The Development of a Civilization

The Development of Civilization
Civilization is a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop urban settlements. The inventions, techniques, and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay of foundation in the modern life. The way a civilization was developed was how humans shaped it and made it into resources. Some examples include the culture during the Paleolithic age through the refining period of the Neolithic age. The first age was the Paleolithic age, it began when humans began to use and shape tools to make work easier. The earliest human was a nomadic hunter and gatherer. Humans roamed their environment seeking fruits, nuts, grains, and roots to meet dietetic, medicinal, and material needs. Material wealth and tools had to be carried on their backs. Like hikers traveling into the deep woods for several days, early humans had to keep needed items to a bare minimum. Throughout the age of the hunter, the fundamental tool was a cutting edge made by chipping flakes away from a core of brittle stone until the right shape and size was achieved. The biggest leap for these early humans was to use physics to multiply their striking power. Handles on their axes increased the striking power of their blows. It was a short leap to the atlatl, a spear that lay in a channel on a board and was launched with tremendous force from a point higher than the extended hand. Men hunted the various animals of their region. Their dominance was based upon their muscular strength and endurance. In preparation for the huntsmen made and repaired spears, knives, and similar tools by joining sharpened rocks to wooden handles. Women generally gathered seeds, berries, insects, fruits, nuts, roots, eggs, and other edibles. Both men and women had an intimate knowledge of their environment with its resources, dangers, and opportunities. At the approximate time that Paleolithic people were moving toward an agricultural way of life, a parallel specialization