Chapter 2 Introduction

​Chapter 2 Introduction

​Essential Question:

WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION?

Open Ended

Brainstorm: What do you think are the key characteristics of a civilization?

Food and Workers

In order for a civilization to thrive, it must have a reliable way to feed its people, and it must have people who can do specific jobs.

Places to Live

Settlements lead to villages and then to cities from which civilizations expand.

​Institutions

One characteristic of civilizations is the formation of institutions such as government and religion.

Writing

Writing down and keeping track of information in an ordered way is important in any civilization.

Technology

Developing new ways to do or produce things involves technology, which improves as civilizations emerge.

Open Ended

Study this image of Stonehenge: What do you think this structure might have been used for?

​Work began on this structure around 3000B.C.E, and it went through six different stages of construction, ending in1520B.C.E its name, Stonehenge, comes from the Saxon sten-hangen and means “stonehanging.” It is one of the most impressive prehistoric megaliths, or stone monuments, in the world. Theories abound regarding its purpose, ranging from use for astronomy to healing to a seasonal meeting place for Neolithic and Bronze Age groups in the area.

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​Chapter 2 Section 1 Vocabulary

​clan

cultural diffusion

cultural hearth

maize

matrilineal

metallurgy

staple

surplus

Match

Vocabulary Sort: Match the vocabulary word below with the category you think it most relates too.

• People

• Food

• Skills

• Society

• Concepts

clan

maize

metallurgy

matrilineal

cultural hearth

• clan

• maize

• metallurgy

• matrilineal

• cultural hearth

​To the side is a timeline of this chapter's events. Please remember the order so you can place them in order on the next slide.

Reorder

Place the following events in the order in which they happened.

• cultural Hearths form

  8000 BCE

• Çatalhöyük Established

  7400 BCE

• Faiyum

  Established

  5200 BCE

• Yangshao culture thrives

  5000 - 3000 BCE

• Domestication of Maize

  4250 - 2000 BCE

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​This will be our Reading Strategy for the Chapter. We will practice in an upcoming lesson. You can use this strategy on every paragraph you read in the text.