L01: Define pre-history, paleolithic, neolithic, fertile crescent L02: Describe the impact of the agricultural revolution L03: Identify 5 characteristics of civilization Pre-History- The time before written records Paleolithic- Early periods of the stone age Neolithic- later part of the stone age Fertile Crescent- helped ancient communities developed because of its agricultural capabilities The agricultural revolution was a shift from hunting and gathering, to moving to permanent locations where they farmed. Populations increased due to the ability to care for the young. The invention of the wheel made it possible to make more food to store. Agricultural revolution creates hierarchies where women had lower status and were forced to work more. Five characteristics of civilization are Specialized workers, Complex institutions, Advanced cities, Advanced technology, and Recordkeeping.
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Lo1- Define Christianity Lo2- Identify early events in the spread of Christianity that make it linked to Western Culture Thinking Historically- The Spread of Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings, and miracles of Jesus Christ who is the main point of Christianity. Christianity is the world's most populated religion with over 2.4 billion followers. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and he died for everyone else sins.
LO1: Define Economic Liberalism LO2: Characteristics of "Capitalism" LO3: Compare Capitalism to other economic systems (Communism, Socialism) Thinking Historically: The Wealth of Nations Economic liberalism is where people make decisions for themselves. Economic Liberalism is extremely similar to Capitalism. People can decide where they want to spend their money. In Economic Liberalism, there is a lot of private ownership which leaves lots of room for personal profit. Capitalism Is where rich people get richer and the poor people get richer as well. The rich people have money so they spend more money. When they spend more money on goods we need more people to create those goods. When we have more people to create goods, it opens up more jobs for poor people. In the end, everyone gets way more wealthy and more people have jobs. Some differences between capitalism and Socialism are that Socialism taxes more but in return, they get more free services, but they don't get...
Liberal Democracy is where there is separation of powers so that one group of people doesn't have all of the power. The people under the power have many rights and liberties. Liberal Democracies today, have some of the same characteristics as I previously stated such as balance and separation of powers, and a system of checks and balances. The origin of Liberal Democracy traces back all the way to 18th Century Europe also called "The Age of Enlightenment" when philosophers advocated people's liberty.
-Define western civilization -Identify "The West" -Describe Characteristics of the modern Western World Thinking Historically: Characteristics of The Modern Western World Western civilization is a very broad term used to refer to social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and technologies that originate to Europe. Ancient Greece is the birthplace of many elements of western culture. Places in the World that are considered "the west" are Western Europe, North America, Japan and Parts of Oceania. All of the places are all connected, not physically but have similar elements. People call it "The West because all of the similar elements originated in Western Europe (France and England). The Modern West has Liberal Democracy which is a representative government, Economic Liberalism (people having the ability to make decisions), Christianity ( one of the major world religions), Separation of Church and State ( being a d...