roots in New Guinea Domestication of animals Horses‚ cows‚ sheep‚ pigs‚ goats in Afro-Eurasia Llama only large domesticated animal of the Americas Early settlements not "civilizations" Jericho and Catal Huyuk Domestication of plans and animals leads to a food surplus Food surplus leads to a specialization of labor creating: Religion‚ writing‚ artisans and goods‚ merchants and trade‚ architectural advances‚ military and improved technologies
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2.5 mil years=human exisitence Human drawbacks—Aggressive‚ babies are dependent‚ aware of death‚ back problems from upright stature Human benefits—Regular sex drive‚ manipulate objects with opposable thumb‚ facial expressions‚ speech‚ distinctive brain‚ omnivores help us live in multiple climates and settings Paleolithic Age—old stone age‚ simple tool use of rocks and sticks‚ fire tamed 14‚000 years ago‚ emphasis on more erect stature and growth in size of brain=homos erectus‚ developed and spread
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The Goddess Movement When in 1974 respected archaeologist Marija Gimbutas published The Goddess and Gods of Old Europe (Berkeley: University of California Press)‚ little did she know the effect it would have on feminism‚ religion and society. Her book was about the spiritual practices of people living in southeastern Europe 6000 to 8000 years ago. Her book presented a theory of matriarchal and matrilineal societies that in many ways were ideal. Men and women lived in harmony‚ women ran the temples
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-AP World History - StearnsChapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to the Early CivilizationsI. IntroductionA. Human origin – 2.5 million years ago1. 1/4000 of earth’s existence – 24 hour day – last 5 minutesB. Human negatives and positives1. Aggressiveness‚ long baby time‚ back problems‚ death fears2. Grip‚ high/regular sex drive‚ omnivores‚ facial expressions‚ speechC. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age – 2.5 million to 12000 BCE1. Simple tools – increase in size‚ brain capacity – Homo erectusII. Late Paleolithic
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PART I From Hunting and Gathering to Civilizations‚ 2.5 million–1000 B.C.E.: Origins Overview. The first human beings appeared in east Africa over two million years ago. Gradually humans developed a more erect stance and greater brain capacity. Early humans lived by hunting and gathering. The most advanced human species‚ Homo sapiens sapiens‚ migrated from Africa into the Middle East‚ then into Europe‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ and the Americas. Over time‚ they learned to fashion tools and weapons from
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Some say there was conflict between farmers and foragers‚ others say the change may have been gradual thus minimizing conflict Matrilineality: tracing descent thru women Matriarchal: rule by women Megaliths Relating to religion Jericho and Catal Huyuk Examples of relatively large‚ complex Neolithic societies CH had one shrine per two houses Abundance of female deities
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Philippines - Economic sectors In the Philippines‚ the 3 largest economic sectors are industry‚ service‚ and agriculture‚ in terms of contribution to GDP. In past years‚ the service sector has exhibited continuous growth. Agriculture‚ although still substantial‚ continues to decline. Estimates from 1997 reveal that agriculture contributed 20 percent to GDP‚ industry contributed 32 percent‚ and services dominated the economy with 48 percent of GDP. In 1999 the rate of growth of the GDP stood at
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humans of this time period had begun to live in single locations versus before they were nomadic hunter-gatherers. This new life introduced new challenges and new opportunities. Within this paper I will discuss three Neolithic Locations‚ Jericho‚ Çatal Höyük‚ and Stonehenge. Also‚ what made each of these sites significant‚ what new forms of buildings were present at each‚ and what is still perplexing modern day historians and archaeologists about these sites. I will start with the oldest of
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and changes in the development‚ transmission‚ and transformation of cultural practices. Earliest Farming Location Fertile crescent Swidden Agriculture a place temporarily cleared for agriculture by cutting back and burning off previous growth Catal Huyuk early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture Mesopotamia "between the rivers"; civilizations that arose between the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys Hyksos a member of an ancient nomadic people from western Asia‚ probably of Semitic ancestry
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