Notes of Lesson 1 1/31/14

Learning Objective 1:

·         Trace the key developments of prehistory, from the emergence of our human ancestors to the beginning.

1.      Before Civilization: the prehistoric era

2.      The Origins and Ages of Human Beings

·         About 200,000 years ago, in southwest Africa, appeared a human species

·         By 14,000 years ago, become the human race of the present day.

·         Paleolithic age: the earliest and longest period of prehistory, when human used simple stone tools.

·         By 8000 b.c. thay had advanced to southern asia and northeastern Africa.

·         Neolithic Age: the period of human history characterized by advances in stone tool making and the beginnings of agriculture.

·         Followed by the Bronze age 3000-1000 b.c.

·         Next came the Iron age after 1000 to later periods.

·         The Hunting and Gathering Way of life

·         Happened during the Paleolithic age

·         People migrated, hunted, fished, gathered plant, sheltered in caves, lived in temporary huts

·         Made tools

·         Women would take care of children

·         The Agricultural Revolution: the shift from hunting and gathering food to a more settled way of life based on farming and herding occurred gradually between 8000 and 4000 b.c. in north Asia, northern Africa, and Europe, and separately in other parts of the world.

·         Advanced tool making, had farming life, tamed animals, rise in population, growth in hereditary differences of wealth, status, and power within communities,

·         Climate, Skills, Technologies

·         Had a whole range of new technology helped bring new life for human race, bread, beer, wine, cheese, edible oils, woven clothes, leather, pottery for cooking and storge, bricks for houses

·         Villages and Families

·         Around 6000 b.c. the first agricultural villiages appeared in south Africa.

·         Villages grew with up to 300 people

·         Polytheism: the belief in many gods and goddess

·         Men, Women, and Farming

·         Division between genders, and parties

·         Men were the main suppliers for food

·         Domesticated animals

·         Mens work and womens work were very different

·         Villiages and civilization

·         Adapted to wheat and different climates

·         The Asian land of Mesopatemia and the northeastern African land of Egypt about 3500 b.c. where the earliest known civilizations arose.

 

 

Januaray 28, 2017

Law #22: "If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death

I feel that it is a pretty harsh punishment, but he is intimidating many people to not do it or there will be consequences. 

14. If a man has stolen a child, he shall be put to death.

I feel that if you steal a child it is an awful thing to do, but you should have a punishment other than death.

129. If a man's wife be caught lying with another, they shall be strangled and cast into the water. If the wife's husband would save his wife, the king can save his servant.

I feel that this is harsh. I feel that the husband would probably not want to save the women anyway because she cheated on him. Most of his laws are very harsh and are so much different from present day.

Januaray 27, 2014

Today in Mr. Schick’s West Civ. Class we took our first notes. I learned that West Civ. is Europe, North America, and South America. Before civilization, it was the Prehistoric Era. Prehistory is the time in history before people started to write things down that happened in their life. Prehistoric age is also called the Paleolithic age or the Old Stone Age. Neolithic age or the New Stone Age marked advanced tools and the beginning of agriculture. They began to migrate during that time. Next there was the Agricultural Revolution. They started to have permanent settlements. The population rose because they could take care of their children. They had Hierarches. These are when people are ranked higher than others. Women were lower than men. They invented the wheel and the plow. They also had a surplus of food. They were polytheist. This means that they worshiped many gods like nature, human, and animal gods.

Januaray 25, 2014

Today in Mr. Schick’s West civ. Class we went over the rules. I am so excited about our class. I feel like it is going to be a really good semester. It’s cool because I still have people from my old class like Hanna, Nat, and Scoot. I also have new people in my class like Hana, Ava, and Barwick. We set up our new blogs in class today. This semester my goal is to get an 100 on a test. I haven’t gotten a 100 on a test yet so that’s my goal. I am pretty good with my blog. The only times I do not do it is when I forget, but I usually do it every day. I am excited to learn what west civ. is all about. I hope to learn as much information in west civ. Like we did in human geo. Class.