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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John Shipley is a very interesting character in Margaret Laurence’s novel‚ The Stone Angel. The story is written from the point of view of Hagar Shipley‚ who is John’s mother. We see John as he is portrayed through his mother’s eyes. Hagar loved her son very much and it is possible her view of him is bias because of this. In this novel John Shipley is portrayed to us as being smart‚ cold and wild. John was described by his mother as being somewhat intelligent. "He could count up to a hundred with
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and hunting them for food. In other words‚ their days as nomads were not necessary anymore. This era also called for more modern tools‚ these tools help make agriculture easier such as the stone axe. They also developed the technique of sculpturing with clay and stone which was better than sculpturing with stone or reindeer horns like the Paleolithic people did. On the other hand‚ when taking a closer look at the disadvantages it was not all so great. As people where entering the Neolithic Era they
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hunting and gathering to food producing. Suddenly‚ people’s lives start to change and different lifestyles are formed. The Paleolithic Age‚ also called The Old Stone Age lasted from the beginnings of human life until about 10‚000 BCE. At this time‚ people were nomads and survived by hunting and gathering wild animals and plants. The Neolithic Age‚ also called The New Stone Age‚ was a time when humans started to cultivate crops and domesticate animals. This was also known as the Agricultural Revolution.
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Paleolithic and Neolithic Age The Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age evolved greatly over time. Many changes and continuities occurred between the two eras. From the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age‚ the way of food changed from hunting and gathering to agriculture means ways while the use of stone tools for hunting remained the same. During the Paleolithic Age‚ the primary food source was that of which the paleolithic people caught. To capture and eat their food‚ the humans used a technique
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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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clear a field Domestication: Taming of animals I – Early Advances in Technology & Art a) Tools Needed to Survive People of OSA were nomads; Cro-Magnons were hunter gatherers Technological revolution: Stone‚ bone‚ & wood used to create tools b) Artistic Expression in the Paleolithic Age Tools explain how survival needs are met Best known cave paintings were in France & Spain; paint = mud‚ charcoal & animal blood Africa: engraved pictures on rocks & Australia: Paintings on rocks II – The
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ice glaciers melted and agriculture began‚ bringing in the Mesolithic era‚ which lasted between 12 thousand B.C to 8 thousand B.C. Even though the Palaeolithic had the longer era and discovered and created stone tools‚ Mesolithic people had more advanced tools than the previous stone age. Using materials such as: deer antler‚ animals bones and little pieces of flint‚ known as microliths. Evidence shows that the antlers of the deer were used for tools that possibly have been used for digging. Animal
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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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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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