Hannah Smith - Western Civ Blog

Topic : From Pre-history to Civilization (3000-1200 B.C.) Lo1 : Define pre-history, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Fertile Crescent. Lo2 : Describe the impact of the Agriculture Revolution Lo3 : Identify the 5 characteristics of civilization Pre-history is the period of time before records were written down. Paleolithic is the early phase of the Stone Age, when tools were becoming more developed. Neolithic is a time periods, after the Paleolithic Age, where farming started to develop and had one of the first domesticated animals. Fertile Crescent is crescent shaped area in the Middle East that made it easy to grow crops. Five characteristics of civilization are workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology, and more advanced cities/towns.

Analyzing Key Concepts: Old Stone Age v New Stone Age:  Detail the differences between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age as listed in the readings.  Paleolithic Age is a period of time, about 25 million to 8000 B.C., also known as the Old Stone Age, where steel tools were developed. The Neolithic Age is the final division of the Stone Age, around 8000 B.C. to 3000 and when the first developments of farming appeared in the Near East and spread through the rest of the world later.  Drawing Conclusions : Describe the work of anthropologists, archaeologists, and paleontologists. Who were the Leakey's and Donald Johnson? Why we're their discoveries of hominid footprints and “Lucy” important? Anthropologist study human behavi or,  cultures, languages,  remains, and physical characteristics of people in the past and present.  Archaeologists investigate historic and prehistoric sites and physical  remains to help find clues on how peop...

Western Civilization  Topic: What is Western Civ? Lo1: Define Western Civilization Lo2: Identify “the West” Lo3: Describe characteristics of modern western world *Thinking historically: characteristics of the modern western world.    Western Civilization is a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, and specific artifacts and technologies. North America, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,  Monaco, Denmark,  Australia, Pupae New Guinea Liberal Democracy is a liberal political principle and grants all adult citizens the right to vote regardless of  ethnicity, sex, or property ownership. Economic Liberalism is an economic system organized on individual lines and responses to mercantilism and feudalism. Christ...