CATAL HUYUK WORKSHEET

Following are some Internet Resources which you might find useful in the preparation of your project on Catal Huyuk:

http://ljames1.home.netcom.com/jericho99.html

http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html

 http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis/prerm5.htm

http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/2055/l03anc.htm

Divide your poster board into four quadrants and do the following:

1. In UL draw a regional map of the area where Catal Huyuk is found.

 2. In LL draw a map of Europe and Asia showing where Catal Huyuk is found.

3. In UR draw a view down of a section of the houses.

 4. In LR draw a panoramic view of the town.

Consider the resources and answer the following:

1. Why was Catal Huyuk located where it was located? What are its natural and situational advantages?

2. How many people lived in Catal Huyuk at its height?

3. What was the agricultural base?

4. What animals did they raise? (domesticated)

 5. What types of tools did the people use?

 6. What kinds of pottery did the people make?

 7. What evidence exists of trade?

 8. What types of art existed at Catal Huyuk?

 9. What were the common subjects of the art?

 10. What evidence is there of religious practices?

 11. What were the “shrines”?

 12. Describe the type of “government” which archaeologists speculate was prevalent at Catal Huyuk?

 13. Did the population of Catal Huyuk have any enemies?

 14. Why did Catal Huyuk decline in importance?

 IN A FEW DAYS WE WILL STUDY JERICHO.  AT THAT TIME BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

15. Compare Catal Huyuk and Jericho. What were the advantages of the structure at Catal Huyuk? At Jericho? The disadvantages? Why was Jericho a longer-lived site than Catal Huyuk? Why did the structure of Jericho, that is walls and a tower, survive as the standard design?