Topic/Objective: ch1 From the origins of Agriculture to the
first River-Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 B.C.E.
Name: Connie Cougar
Class/Period: 1
Date: 8/13/16
Norco Notes
Thesis: Agriculture developed over a long period of time during the Neolithic period next to water sources and led to the
development of sophisticated civilizations.
Social-Political-Interaction-Cultural-Economic (SPICE)
Questions:
*SPICE Questions
*Historical *Methodology
Questions
*Academic vocabulary
*Socratic Discussion
Questions
Do historians still consider a
group a civilization if they
lack one of the indicators?
(Cultural)
Notes:
Civilization: There are 8 SPICE indicators of Civilization (P6)
Before Civilization
Learned patterns of action and expression constitute Culture, and includes objects, structures,
language and belief systems.
History is the study of the transmission of culture from one group to another
The Stone Age was the first time we see cultural similarities in tool making
This age is split up into the Paleolithic and Neolithic
How do contemporary
examples of Foraging people
help historians better
understand ancient peoples?
Social
How are the Agricultural
Revolutions an example of
Common Phenomena?
Food Gathering and technology
Foragers were hunter-gathers who spent a great deal of time looking for food. These people gathered
together in groups and developed cultural identities.
Agricultural Revolution
The planet went through numerous Agricultural Revolutions approx.. 10,000 years ago.
People began to experiment during this time with different seeds.
Over time people began to realize that these agricultural plants provided a more consistent source of
food.
Pastoralism is a way of life that depends on large herds of animals (Ex: Sheep Herding)
Questions:
Notes:
Summary:
Summary: After each lecture section, write a summary that answers the essential question,
the questions you created on the left side of the paper, and/or includes the required
Content vocabulary. Use a highlighter to underline content vocabulary used.
No Content Vocabulary = No Credit