disintegrated from Africa and allocated different parts of the earth and this time can be recalled as stone age because people at this time were not coherent with how to use any other things except for stone‚ bones and wood as they used such materials to make weapons and tools. Stone Age has been divided into parts such as Paleolithic which is Old Stone Age and Neolithic is new stone age ; In the Paleolithic age‚ people were basically nomads and were hunter gatherers as they lived in groups and moved from
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sharp-edged stones) the more difficult it is to decide whether they are natural objects or human artifacts. There is some evidence that the australopithecines (4 mya) may have used broken bones as tools‚ but this is debated. It should be noted that many species make and use tools‚ but it is the human species that dominates the areas of making and using more complex tools. A good question is‚ what species made and used the first tools? The oldest known tools are the "Oldowan stone tools" from
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When discussing natural selection‚ the term "fitness" is best thought of as a reference to physical fitness reproductive success strength none of these B Question 5 Multiple Choice 1 points Where do new variations come from? changes in the genetic material point mutations chromosomal mutations all of these D Question 6 True/False 1 points According to the Biological Species Concept‚ two groups of creatures
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place of worship‚ designated as such for the belief that it was the bellybutton or naval of the spiritual world─a holy place (Schram). The primary clans around the location of Urfa came together to construct the Stone Temple that was erected there. The construction of this temple heralded a new way of life for the people of the area and of their religious beliefs and practices. The evidence of wild forms of domesticated wheat and goats were located close by. This demonstrates both a need to feed the
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have taken centuries to be transAll civilizations were born of agriculferred or reinvented by ture. Although the use of copper‚ silver‚ another culture. and gold overlapped the Stone Age era‚ Bronze provides an their early practical application was negexcellent example of ligible. Still‚ even in very early history‚ how a new technology is metals had a significant societal impact. developed. It persists in Because of their scarcity‚ durability‚ and defying neat chronologibeauty‚ the ownership of metals
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Paleolithic to the farmer and animal domesticator of the Neolithic period. Introduction Webster’s defines the term “lithic” as “stoney or made of stone” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2014). So Paleolithic would be the old or early Stone Age. This is a period in the earliest history of Mankind that was identified by the use of stone implements and tools. Whereas the “new” or Neolithic showed a marked evolution of how “man” adapted to his environment. This is seen in the tools they made‚ the places they lived‚
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Physicists-determines the age of the artifacts and other remains of the past THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HUMAN PAST IS A CONTINUING PROCESS… PALEOLITHIC AGE • Greek words: lithos which means “stone” and palaios‚ “ancient.” • Life during Old Stone Age Nomads-wander from place to place (caves or in tents) Small groups of 20-30 people Food gathering-wild fruit‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ honey‚ roots‚ and grains Fishing • Achievements Learned to control and use fire Used spoken language Used of stone tools
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domestication of certain animals. Though not to our level of perfection‚ this is just one similarity that we share with our early human counterparts. Before the great discovery of agriculture‚ there was an era known as the Paleolithic Era or “old stone age” (Bentley 7). This era included hunter/gathering style of people who were always on the move finding more food and different water sources. The only thing that mattered to these people was keeping the tribe alive. Each person played there own
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Asian Studies Reviewer for 2-25 St. Romuald Prepared by: Ian Dominic Mallillin Teacher: Ms. Lanie Pabilona I. EVOLUTION OF MAN: Evolution – Change over a long period of time Theory: * Charles Darwin’s Theory: His book was published on 1859 with the title of “On the origin of the Species of Man” This book stressed that man and all other species on earth were products of a long process of evolution. All species are related to each other and evolved over a long period of time.
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Chad‚ Kenya‚ Ethiopia‚ Tanzania‚ South Africa Ch. 8 * Middle Stone Age: Blade technology‚ increasing standardization in shape and size of blades * First evidence of composite tooth * Microliths: very small stone tools with retouched edges‚ less than 2 inches long and usually triangular‚ made from blades‚ used on arrow tips * Upper Paleolithic: 45‚000-12‚000 years ago‚ modern humans in Europe and Asia‚ stone microlith and bone tools‚ fishing‚ nets‚ basketry‚ art emerges
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