notes

• LO1- trace the key developments of prehistory, from the emergence of our human ancestors to the beginnings of village life.c
• Egypt was the first known early civilization in about 3500 B.C
• from prehistoric to civilization/ 3000-1200 B.C.
• human like species started to appear 2 and a half million years ago (their brain started to grow larger, making possible language and abstract thoughts)
• The temple of Amon- worlds largest religious building made in 1600 B.C.
• prehistory- the period before history was recorded through written documents
• before civilization was the prehistoric era
• Paleolithic- old stone age
• Hunting and gathering way of life in the paleolithic age
• Neolithic age - when metals replaced stone
• cave paintings
• Agricultural revolution also called the Neolithic revolution
• agricultural revolution- the shift from hunting and gathering food to a more settled way of life based on farming
• several things contributed to the beginning of agriculture

                new environmental conditions, the development of techniques for domesticating plants, the development of techniques for domesticating animals

• Neolithic storage jar
• polytheism- the belief of many gods and goddesses

king Hammurabi's laws

law number 22 is really harsh (the thief law). I think this is harsh because if anybody steels that they are executed. Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes

law number 196 is fair because its equal. Because what it really says if somebody hits you in the face you hit him back.

law number 127 I think is fair because you are accusing somebody that you can't prove. I think we should do this today.

1/27/14

Today in class we talked about prehistoric era's and what older people did in the stone age. We learned pretty simple stuff. Our class is still awkward because we have a small class and everybody just minds to themselves. Plus all the girls talk about random crazy things that make no sense. I miss Grace going crazy on Mr. Schick and Matt telling her to shut up.

1/24/14

Today in our new Western Civilization class we learned how to make a new blog (but I already knew how). It feels really weird in a new classroom instead of Mr. Schick's old class room. Today is my first blog and it feels just weird because this class is more quiet than the other class.