Man vs. Wild/Paleolithic vs. Neolithic/Let's Be Civilized!


 * Culture - Beliefs, knowledge, & pattern of living that a group of people living together acquire.
 * Civilization - Complex culture that produces a surplus of food, est. a large town w/gov't, & has specialization of labor.

The Big Six Characteristics

 * Government - To regulate the land and the people
 * Religion - Priests and temples built. Human burials.
 * Food Surplus - Result of agriculture. Means people have more time.
 * Social Class - Some members of society are given higher status than others.
 * Specialization of Labor - People have time for a specific job.
 * Writing in a Highly Developed Culture - Pictograms/Music/Architecture/Art

First Four Civilizations

 * Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
 * Nile River Valley
 * Indus River Valley
 * Huang He Valley
 * How do archaeologists learn the age of an artifact??
 * Carbon dating (only on organic objects): Amount of carbon left determines age!

Sites/Settlements you need to know

 * Stonehenge - Archaeological site in England, begun in Neolithic Era and ended in Bronze Age.
 * Aleppo - Early city in the Fertile Crescent in Syria. Now an ISIS stronghold.
 * Jericho - Early city in the Fertile Crescent in Israel. Known for walls (defensive).
 * Catalhoyuk - Settlement (Neolithic) in Turkey