Date: Period: Questions/Main Ideas/Vocabulary Notes/Answers/Definitions/Examples/Sentences INTRODUCTION How long have human species existed? Human beings have some drawbacks Human beings have several distinctions Def: Paleolithic or Old Stone Age Evolution: Homo erectus Newest human breed: Homo sapiens sapiens Faced constraints Improvements Def: Culture (Migration) Spreading over earth’s surface -leaving- (Immigration) -coming in- Def: Mesothelic
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patterns of action and expression FOOD GATHERING AND STONE TECHNOLOGY Stone tool-making first appeared around 2 million years ago Stone Age Lasted from 2 million to about 4‚000 years ago Misleading label: bone‚ skin and wood just survive poorly Paleolithic = Old Stone Age Neolithic = New Stone Age Foundations of science‚ art‚ and religion begin here May have believed in afterlife In game-rich areas‚ people could practice these things Mostly about hunting‚ some about religion‚ some‚ attempts at
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towns successful. Through the years of western civilizations it has transitioned through many different types of governments and politics that helped shape the creation of todays societies. In early western civilization‚ the period known as the Paleolithic period‚ consisted of small communities moving year round to follow food. During this time‚ the power was held in the hands of the
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Treatment of Women Dating all the way back to the days of pre history‚ the treatment of women has varied an awful lot. Women were as equal as men in pre history but eventually evolved into the men being ahead of women in all ways of life except taking care of the household‚ while the men were gone. The variation of treatment of women from pre history to the Mesopotamian society was a huge advantage for the men‚ in that they were higher then the women in all standards. In pre history women
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Neolithic From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia An array of Neolithic artifacts‚ including bracelets‚ axe heads‚ chisels‚ and polishing tools. Neolithic stone implements are by definition polished and‚ except for specialty items‚ not chipped. The Neolithic This box: view talk edit ↑ Mesolithic Fertile crescent Levantine corridor Heavy Neolithic Shepherd Neolithic Trihedral Neolithic Qaraoun culture Tahunian culture
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AP World History Study Guide for Exam One: “Foundations: Prehistory- 600 C.E” Terms/Ideas To Know: 1.Pastorialism: Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. 2.Patrilineal: System in which one belongs to one’s father’s lineage. 3. Matrilineal: A societal system in which one belongs to one’s matriline or mother’s lineage. 4. Hominids: Primate of the family Hominidae‚ which Homo sapiens is the
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million years ago. Paleolithic Age- At sites dating from the Lower Paleolithic Period (about 2‚500‚000 to 200‚000 years ago)‚ simple pebble tools have been found in association with the remains of what may have been the earliest human ancestors. Neanderthal- an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. Neolithic Age- New Stone Age. Venus Figurines-is an umbrella term for a number of prehistoric statuettes of women portrayed with similar physical attributes from the Upper Paleolithic‚ mostly found
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Test Study Guide Terms Tribe – a tribe is a group of families. Patriarch – Patriarch--the dominant male leader of the tribe. Civilization – Civilization means: shared beliefs social and political organization art. Bronze – Bronze was an alloy of copper and tin. Cuneiform – cuneiform--meaning “wedge shaped.” Hieroglyphics – hieroglyphics--"sacred coverings.” Aton – Aton was a universal god who took the form of the sun disk. Yahweh – Yahweh---“He causes to Be” Moses – Moses
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certainly more polished than the product created by early man. All things found in an ancient civilization were actually brought to them by the collective memories of the people that came before. Little is known about human life during the Paleolithic Period‚ 35‚000 to 10‚000 BC. Cave paintings and a few clay statuettes are the sum total of what has survived the years for modern archeologists to study. (Arts and Culture‚ An Introduction to the Humanities‚ p. 14‚15 ) Anything made of wood
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Source: Strayer‚ Robert W. Ways of the World: a Brief Global History. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2009. Print. CHAPTER THREE: First Civilizations Cities‚ States‚ and Unequal Societies3500 b.c.e.–500 b.c.e. “Over 100 miles of wilderness‚ deep exploration into pristine lands‚ the solitude of backcountry camping‚ 4×4 trails‚ and ancient American Indian rock art and ruins. You can’t find a better way to escape civilization!” So goes an advertisement for a vacation in Utah’s Canyonlands
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