Thursday, January 22, 2015

Prehistory to Civilization Notes

From Prehistory to Civilization, 3000-1200 B.C.
Before Civilization;: The Prehistoric Era
     The origins and "Ages" of Human Brings
- Prehistory: Before things were written down
- 200,000 years ago a human species emerged in southwest Africa
- 14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race existed
- Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age)
- Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) was marked by advance tool making and the beginnings of agriculture
- Initially, humans were parts of migratory  groups which hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food

The Prehistoric Era
     The Agriculture Revolution
- Also known as the Neolithic Revolution, this was a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture ( beginning in southwestern Asia )
- Population rose due to increased ability to care for young children
- Hierarchies appeared in village life; the stays of women ere confirmed more to domestic duties
- Invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage
- villagers were polytheistic, worshiped multiple nature, human and animal gods


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