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The Start of Civilization: Mesopotamia unit objectives I. Define prehistory and tell the story of the modern human family. a) Historians divide time into 4 time periods. Name them & the events which mark their beginnings and ends. b) Tell the story of the first modern humans and how they came to populate the earth. (5W’s) Ice Age Homo Sapiens DNA marker revisionist history (class notes, Journey of Man notes) II. Describe the origins of civilization a) Define the term Neolithic Revolution. When and where did it take place? Agricultural Revolution Mesopotamia Sumer b) Define civilization. What 5 characteristics identify a culture as a civilization? c) Explain how the Neolithic Revolution led to the first civilizations. specialization scribe (class notes; Chp. 1, s. 2; Chp. 2, sec. 1) III. Describe the earliest known civilization and its accomplishments. a) Where and when did the first civilization appear? What others shortly followed? Sumer Mesopotamia The Fertile Crescent b) Describe the government of Sumer. city-state monarchy dynasty oligarchy c) Describe the religion of Sumer. polytheism ziggurat theocracy theocracy d) Describe the economy of Sumer. barter e) Describe the social structure of Sumer. patriarchy artisans scribe f) Describe the technology of Sumer. cuneiform g) When and why did this civilization end? How long did it last? h) What happens after this civilization ends? Babylon Babylonia Assyria Assyrians i) What was Hammurabi’s code and why was it significant? (Hammurabi wksht; Chp. 1, sec. 3; Chp. 2, sec.1) IV. Describe how the natural environment heavily influenced this civilization. Mesopotamia The Tigris River The Euphrates River The Fertile Crescent delta silt “crossroads of the world” (Chp. 1, sec. 3; Chp. 2, sec.1) V. What are the legacies of Mesopotamia? (class notes; Hammurabi worksheet; Chp. 1, sec. 3;Chp. 2, sec.1)