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Chapter 2The World Today Section 1Patterns of Early Civilizations

Stone Age People Where did they come from? They used stone tools and weapons to help make life easier. These people were nomads. 

What?

Stone Age People The Agricultural Revolution- 2 key advances: 



Farming- originally thought to have started in Mesopotamia circa 700 B.C.; but lately scholars believed it started in Southeast Asia over 2,000 years later. Domesticating of livestock- also came along with farming.

The First Civilizations Civilization? 





A highly organized group of people with their own language and ways of living. Where did these civilizations develop? All civilizations, no matter where they formed have common features.

The First Civilizations Features of a civilization: 

Government and Religion



Specialized jobs- artisans or skilled craftsmen



Social classes



Record keeping

Early Cultural Diffusion What do you think are examples of cultural diffusion with early civilizations? 

Horse Harness



Religion



Others?

Changing World Powers The power of the world has changed over time from one country to another. Where was the center of world power during:   

100 A.D.? 1300 A.D.? 1700 A.D.?

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