Early Humans - Division of Labor, Currency and Stonehenge

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Early Humans - Division of Labor, Currency and
Stonehenge

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Question?

• If you were a farmer would you grow enough food
  to just get by, or would you grow extra?
• Explain your answer

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Jobs

• People grew more food then they needed, leading
  to a surplus (extra).
• It was not efficient for everyone to farm and
  produce all the goods they needed to live and
  work.
• Surplus food allowed some people the opportunity
  to specialize in various types of work.
• i.e.) blacksmiths, weavers, bakers, potters

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Definitions - Not everyone can be a farmer!

• Division of Labor - Characteristic of
  civilization in which different people perform
  different jobs.
• Artisan - Skilled worker in one field
• i.e.) blacksmith, weaver, baker, potter

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The Barter System

• Barter System - The trade or exchange of goods or
  services without using money.
• This is how we buy things today, money!

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How they bought things!

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Barter System Two Problems

• 1. Finding someone who wants what you have, and
  someone who has what you want.
• 2. Both parties must be happy with the trade.

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Currency

• Each of the early civilizations realized the
  problems with the barter system and standardized
  currency for their people to use in exchange for
  goods and services.
• The Lydians of Mesopotamia were the first to use
  coins.

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StonehengeWe think it was built between 3000
1500 B.C.

• Great example of what Neolithic man could do.
• (without the wheel)
• Started in the Neolithic era, but was finished in
  the Bronze Age.
• Located in England
• Not 100 for sure what it was built/used for ,
  but we have some ideas and evidence.
• Calendar, Worship Sun God?

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