Due Date: 9/06/19 Name: Prehistory Unit Lesson Two: The Agricultural Revolution and Development of

Civilization Essential Question: How do people adapt to their environment?

Introduction: Watch, “The Birth of Farming” 1. What are some of the effects of the Agricultural revolution mentioned in the video.

Watch, “Human Prehistory 101: Agriculture Rocks Our World” 2. Using information from the video make a list of events that happened at the end of the last ice age.

Read Pages 12 & 13 3. What was the change that marked the beginning of the Neolithic Period

4. Why would some historians consider the Agricultural Revolution the most important event in human history?

Read Pages 14 & 15 5. What kind of crops were grown in the following areas? Egypt & Mesopotamia: India: China:

6. Create a timeline for when and where farming evolved and include what they grew.

Read Pages 16 and 17 7. Describe what a Neolithic Settlement was like.

8. Write down at least three facts, two questions, and one main idea about the following early cities of Jericho and Catalhuyuk. Jericho Facts Questions Main Idea

Catalhuyuk

Watch, “The Iceman” Provide a summary of who Otzi the Iceman was and his story

Who Was He? Summarize His Story

Read Pages 18 and 19 9. What was specialization and why was it important?

10. How was clothing different in the Neolithic age compared to the Paleolithic age?

11. How did the role of men and women change in the Neolithic age?

12. What lesson should we learn from Neolithic settlements that became abandoned?

13. How did tools and weapons evolve throughout the Neolithic period?

Read Pages 20 & 21 14. What were four great river valley civilizations and when and where did they form?

15. For the following elements of civilization, explain what they are and why they are important. Cities - Government - Religion - Social Structure - Culture - Technology - Writing - Art -

Lesson Activity Using the image below, create a foldable. Title the foldable, “Early Humans.” Next, Label the inner left panel, “Paleolithic Age”. Include pictures and a few notes that summarizes your learning about this time period and answers the essential question, “How do people adapt to their environment.” Title the left, “Agricultural Revolution” and do the same as you did on the right. On the back, include the elements of civilization.