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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farming or animal husbandry” NOT agricultural revolution yet…. They mostly gathered foods like berries‚ nuts‚ roots and gain and scavenged dead animals (kinda like vultures…)‚ and hunting live animals Paleolithic: stone‚ not metal tools—stone age Cultural and learned skills of the Paleolithic age- define history Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations Human life started in Africa Culture: learned or invented ways of living‚ became more important than biology in shaping
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During the Paleolithic‚ humans grouped together in small societies such as bands‚ and subsisted by gathering plants and hunting or scavenging wild animals. The Paleolithic is characterized by the use of knapped stone tools‚ although at the time humans also used wood and bone tools. Other organic commodities were adapted for use as tools‚ including leather and vegetable fibers; however‚ due to their nature‚ these have not been preserved to any great degree. Surviving artifacts of the Paleolithic era are
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Lascaux This magnificent painting dates back to Lascaux‚ France 15‚000-13‚000 B.C.E. It was found on cave walls and it is said to represent one of the earliest examples of artistic expression. We can see that this piece was created during the Paleolithic period because; they are images walls using paint on limestone. We can see that the primitive people used natural rock contours‚ which suggested the animal’s volumes and portrayed real representations of a major role in their lives‚ which were the
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A virtual revolution occurred in the creation of art during the period of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe. Beginning around 40‚000 B.C.‚ the archaeological record shows that anatomically modern humans effectively replaced Neanderthals and remained the sole hominid inhabitants across continental Europe. At about the same time‚ and directly linked to this development‚ the earliest art was created. These initial creative achievements fall into one of two broad categories. Paintings and engravings found
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Also known as “The New Stone Age”‚ the Neolithic Revolution deviated from a nomadic lifestyle‚ opening the doors to sedentary societies. The era followed the Paleolithic‚ or “Stone Age”‚ in which hunter-gatherers began to use tools that simplified their daily life. In the Neolithic Era‚ people began to farm and pursue specific careers because they no longer had to migrate with the livestock that supplied their sustenance. These years changed the blueprint of everyday life‚ and many of its aspects
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when it comes out of the kiln. If you do this‚ It will be a little bit lighter then the color of clay you used and will feel sort of course and might need to be sanded. The history of Ceramics is said to of started over 30000 years ago‚ in the Paleolithic age." The discovery that fire made soft crumbly clay shapes permanent is really the beginning of ceramics." (Victor Bryant http://www.ceramicstudies.com/) Ceramics in the prehistoric eras were used as cutting tools‚ and sharp weapons. Ceramics were
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References: Lieberman‚ Philip. 1991. Uniquely human: The evolution of speech‚ thought‚ and selfless behavior. Cambridge‚ Mass: Harvard University Press Bahn‚ Paul G Conard‚ Nicholas. “Paleolithic Ivory Sculptures from Southwestern Germany and Origins of Figurative Art.” Nature 426 (2003): 243-62.
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Cheryl Lefler Dr. Buck Philosophy 230 13 July 2013 Mesolithic Religion Mesolithic refers to a period of human evolution that fits between the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras. It is a catch-all term for portions of human development that do not fit nicely into the preceding or ensuing epochs of archaeological history. What sets this portion of human history apart from previous periods is the moving away from hunter-gatherer society to one that was becoming more domestic in nature (Guisepi)
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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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