$140
for 8 classesOrigins of Western Civilization: Cultural Anthropology & Human Pre-History
Completed by 27 learners
Ages 11-16
Live Group Course
Live video meetings
1x per week, 8 weeks
2-14 learners per class
45 min
What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
Humans who lived 12,000 years ago didn't have it easy. Food was scarce, and everything was a threat. So how did they manage to start farming, building cities, and inventing languages? This course explores what everyday life was like for humans in pre-history, and trace how their decisions led to the society we live in today! Each week we will discuss a different topic, starting with the first generation of humans who began to move away from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle into the cultivation of crops and the domestication of animals. We will explore the world's first cities (tiny compared to modern standards!) and take a closer look at the Three-Age model of Stone, Iron, and Bronze. Lesson topics are as follows, and are broadly chronological: 1. Paleolithic Era: Human Life Before Agriculture 2. The Neolithic Revolution (AKA Farming is Harder Than it Looks!) 3. Civilization's First Cities: From Çatalhöyük to Babylon 4. Making Metals: The Use of Bronze in Mesopotamia 5. Mesopotamian Cultures: The First Urban Settlements 6. Saxons & Vikings in Bronze Age Europe 7. The Iron Age: The Use of Modern Metals & the Invention of Writing 8. Course Review & Wrap Up The class is listed as 45 minutes, but depending on class size and level of discussion, may take up a full hour.
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I am a practicing bioarchaeologist, and wrote my Master's thesis on the subject of paleopathology of Neolithic populations in North Africa -- people who lived during this transitional period from human pre-history into the agricultural age. The lifestyles of these ancient populations influence us in many ways today, including what we eat, where we live, and even how tall we are!
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