| | | Which of the following terms best describes the peoples of the Paleolithic period? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Hunter-gatherers | | | | | | | | Which of the following practices does not date back to the Paleolithic period? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Establishment of permanent homes | | | | | | | | Which activity predominated in the lives of Paleolithic peoples? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Searching for food | | | | | |
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As time went on humans began to cultivate their own crops and domesticate or tame their own animals allowing them to stay in one place. As this was introduced they changed from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age. Settlements became permanent and families expanded and communities grew. This is the age when social classes first emerged. In some communities were usually run by a council of elders composed up of the heads of various families. Some of the villages were run by a chief leader. In
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Iceman 1. Iceman‚ also known as Ötzi‚ is the preserved body of a man dating back around 3‚300 BC. Ötzi is an example of the process of natural mummification in which the cold conditions contributed to Ötzi being a well preserved specimen. The Iceman was discovered in the Ötzal Alps of Austria and Italy on 19 September 1991‚ the body was discovered by two German tourists‚ Helmut and Erika Simon‚ whom were from Nuremburg. The body was discovered at an altitude of 3‚210 metres on the eastern side
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The Paleolithic Age The notion that Paleolithic man was a cave man is preposterous. They were physically the same us people today‚ we are now and were than Homo sapiens. Society than was fairly complex‚ people lived in communities‚ they had art and music‚ they also believed in more than just the physical plane of existence in which they lived‚ even made tools. The common place location of a community was in valleys in France. Primary sources of food were hunting and gathering‚ from the rich
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the economy of Paleolithic society was dependent on the trade network; this specific characteristic of civilization strongly affected the modern commerce and finance. Originally‚ the Paleolithic people had maintained a hunter-gatherer lifestyle for ages‚ however‚ as human became older and wiser‚ they developed the fundamentals of the economy which is a barter system. Paleolithic bands would gather together during summertime or early fall each year. They barter for a full range of goods from raw materials
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The sophistication and complexity of the Paleolothic cave paintings in relation to their age is truly marvelous. With examples of animals‚ humans‚ and other geometric subjects pertaining to life within the 40‚000-10‚000 BCE period‚ the paintings are full of information based on observations of the Homo-Sapien artist during their time. With various techniques and styles‚ the paintings may have served a number of functions that could include ritualistic‚ educational‚ religious‚ as well as surpassing
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Human were using old technologies to produce new technologies to make their life easier. As we learned last week‚ human developed pottery during the Neolithic Era which they used as a containers to cook their food. Pottery now was more valuable‚ people started to trade pottery. Therefore they were made more carefully. During the Neolithic Era people were putting the Pottery in fire and sometime they were damaged due to the heat. Now the creation of kilns made the process more efficient. Humans were
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Bibliography: Tansey‚ Richard G. & Kleiner‚ Fred S. Gardner ’s Art Through the Ages‚ Tenth Edition. Harcourt Brace College Publishers‚ 1996.
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Throughout history women have not always been treated with equality‚ this inequality is also shown in prehistory. The Paleolithic and Neolithic eras contrast when it comes to gender inequality or gender equality. In Paleolithic times‚ Women easily had a greater amount of equality and not so much of that equality in Neolithic times. In Paleolithic times‚ women were the ones who invented and began the use of farming and agriculture‚ without this great source of food‚ humans may have not been
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The time from 40‚000 years ago to 12‚000 years ago constitutes a chronological period where all humans were hunters and gatherers (Worlds‚ 7). Even when the agricultural period came to be‚ hunters and gatherers were still around and are still around even today. The transition and evidence from the transition was not inconclusive and had a clear negative impact on women. Women go through the transition from being equals with men and aiding in the hunting and gathering era to becoming mainly useful
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