Wednesday, January 9th

Bell-Ringer: Please take out (or pick up from the front table) your Cornell Notes from the first reading. Take a few minutes to review your notes. Then, in the summary section of your notes, write a brief paragraph answering the essential question, based on the information in your notes.Thursday, January 10th Daily Agenda:Bell-Ringer: Note SummarizingWord of the Day hedonistLecture: The Neolithic RevolutionReview QuizPractice AP ExamWiki Construction

Essential Question:What were the long-term demographic, social, political, and economic effects of the Neolithic Revolution?Homework: Complete home page for your wikiCharlatan: A fake; fraud; imposter; cheatWhich of the following do you think is the Odd Word Out? Why?PhonyShamHonestyCon

Odd Word Out Day 1, Period 2Hedonist: A PERSON WHO BELIEVES THAT PLEASURE IS THE CHIEF GOAL OF LIFE.In Ancient Greece, the HEDONISTS urged their followers to eat, drunk, and be merry, for tomorrow we die. Although it is a long way from Ancient Greece to the home of rapper Ricky Ross in Miami, the HEDONISTIC principle of pursuing pleasure remains the same. During the tour of his crib, Ross proudly displayed the interior of his Escalade Maybach, a Cadillac Escalade with the interior of a Maybach. Hooked up with leather seats, plasmas, and satellites, the interior provides everything a HEDONIST could possibly ask for.Read-Aloud Day 4, Period 1Hedonist: A PERSON WHO BELIEVES THAT PLEASURE IS THE CHIEF GOAL OF LIFE.Explain how HEDONISTS are like other words that are familiar to you.How is HEDONISM like celebrities?How is HEDONISM like someone who does not enjoy doing homework? Word Analogies Day 4, Period 2answerExplain how HEDONISTS are like other words that are familiar to you.How is HEDONISM like celebrities? Some celebrities are only famous for attending parties.How is HEDONISM like someone who does not enjoy doing homework? They go on the internet and try to get somebody else to write their paragraph while they go play video games and chat with their friends.Word Analogies Day 4, Period 2Prehistory Human development and the earliest civilizations

Defining HumansHominid A family name for bipedal primate mammals. Hominids are warm-blooded, furry, four-limbed mammals. Human Differences: (1) Opposable thumbs, (2) Increased Brain Size, and (3) larynxHomo habilis Homo erectus Homo sapiens

Migrations

Maintaining LifeFood Gathering Mostly vegetable. 1 Sq. Mile for 2 peopleTool Making 2 million to 4,000 years ago used stone tools (also bone and wood)Hunting: meat choppers hand axes Knives, spears, bows and arrows (7 hrs. every 3 days)

Social LifeGender DivisionsMen HuntingWomen GatheringFamily Life:Size of clans20-50 peopleTwo-parent familyWhy did this become necessary?

Agricultural RevolutionsWhy the shift?Domestication and Semi-cultivationNew Technology: Slash-and-burn and swidden agricultureWhy not call it the Neolithic Revolution?

Key ElementsAnimal Domestication Dog first, then sheep, goats, cattle, water buffalo, pigsSelective BreedingMixed farming and herding Largely determined by environmental factors

Ecological CrisisWhy did so many adopt Agriculture? (Holocene)Why did others still reject agriculture?Pastoralism ruled in N. America, Australia, and Northern EurasiaDemographic Shifts: 2 million people 13,000 years ago, 50-100 million people 7,000 years ago.

Life in Neolithic CommunitiesBenefits and Risks?Violent or peaceful process?Expansion = surpluses and slow rateRise of Institutions Nuclear families (no), kinship networks (yes)

Cultural ExpressionsReligion Shift to focus on Earth Mother, Sky God, and ancestor cultsLanguage Likely necessitated out of trade (Similarity in language groups)

Keeping your notes out for the quiz, please log-on to your computer and visit: chswhap.wikispaces.comClick on the daily agendas page. Using the link provided, enter your name and begin your quiz. You may use your notes, but are limited to only 10 minutes to complete the quiz.

Review Quiz:AP Pre-TestAfter you finish your quiz, return to the class wiki. Go to the Bell-Ringers page and find the link for the AP Pre-Test. You will have no more than 20 minutest to complete the 25 question test. The purpose of the test is to expose you to the type of questions you can expect on the AP Exam (and throughout this class) and allow us to show your growth over the course of the semester.Creating Your WikiUsing the handout provided, silently read the directions on how to create your wiki. Take a few minutes to sign-up for your wiki and invite me as a member.Your homework assignment for tonight it to get registered for your wiki and create a welcome screen for your home page (see directions)