1. Identify economic and social features of human societies during the Paleolithic era. Paleolithic‚ Homo afarensis‚ Neandertal‚ Lascaux‚ Natufian Culture‚ Homo sapiens‚ Venus figurines. See: 10-15 in Traditions and Encounters 2. Explain the reasons behind the transition to agriculture during the Neolithic era. Neolithic. See: 15-20 in Traditions and Encounters 3. Discuss the early development of Sumer. Sumer‚ Standard of Ur‚ Ziggurat. See: 21-35 4. Outline the causes and effects
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Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Define the following vocabulary terms. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age ending in 12‚000 b.c.e.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 b.c.e.; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished. Neolithic Revolution: The succession of technological innovations and changes in human organization
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are dependent‚ aware of death‚ back problems from upright stature Human benefits—Regular sex drive‚ manipulate objects with opposable thumb‚ facial expressions‚ speech‚ distinctive brain‚ omnivores help us live in multiple climates and settings Paleolithic Age—old stone age‚ simple tool use of rocks and sticks‚ fire tamed 14‚000 years ago‚ emphasis on more erect stature and growth in size of brain=homos erectus‚ developed and spread to Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe. Population is 1.5 million All human
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Shift between the Paleolithic and Sumerian Period The Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period) marked the birth of art. During that period‚ humankind began to acknowledge the forms of human and animals‚ thus creating many sculptures and paintings in attempt to represent the world around them. Venus of Willendorf (ca. 28‚000 BCE.) also known as Nude woman‚ from Willendorf‚ Austria‚ was one of the earliest female figures manufactured in Europe during the Paleolithic period. The rise
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most interesting thing that I noticed after comparing Ancient Egyptian‚ Mesopotamian and Paleolithic European art is that some of the Paleolithic art is more realistic than the Neolithic art is. I feel that the Paleolithic people of Europe spent more time observing the animals than Mesopotamians and Egyptians did because they were not busy developing agriculture‚ massive architecture and religion. Paleolithic animals are portrayed much differently than Mesopotamian and Egyptian art in five ways;
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Research Paper “The Neolithic Revolution” Prepared by: group student Supervisor: -2011- Contents: 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3 2. Literature review……………………………………………………………………..4 3. Neolithic revolution…………………………………………………………………..6 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….9 5. Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………10 Introduction The most important technological development ever to occur in human history was the domestication
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Analyze the gender roles during the Paleolithic & Neolithic Ages * Men were hunters * Women were gatherers * Women tended to children * Men were dominant Concepts Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Age Paleolithic: * No permanent settlement-always on the move for food (nomads) * Hunter-gatherers * Beginning of human beings-11‚000 B.C. * Sophisticated kind of cave painting * Religious?-shown through cave paintings Neolithic: * “New Stone Age” * 11‚000
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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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first settlers of the Philippines . Pleistocene Epoch The first settlers of the Philippines came from the present-day islands of the Malay Archipelago when sea levels were lower‚ creating land bridges to the Southeast Asian mainland. These Paleolithic Hunters May have followed herds of wild animals across these land bridges to the Phil. Islands. Some of these early migration were made by the ancestors of the present-day people of the Aeta and Agta tribes. Some western historians assume
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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