Early Civilizations
Chapter One: From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations Name: Anapaula Lopez
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INTRODUCTION
How long have human species existed?
Human beings have some drawbacks
Human beings have several distinctions
Def: Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Evolution: Homo erectus
Newest human breed: Homo sapiens sapiens
Faced constraints
Improvements
Def: Culture
(Migration) Spreading over earth’s surface -leaving-
(Immigration) -coming in-
Def: Mesothelic or Middle Stone Age
THE NEOLITHTIC REVOLUTION
Def: Neothelic or Final Stone Age
Farming evolved
Not all places had agriculture
Def: Agricultural societies
Bronze Age
CIVILIZATION
Agriculture changed some things:
Def: Slash and burn agriculture
Çacl Hüyük (Village) …show more content…
Throughout that time, humans have been changing their nature and their brain capacity. We have been able to make tools for hunting and war. 500,000 to 750,000 years ago, human beings were known as homo erectus. 120,000 years ago, the newest human breed was known as homo sapiens sapiens. This human breed consisted of a larger brain and an erect stance. Around that same time, 100,000 years ago, speech was developed. To express nature’s beauty, some homo sapiens sapiens would make cave paintings. To express their beliefs and fears (of death), rituals would be made. 14,000 years ago, the Great Ice Age ended and the tool development sped up. This time was known was the Mesothelic or Middle Stone Age. The Neothelic or Final Stone Age may have begun as early as 10,000 BCE. During this time of invention of agriculture and cities, the Bronze Age at 3000 BCE became apparent. The Bronze Age demonstrated that metalworking was superior. Even with all of this going in, civilizations found a way to keep peace,
Date:
Period:
Questions/Main Ideas/Vocabulary Notes/Answers/Definitions/Examples/Sentences
INTRODUCTION
How long have human species existed?
Human beings have some drawbacks
Human beings have several distinctions
Def: Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Evolution: Homo erectus
Newest human breed: Homo sapiens sapiens
Faced constraints
Improvements
Def: Culture
(Migration) Spreading over earth’s surface -leaving-
(Immigration) -coming in-
Def: Mesothelic or Middle Stone Age
THE NEOLITHTIC REVOLUTION
Def: Neothelic or Final Stone Age
Farming evolved
Not all places had agriculture
Def: Agricultural societies
Bronze Age
CIVILIZATION
Agriculture changed some things:
Def: Slash and burn agriculture
Çacl Hüyük (Village) …show more content…
Throughout that time, humans have been changing their nature and their brain capacity. We have been able to make tools for hunting and war. 500,000 to 750,000 years ago, human beings were known as homo erectus. 120,000 years ago, the newest human breed was known as homo sapiens sapiens. This human breed consisted of a larger brain and an erect stance. Around that same time, 100,000 years ago, speech was developed. To express nature’s beauty, some homo sapiens sapiens would make cave paintings. To express their beliefs and fears (of death), rituals would be made. 14,000 years ago, the Great Ice Age ended and the tool development sped up. This time was known was the Mesothelic or Middle Stone Age. The Neothelic or Final Stone Age may have begun as early as 10,000 BCE. During this time of invention of agriculture and cities, the Bronze Age at 3000 BCE became apparent. The Bronze Age demonstrated that metalworking was superior. Even with all of this going in, civilizations found a way to keep peace,