Chapter+1-The+Beginning+of+Civilization

=Standards Covered in this Chapter: =

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 * 1) Trace the approximate chronology and territorial range of early human communities, and analyze the processes that led to their development.
 * 2) Describe types of evidence and methods of investigation by which scholars have reconstructed the early history of domestication, agricultural settlement and cultural development.
 * 3) Describe social, cultural and economic characteristics of large agricultural settlements on the basis of evidence gathered by archaeologists.
 * 1) Define civilization and identify the key differences between civilizations and other forms of social organization.

=Key Concepts or Ideas: = Identify Researchers and Anthropologists who made significant finds or discoveries: Identify the following Hominids, Where they Lived, and When they Lived:
 * Mary Leakey
 * Louis Leakey
 * Donald Johanson
 * Australopithecine
 * Homo Habilis
 * Homo Erectus
 * Homo Sapiens

Explain the Importance of the Following Discoveries:
 * Lucy
 * Nutcracker Man
 * Tanzanian Footprints

Describe the Migration Patterns of Early Man

Discuss the Development of Art and Religion in the Stone Age

Explain the Difference between the Neolithic and Paleolithic Eras

Explain how Agriculture Developed and Spread

Describe how Agriculture Changed Living Conditions

List and Describe the Characteristics of Civilization

Explain the Importance of River Valleys in the Devolpment of Civilizations

= Chapter Project: Civilizations Project = Students will create a multimedia presentation that answers the following question:  How has the technological revolution changed/influenced the essential characteristics/definition of civilization?