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1.5 the Age of Hunters and Farmers (5)
1. The Age of Hunters and Farmers
5. The first cities
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1. The Age of Hunters and Farmers
5. The first cities
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Slide 2 - Slide
What you will learn in
this lesson
why settling down and farming led to a surplus of food
why a surplus of food led to specialised jobs and trade
why specialised jobs and trade led to population growth
why population growth led to social differences, rules, organisation and leadership in a city
why a writing system was needed and what it was used for
what the aspects of a city are
that prehistory ended at the time that people developed a writing system
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Slide
1a. Good farming led to a surplus of food.
What does this mean?
It means: if farming was successful...
A
there was more food than the people wanted
B
there was not enough food for everybody
C
not everybody was a good farmer
D
there was more food than the people needed
Slide 5 - Quiz
1b. What was the effect of a
'surplus of food'?
A
The farmers could work less hard
B
Some farmers could stop farming and do something different
C
Farmers could eat more so they got fat
D
Some farmers left the village to work somewhere else as farmers
Slide 6 - Quiz
1c. If someone is 'specialised' it means
that he...
A
is skilled in one special job
B
is skilled in many different jobs
C
is not skilled in any special job
D
has special powers, like Spiderman
Slide 7 - Quiz
Write down one example
of a specialised profession
in the Time of Hunters and Farmers
Slide 8 - Mind map
2a. Suppose in a farming village there was one person who hated farming.
Because there was plenty of food he began a specialised job as a shoemaker.
Write down one advantage (voordeel) for this shoemaker.
Slide 9 - Open question
2b. Write down one advantage (voordeel) for the other farmers in the village.
Slide 10 - Open question
What do we call the system in which
the shoemaker made shoes
in exchange for food?
Slide 11 - Mind map
3. Without a surplus of food the farmer could still become a shoemaker.
A
true
B
false
Slide 12 - Quiz
Slide 13 - Slide
Slide 14 - Slide
4. Which of these 4 means of existence
is impossible without settling down first?
A
hunting and gathering
B
farming
C
trading
D
specialised profession
Slide 15 - Quiz
Slide 16 - Slide
5. Was population growth a
cause or an effect
of a surplus of food?
A
Cause
B
Effect
Slide 17 - Quiz
Slide 18 - Slide
6. Social differences means
differences between poor people and rich people
A
True
B
False
Slide 19 - Quiz
Slide 20 - Slide
What makes a city? A city has...
more than 1000 people
social differences
specialised jobs
trade with other places
rules and regulations (laws)
organisation and leadership
streets
cemeteries
a temple to worship a god / gods
a wall to protect the city
Slide 21 - Slide
7. Of these 10 aspects of a city,
which 3 could also belong to
hunter-gatherers?
Choose the most likely ones.
A
3, 4, 5
B
2, 7, 8
C
4, 5, 6
D
2, 3, 6
Slide 22 - Quiz
Slide 23 - Slide
Slide 24 - Slide
although the early writing system still needed some further development....
Slide 25 - Slide
glossary
surplus
= more than you need
specialised
= being very good at one sort of job or craft
profession
= a job
trade
= selling or swapping goods
advantage
= something that puts you in a better position than other people.
means of existence
= the way you get your income
social differences
= difference between rich and poor
laws
= rules in a country
Slide 26 - Slide
summary
Poster: From Hunter-Gatherers to Cities
The poster we make in class is also your summary.
Slide 27 - Slide
How well did you do this lesson?
(more answers are possible)
A
I read all the texts carefully
B
I answered all questions the best way I could
C
I finished word duty and did the summary task
D
I did A, B and C
Slide 28 - Quiz
Look again at the
learning goals
e
By now you should know:
why settling down and farming led to a surplus of food
why a surplus of food led to specialised jobs and trade
why specialised jobs and trade led to population growth
why population growth led to social differences, rules, organisation and leadership in a city
why a writing system was needed and what it was used for
what the aspects of a city are
that prehistory ended at the time that people developed a writing system
Slide 29 - Slide
Do you think that this lesson was enough for you
to understand the learning goals?
A
yes, I got it.
B
no, I still do not understand everything
Slide 30 - Quiz
Was your answer in the previous question "A"?
Then you can answer "OK" here.
Was your answer "B"?
Then write down what part of the lesson you do not understand and (if you can) what can help you.
Slide 31 - Open question
congratulations
Slide 32 - Slide
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