Who was Enheduanna’s father and what was his role in Akkad?

1. September 22, 2010Warm-Up #17Enheduanna, an Akkadian high priestess, is the first known author in history. Her hymns to the goddess Inanna include details about her own life. Who was Enheduanna’s father and what was his role in Akkad?

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3. Objectives • List characteristics of the Stone Age. • Define and explain domestication. • Explain how the domestication of crops and animals changed the way people lived. • Explain how we know what animals were domesticated during the Stone Age.

4. Housekeeping • Whiteboards • Portfolios • Test makeup- CS

5. Whiteboard Review #1 • Which of the following is a definition for “archaeologist”? • A. The artifacts that are found at an excavation site. • B. The person who studies artifacts found at excavation sites. • C. The study of ancient cultures. • D. The science that studies dinosaurs and people from caves.

6. Whiteboard Review #2 • How do we know about the people who lived in Clovis years ago? • (Write your response in five words or less.)

7. Whiteboard Review #3 • True or false? Because of science, we know for certain who the first Americans were.

8. Whiteboard Review #4 • Which word means a long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language?

9. Whiteboard Review #5 • What word means moving from one place to another?

10. Whiteboard Review #6 • Why is Beringia(land) now the Bering Strait (water)? (tell me in five words or less)

11. The Stone Age • _________ __________is a village that used to exist in Scotland before it was covered by sand dunes. • During the _________ ____, humans relied primary on stone tools. They also made weapons and tools out of wood, bone, or antlers. • Archaeologists divide the Stone Age into two periods: The _______ Stone Age and The _______ Stone Age.

12. The Stone Age

13. Early Farming • Harvest means _________________. • An _________________ ____________ is where archaeologists dig up artifacts. They have found plant remains and _____________ of domesticating crops at these sites. • Jute was domesticated because its stalks had _______________ _______________, which were used to make rope and _______________ nets.

14. Domestic Animals • About _______________ years ago, humans began to recognize that animals could be useful to them. • ____________ and _______________ were among the first animals to be domesticated. Later people realized they could be kept to produce milk and _______________. • Domesticated animals differ from wild animals: • Because they depend on __________________. • They develop traits that are not found in the wild.

15. Domestic Animals • The raising of plants and animals for human use is _____________________. • _____________________ means extra supply. A family could raise more crops than they needed since animals could plow field.

16. More Useful Creatures • ____________________ are people who traveled from place to place. • Donkeys and camels provide additional ways to move people and goods (along with horses). • People even domesticated ____________, such as honeybees. The silkworm was domesticated about 5,000 years ago in China to create silk cloth.

17. Village Life • About 2400 B.C., the people living in Skara Brae left the village. Archaeologists believe that a terrible ________________ came and forced them to leave quickly. • The Skara Brae formed _______________ ______________________ to divide up the work in the village. This was due to the fact that they raised surplus food.

18. The Iceman • ____________________ is the average weather condition of places over a long span of time. • The clue that told the archaeologists how old the Iceman was, _________________________________. • Geologists use ____________ _________________ to determine the age of the Iceman. They found that he lived about 5,300 years ago.

19. Sequence the Events

20. Sequencing Answers • Technology improves • Domesticated crops • Domesticated animals • Production of surplus food • Social division within a community