilizations settled along rivers. Name two benefits that these civilizations experienced due to settling along a river.
-Transport of goods and people
-Fertile soil for crops
-Protection from enemies