Human Relationship With the Environment Ever since the first human beings‚ there has been a relationship between themselves and there environment surrounding them. Much of what is done by humans directly affects and shapes there relationship with there surroundings. We see many similarities as well as many differences from the early humans to more modern humans. Humans today still share a connection with there environment‚ although in some ways different we are still able to look at early
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Ever since the Homo sapiens sapiens species‚ of which all humans today are descendants of‚ appeared on earth‚ humans have been dealing with conflicts‚ and adapting their lifestyle to deal with those conflicts. It all started with the Paleolithic period and continued through the first civilizations. The Paleolithic period which was is better known as the Stone Age‚ carried on until about 14‚000 years ago. While the first civilizations were the first representations of the civilizations that we live
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The Beginnings of Civilization PREHISTORY • Absence of written records • Scientists rely on unwritten evidence Archaeologists-study places where prehistoric people lived Artifacts-objects shaped by human beings Fossils-human or animal bones and teeth Fossilized traces left in rocks by plants and animals Geologists- analyze fossils and the rocks in which they are found Chemists and Physicists-determines the age of the artifacts and other remains of the past THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE
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time period. There were many historical eras that are covered in the book. Beginning with the Stone Age‚ which was the time period beer was created. The Stone Age is divided into three separate periods- Paleolithic Period‚ Mesolithic Period‚ and Neolithic Period- each period was based on the degree of sophistication in the fashioning and use of the tools. During this time period‚ people got there food and necessities by hunting and gathering. When beer was discovered/created Mesopotamians started
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Pre-Christian Ireland- Stone age Neolithic Age 3700-2000 B.C. Around 3700 B.C. the hunter gatherers and fishermen were replaced with people from central Europe‚ who travelled to Ireland through England or Scotland. What we know about these farmers comes from their stone graves called megalithic tombs. They placed importance on life after death by building imposing resting placed for the dead rather than for the living. These people were organised farmers with complex social groups. They brought
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Development of Man The early pre-humans were called Australopethecines which means “Southern Apes”. There were four species under this. a) Australopithecus ramidus b) Australopithecus afarensis c) Australopithecus africanus d) Australopithecus robustus Australopithecines were primates which had brains no bigger than the chimpanzee’s‚ shorter than us and have long arms because they are bipedal which means they walk using both their hands and feet. The oldest Australopithecine skeleton
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The Iceman was discovered on the 19th September 1991 by a German couple‚ Helmut and Erika Simons‚ who were hiking near the Austrian and Italian border in the Alps. They both had wandered slightly off trail when Erika spotted a head and shoulders sticking out of the ice‚ she first thought it was a discarded doll‚ but it was later found out to be an ancient traveler now known as the Iceman. The Iceman was quickly named Otzi‚ after the valley Otzhal that was north of his death site. At one glance‚ there
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that we lived. Those four main ways are listed above. The Stone Age lasted about two million years ago in some places and because of the vast time span it took-up‚ it was divided into three periods which are the Paleolithic‚ Mesolithic and Neolithic eras. Some of which lasted longer than others. If the era which we are in now could last that long we still could not develop such things as farming‚ settlements and tools. However if it did last that long the tools‚ farming equipment and
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(ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves‚ teepees‚ tents; transportable Developments Primitive‚ raw materials Domestic animals were a measure of wealth Fire gave warmth‚ food‚ doubled work days‚ chemical changes NEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000-7000 BC New Stone Age; shorter era; used stone and heat/fire AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION Most important human development Most successful society(river valley Grain(feed animals‚ beer (1st) which lasts a long time‚ bread (2nd)‚ plant more
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From the Stone Age to Civilization The Paleolithic era or the “Old Stone Age” was defined by early humans that used stone tools in their everyday lives. This age was followed by the Neolithic age‚ which was marked by technological advancements. Following this period‚ humans began to form the first early civilizations. There are similarities between the Paleolithic Era and the era of “civilization.” Tools‚ for example‚ played a significant role in everyday life for people of both eras‚ providing
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