To 600 BCE: Technological and Environmental Transformations (Chapters 1-3)
Key Concepts: 1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth 2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies 3. The Development and
Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies.
A. Text Analysis: Read and Outline the Specified Sections of the Following Chapters.
o Big Picture 3-7 o Chapter 1 Sections 1-3
o Chapter 2 Sections 1-4
o Chapter 3 Sections 1-4
B. Primary Document: Examine and Analyze the Following Primary Sources. Answer the Accompanying Questions.
 The Life and Words of
an !Kung Culture
 "The Aboriginal Rock
Painting of Australia"
 "Apologetic History of
the Indies"
 "Art and Life in the
Early Agrarian Era"
C. Significant Terms: Provide a description of the significance of each of the following terms from this time period. (30 Terms)
 Homo Sapiens
 Chumash Culture
 Venus Figurines
 Pastoral Societies
 Mohenjo Daro
 Zhou Dynasty
 Broad Spectrum Diet  Catalhuyuk
 Code of Hammurabi
 Egypt
 Dreamtime
 Fertile Crescent
 Chiefdoms
 Patriarchy
 Clovis Culture
 Teosinte
 Norte Chico
 Epic of Gilgamesh
 Austronesian Migrations
 Diffusion
 Indus Valley Civilization  Nubia
 Shamans
 Bantu Migration
 Olmec Civilization
 Hyksos
 San Culture
 Banpo
 Uruk
 Olmec
To 600 BCE: Technological and Environmental Transformations
Interaction Between Humans and the
Environment
Development and Interaction of Cultures
State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict
To 600 BCE: Technological and Environmental Transformations
Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic
Systems
Development and Transformation of Social
Structures
Change and Continuities From The Previous Time
Period