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Prehistoric times
Before 3100 bce
After 3100 bce
Ancient times
After 3100 bce
Before 3100 bce
Why is 3100 BCE important
That’s when humans started WRITING
List out the classes that the societies were divided (3 classes)
Upper, middle, lower classes
Who was in the upper class?
The king and priests
Who was in the middle class?
Scribes, merchants, and artisans commoners
Who was in the lower class?
The slaves
Why should we have laws?
To make the society fair
Also societies shared these (7)
1. Farming 2. Pottery 3. Writing 4. Towns and cities 5. Society classes 6. Laws 7. Religion
Why did the early humans always move around?
When they hunted all the animals and gathered all the plants in one place they had to move to another place.
Early humans never stayed in one place for long until….
Farming
A large area of land in the Middle East.
The fertile crescent
Why is the fertile crescent a good area?
Great soil, a lot of rain and sunshine.
After farming, what did they start and what did they make from it? (H_ _ _ _ _ _)
Herding, they got milk, wool, skins and meat from HERDING.
Why was farming a great idea?
So when you farm you make more food than you need, and then you can store it and then you can also trade
What did the early humans trade for?
Tools
