Neolithic period Neolithic Period or The Early Stone Age‚ was the stage of cultural evolution and the development of new technology‚ like the use of stone tools for hunting‚ cooking‚ and making clothes. In this period the people made small groups to travel in because it was easier to travel and they had more food to share. Over the years the brain capacity grew which lead to new thoughts‚ ideas and technology. They become a lot more skilled with hunting‚ farming‚ and building. They also started
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Impact of western civilisations (~500 to ~250 years ago) Preamble The contemporary state of production systems is the result of a long path of development over thousands of years. Evidence of the systematic fabrication of structural components – stone blocks and bricks – can be found throughout the world. The Egyptian Pyramids and the 8000 km long Great Wall of China built millennia ago are impressive landmarks along this path‚ as are the intriguingly similar pyramids in Peru (Huaca Del Sol) and
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End of last ice age 14‚000 BCE First potter’s wheel 6‚000 BCE Agricultural development reaches West Africa 10‚000-5‚000 BCE Era of Neolithic Revolution 7‚000 BCE Transition to use of bronze 4‚000 BCE Rise of Catal Huyuk 2‚000 BCE Hunting and gathering – Means of obtaining subsistence by human species prior to the adaptation of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of band social organization. Neolithic Age – The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 BCE; period in which adaptation
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AP World Final Study Guide Definitions up to 600 BCE: Paleolithic: The period of the stone age associated with the evolution of humans (Old Stone Age‚ and was a time of nomads and hunter gatherers) Neolithic Revolution: Agricultural Revolution in the New Stone Age Pastoralists: A way a life dependent on large herds of small and large stock (Africa and Central Asia) Hunter-Gatherers: A way of life of people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering edible plants and insects
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Civilization: The Neolithic Revolution Edited By: Robert Guisepi There was nothing natural or inevitable about the development of agriculture. Because cultivation of plants requires more labor than hunting and gathering‚ we can assume that Stone Age humans gave up their former ways of life reluctantly and slowly. In fact‚ peoples such as the Bushmen of Southwest Africa still follow them today. But between about 8000 and 3500 B.C.‚ increasing numbers of humans shifted to dependence on cultivated
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The Paleolithic Era‚ also known as the ‘’Old Stone Age”‚ was an era in which early humans were developed and was the longest time period of mankind. This Era took place during the Ice Age. The Paleolithic period was the cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2 million years ago. Around this time period‚ tools were created‚ handmade by the early humans. These tools made by the early humans were made from bones and stone. With the tools they built‚ they used them to hunt and gather food
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also known as the New Stone Age‚ had a profound impact on civilization and how they lived. (Ramirez et al 13) There were advancements made in tools‚ agriculture and in the domestication of animals. All of the above led to the hunter gatherers of the past‚ or Nomads‚ to become families that settled down together and began raising their own food and crops. (Ramirez et al 10) Ultimately this created permanent settlements such as‚ villages‚ cities and ultimately empires; a new culture and society
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Paleolithic Art Paleolithic art‚ dating back to the late Paleolithic period 40‚000-10‚000 B.C. (the Stone Age)‚ is one of the most beautiful‚ natural periods of cave art and clay sculptures. Created by Nomadic hunters and gatherers with ivory‚ wood‚ and bone‚ these figures were thought to be symbolic and have some magical or ritual relevance. Figures and drawings have been found in all parts of the world dating back to the Cro-Magnon man as late as 60‚000 years ago. There are two different
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The term Neolithic means New Stone Age‚ and this was a period where human technology developed. One of the most important developments in human history was the discovery of farming. This was known as the Neolithic Revolution. In addition to learning to farm‚ humans learned to domesticate animals. This brought about a drastic change for mankind. Once man learned to farm‚ they began to settle. Permanent settlements started to develop along river valleys due to the fact that rivers provided water
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Otzi the Iceman Otzi the Iceman is one of the greatest discoveries known to date. His discovery has a major significance throughout the world‚ for his age and excellent preservation‚ the equipment found with him and the contents of his stomach. Other factors which contribute to his significance are the number of different human blood samples found on his clothing and equipment. Carbon dating indicates that Iceman is over 5300 years old with nature preserving him to unprecedented levels. He was
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