From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations
Chapter 1 Notes
From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations
I. Introduction
A. __________________Human Origin_______ – 2.5 million years ago
1. 1/4000 of earth’s existence – 24 hour day – last 5 minutes
Major Human Evolution slowed ___140,000________ years ago with modern ___Homo Sapiens_____________________
Erectus 1st “______Out of Africa____________________” migration 1.7 million years ago years ago
B. Human negatives and positives
1. ____________Aggressiveness____________, long baby time, back problems, death fears
2. ____Grip_____, high/regular sex drive, ________________omnivores______, facial expressions, ____speech_______
C. _________ Paleolithic_____________ (Old Stone) Age – 2.5 million to 12000 BCE
1. ____________Simple tools_____________ – increase in size, brain capacity – Homo erectus
II. Late Paleolithic Developments
________________Homo Sapiens sapiens_______________________________ – 120,000 years ago – killed off others?
____________Population________________ growth required change – 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people
Long breast feeding – limit fertility
Relative gender equality – women harder, but both contributed
Rituals for death, explain ____environment_________________, rules for social behavior
Greatest achievement – spread over earth
__Fire___________/animal skin
14,000 _________Great ice age__________________________ ended
Tools – sharpen animal bones, rafts
____________Domesticated________________ animals
Conflicts w/ others – bone breaks/skull fractures
B. Knowledge based on ________cave painting, tool remains, ________________________, _________________________, ____________________________ (Lascaux Caves in France) http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php#/en/02_00.xml * * III. _________________Neolithic___________ (New Stone) Age Revolution * A. ______agriculture_______________________ changed everything – could support more people * 1. Settle one spot – focus on economic,
From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations
I. Introduction
A. __________________Human Origin_______ – 2.5 million years ago
1. 1/4000 of earth’s existence – 24 hour day – last 5 minutes
Major Human Evolution slowed ___140,000________ years ago with modern ___Homo Sapiens_____________________
Erectus 1st “______Out of Africa____________________” migration 1.7 million years ago years ago
B. Human negatives and positives
1. ____________Aggressiveness____________, long baby time, back problems, death fears
2. ____Grip_____, high/regular sex drive, ________________omnivores______, facial expressions, ____speech_______
C. _________ Paleolithic_____________ (Old Stone) Age – 2.5 million to 12000 BCE
1. ____________Simple tools_____________ – increase in size, brain capacity – Homo erectus
II. Late Paleolithic Developments
________________Homo Sapiens sapiens_______________________________ – 120,000 years ago – killed off others?
____________Population________________ growth required change – 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people
Long breast feeding – limit fertility
Relative gender equality – women harder, but both contributed
Rituals for death, explain ____environment_________________, rules for social behavior
Greatest achievement – spread over earth
__Fire___________/animal skin
14,000 _________Great ice age__________________________ ended
Tools – sharpen animal bones, rafts
____________Domesticated________________ animals
Conflicts w/ others – bone breaks/skull fractures
B. Knowledge based on ________cave painting, tool remains, ________________________, _________________________, ____________________________ (Lascaux Caves in France) http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php#/en/02_00.xml * * III. _________________Neolithic___________ (New Stone) Age Revolution * A. ______agriculture_______________________ changed everything – could support more people * 1. Settle one spot – focus on economic,