of the Kalahari Desert (present-day Angola‚ Namibia‚ Botswana) 2. 50‚000–80‚000 San still live in the region 3. Part of the Khoisan language family‚ inhabited southern Africa at least 5‚000 years a. Gathering and hunting way of life‚ with stone tools b. Remarkable rock art‚ going back 26‚000 years i. Tradition persisted into the nineteenth century ii. Perhaps reflected the religious experience of trance healers c. Most of the Khoisan peoples were absorbed or displaced by Bantu-speaking
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Learning journal #1 Chapters 1-5 As I was introduced to the history of art‚ I soon learned that there are three main ways in which art in the west was visible. Pictures are one of the three ways in which art was made back in the day. Personally I found very interesting the self-portraits that artists made. For instance‚ I was amazed by the creation of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Mona Lisa‚ the art work that has a high intrinsic value. This picture created by the Italian artist gives me an impression of smartness
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cave walls found near Lascaux‚ France represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Using the natural rock contours that suggest the volume of the animals‚ these ’primitive’ people of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) painted evocative and startlingly accurate representations of the animals that were such an important part of their lives. Cows‚ bulls‚ horses‚ bison‚ and deer are among the animals seen on the subterranean walls of these caves. These paintings
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peoples‚ goods‚ ideas among/between groups 5. Regions – cultural/physical characteristics in common with surrounding areas b. E. Africa first people – 750‚000 years ago started to move 1. moving in search of food c. Role of Climate – End of Ice Age 12000 BCE – large areas of N. America‚ Europe‚ Asia became habitable – big game hunters already migrated 1. Geographical changes - 3000 BCE Green Sahara began to dry up‚ seeds to forests – N. America 2. Effect on humans – nomadic hunters didn’t move
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and believed in animism. The Neolithic Period‚ or New Stone Age‚ began at about 10‚000BC. The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution was a turning point in history. People developed agriculture‚ or farming. To farm‚ they settled down in one area and became farmers instead of hunters and gatherers. With the development of agriculture‚ people started to throughly change the way they lived. The calender and other technologies were created along with new skills and tool. People also domesticated animals such
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Site is often associated with evidence that mammoths were killed here thousands of years ago Many things were found during the excavations. Some of these artifacts found included thirteen fluted Clovis projectile points‚ butchering tools‚ chipped stone and fire hearth features. Bones of a variety of animals were also excavated. For example: twelve immature mammoths‚ one horse‚ one tapir‚ several bison‚ one camel‚ one bear‚ several rabbits‚ and a garter snake. Lehner site was also the first to have
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amazing how many similarities exist among primitive religions. In order to understand and reflect on religion development on humanity it’s important to start at the end of ones life then the beginning. This comes to terms with the description of Stone Age practices of burials. It’s at one end of life that someone seeks spirituality for guidance. Through the reading we are brought through each step in prehistoric cultures to find the link to religion. These links can be found in archeologist finds
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The Paleolithic and Neolithic ages both had many great technological advances and were similar to each other that helped them economically. But they also differ in many ways. One example of this is the difference in the way people acted‚ in the Paleolithic age people acted savage and barbaric‚ while in the Neolithic age people acted more civilized and well mannered. One economical similarity is that agriculture played huge role in where people lived in both time periods. There are many similarities
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shown the Navajos how to also smelt the silver into useable material. They also taught them how to stamp the metal in the same way as they did with leather. The Navajos soon added their own style to their jewelry. They started adding the beautiful stone turquoise to their jewelry. It is believed that a Silversmith by the name Atsis Chon was the first Navajo to set turquoise into silver. Atsis taught his sons how to smith silver as well. When they learned this task they went and showed others. Navajos
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remains such as tools jewelry and other human made objects Culture people’s unique way of life Hominid a member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk Paleolithic Age a prehistoric period that lasted from about 2‚500‚000 to 8000 B.C Neolithic Age a prehistoric period that started 8000 Technology the ways in which ppl apply knowledge tools and inventions to meet there needs Homo sapiens Homo sapiens is the scientific name for the human species
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