Enzo Tan 1-D 26 Paleolithic Era: * Greek in origin: * Palaios: old * Lithos: stone * Literal translation: Old Age Of The Stone * 2.6 m.y.a until 10‚000 Before Present * (In which Present is Jan. 1‚ 1950) * Distinguished by the primary use of stone as tools for hunting‚ and building. * Men also used bone and wood as material for tools. * Men hunted in small groups or bands. * A rich source of Paleolithic artifacts is the Euphrates river.
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throughout history. The evolution of gender roles first began in the Paleolithic Age and then began to transform with the transformation of the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age. Women in Mesopotamia‚ India‚ Greece‚ China‚ and Rome were not treated as equals and viewed as inferior to men. Cultures like Egypt and Persia had similar laws for women and treated them with more respect out of any of the other cultures. The Paleolithic Age was responsible for the introductions of many vital aspects
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during the dry season. Movements of early man—early man movement was purely guided by his physical need. Movement of modern man – today we move around because of various social‚ economic&educational needs. Q3—How did Paleolithic age differ from Neolithic age? Ans-- |Paleolithic age |Neolithic age | |It is also known as ‘old stone age’ |It is also known as ‘new stone age’
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kinship 2. very low population density (because of available technology) a. very slow population growth b. perhaps 10‚000 people in world 100‚000 years ago c. grew to 500‚000 by 30‚000 years ago d. reached 6 million 10‚000 years ago 3. Paleolithic bands were seasonally mobile or nomadic a. moved in regular patterns to exploit wild plants and animals b. since they moved around‚ they couldn’t accumulate goods 4. societies were highly egalitarian a. perhaps the most free people in human
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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 place to place in search of food and water where men would do the hunting and women and the young would forged for plants close to camp and provided the group with nourishment and we can confirm the fact of hierarchy in this period by the fact that their graves shows that hierarchy emerged in Paleolithic times
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how to cultivate plants‚ and domesticate animals for food. So then‚ you may ask yourself‚ how is it that they survived if they would not cultivate plants or domesticate animals‚ before the Neolithic Era? Before the Neolithic Era there was the Paleolithic Era. In the duration of this time‚ mankind had already developed the tool making process‚ and used these tools to hunt‚ which was one method they
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The Evolution of Homo sapiens Paleolithic Society The Neolithic Era and the Transition to Agriculture The Hominids Australopithecus: Developed in Africa 4 million to 1 million years ago Bipedal‚ able to plan journeys (about 10 miles long)‚ brain size 500 cc Part of brain used for speech underdeveloped Homo erectus: Lived 2 million to 200‚000 years ago (after Australopithecus) Brain size 1000 cc‚ wielded fire Communicated with sounds (no language yet)‚ journeyed outside east and south Africa
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Venus of Willendorf The Paleolithic era was the time of Homo-sapiens ascendancy. They were hunter-gatherers who survived off of killing animals for food and gathering things such as berries‚ nuts‚ and roots. They became more advanced than their ancestors by making tools like the hand axe‚ chisel‚ the arrow and spearhead‚ and the grinder. With some of these tools they would carve small sculpture‚ the most famous of which is the Venus of Willendorf‚ a figure representing the ideal woman. In today’s
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The most famous early image of a human‚ a woman‚ is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf‚ is a 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches) high statuette of a female figure‚ discovered at a Paleolithic site in 1908 at a Aurignacian loess deposit near the town of Willendorf in Austria. It is now in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. The statue was carved from oolitic limestone‚ and was colored with red orche. It is dated 30‚000 and 25‚000 BC. Her great age and pronounced female forms quickly established the Venus
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advancement of humankind and lay of foundation in the modern life. The way a civilization was developed was how humans shaped it and made it into resources. Some examples include the culture during the Paleolithic age through the refining period of the Neolithic age. The first age was the Paleolithic age‚ it began when humans began to use and shape tools to make work easier. The earliest human was a nomadic hunter and gatherer. Humans roamed their environment seeking fruits‚ nuts‚ grains‚ and roots
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