Some parts of the world developed literate industrial societies with metal tools‚ other parts developed only nonliterate farming societies‚ and still others retained societies of hunter-gatherers with stone tools. Also‚ until the end of the last Ice Age‚ all peoples on all continents were what led to the technological and political inequalities of A.D. 1500. There is also the fact that cold climates require one to be more technologically
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The first humans appeared in the Great Rift Valley‚ located in eastern Africa. As people moved outward from this area they were forced to develop technology to help them to survive in their surroundings. While migrating‚ these early people also unwittingly performed the other 5 major themes of history; cultural diffusion‚ trade‚ conflict‚ belief systems‚ and regional empires. This meant that Africa’s geography played a pivotal role in influencing the social‚ economic‚ political‚ and military aspects
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shaped by anthropologists and sociologists in history but there is not one certain classification. Even though almost every type is determined‚ there are six types of society that are accepted by the sociologists. The classification starts with hunter-gatherer society and finishes with postindustrial society and in between there is the process of development of human beings as a society. First four types ‚ historically‚ are known as preindustrial societies in terms of social structure‚ cultural accumulation
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Hunter-gatherers consume less energy per capita per year than any other group of human beings (Sahlins‚ 1972) and it was not until about ten thousand years ago that all humans obtained their food through hunting and gathering; however‚ people in some parts of the world would start the transition to agriculture and food production. More specifically‚ this single‚ most significant development in human history became the forefront of the Neolithic Revolution‚ which embodied the shift from hunting and
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The key development that came out of this period‚ were the creation of tools and weapons‚ which were made of stone‚ wood and bone. Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers lived in areas that was rich of resources and consumed a significant amount of meat. Today’s technology reveals that early modern Homo sapiens were clever and excellent hunters. Not only did they make tools‚ but they developed weapons with long‚ narrow blades (known as harpoons) used for hunting. They became great spear throwers
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food. Since that time the ways of living and even the shape of man have evolved greatly into their modern form. The men of those times were hunter-gatherers and used‚ in some cases only one tool for numerous jobs. Today we have many varieties of tools that any man has access to just for doing
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Twelve. Additionally‚ she is not only the main character in the novel‚ but becomes a key figure in her society‚ and a leader to men and women alike. She is ascribed characteristics typically reserved for men. She has been a hunter (rather than a gatherer of the hunter/gatherer tradition) since age eleven in order to keep her family alive‚ she’s tough and unconcerned with being outwardly emotional‚ and
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Adil Mughal Prof. Serebrianik English 1302 30‚ July 2011 The Globalization of Impact in Society The technology in that the human culture have achieved to this point in civilization is remarkable. Each process of material developments carry on forth one generation after another; the information left by our intuition. Globalization is not a threat but an easier means of sharing it. These reactions can be observed across the range of mass culture. The technique and fundamentals used within different
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Chapter 1 — The First Civilizations The Earliest Humans Essential Question How did humans become food producers rather than food gatherers? * Domestication of animals * There was fertile soil to grow crops * Hunting animals was harder * Agriculture was a failure for a long time I can statements Explain why the development of agriculture was so crucial for the establishment of civilization. * Hunting wasn’t reliable * You may not get enough food for the day by hunting/gathering
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