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PREHISTORY• The period before history--prehistory-- is the period for which we
have no written records.• Archaeologists and anthropologists create theories based on this
information
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ARCHAEOLOGY• Archaeology studies the structure of past societies by analyzing the
artifacts--tools, household items, weapons, buildings, artworks, religious figures, and any other tangibles that people have left behind.
• By studying tools and weapons scientists create theories about the economic and military structures of a society.
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ANTHROPOLOGY• Anthropology focuses more on culture by studying artifacts and
human remains-human fossils.• Examining bones and hides tells us about the diet of people.
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SCIENTIFIC METHODS• Archaeologists and anthropologists use scientific methods to create
their theories.• One of most important scientific tasks is dating prehistorical
artifacts and fossils.– Radio carbon dating-accurately measures up to 50,000 years old– Thermoluminescence- measures accurately up to 200,000 years
old– DNA & Blood Molecule- gives information about the societies of
prehistory.
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AUSTRALOPITHECINES• Australopithecines called the southern apes were discovered by
Donald Johanson.• They lived in Africa 3-4 million years ago.• They made stone tools and were the first hominids-creatures that
walked upright.
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HOMO ERECTUS• Homo erectus marks the next stage of human development.• This species dates from about 1.5 million years ago.• These hominids used larger and more varied tools, and were the
first to move into parts of Europe and Asia.• They could migrate into colder areas because they were the first to
use fire deliberately for cooking and to keep warm.
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HOMO SAPIENS• Homo sapiens, meaning “wise human beings”, emerged about
250,000 years ago.• 2 groups developed from Homo sapiens: Neanderthals and Homo
sapiens sapiens.• The current theory purports that the Neanderthals eventually died
out.
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HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS
• Homo sapiens sapiens were the first group of hominids that looked like us.
• They appeared in Africa between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.• All humans today belong to this subspecies of Homo sapiens.
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PALEOLITHIC AGE• A basic distinguishing feature of human beings is making and using
tools• Early tools were made of stone.• The term Paleolithic (Old Stone ) designates the earliest period of
human history.• The Paleolithic Age is from 2,500,000 to 10,000 B.C.E. (Before.
Common. Era.)
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PALEOLITHIC PEOPLE• Paleolithic people hunted game and gathered nuts, berries, fruits,
and wild grains.• Over the centuries they developed better hunting tools like spears,
bows and arrows, harpoons, and fishhooks.
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PALEOLITHIC LIFE• Paleolithic people were nomads, they moved from place to place,
following the vegetation cycles and animal migrations.• Most of their life was organized around and devoted to finding
food.
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EGALITARIAN LIFESTYLE• Paleolithic men and women were roughly equal because they both
shared the vital responsibility for finding food • Both men and women found food, with men hunting (30% of
calories) and women gathering (70% of calories).• Women gathered fruits, nuts, berries and other plants close to
camp because of their responsibility for bearing and raising children.
• Men hunted close to the camp also but were equally likely to travel a distance in order to make a kill.
• Both made decisions that affected the group.
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TECHNOLOGY• The word technology refers to what we make to sustain ourselves
and control our environment.• Stone tools were made by using a harder stone like flint to create an
edge on another stone.• The most common early stone tool was the hand axe.• Later Paleolithic people added a handle to the stone axe.• These tools were used to kill and butcher animals, cut plants, dig
roots, and cut branches to build shelters.
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SHELTERS• Early shelters were in caves.• Later Paleolithic people fashioned houses and huts, often using
wood as a frame that was then covered with hides from animals.• Sometimes they also used large animal bones as frames for their
houses.
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FIRE AND ICE• Paleolithic people used fire systematically as long ago as 500,000
years.• Fire gave warmth, it fostered a sense of community, it scared away
wild animals, flushed out animals for hunting and was used to cook their food.
• Fire was especially important as a source of warmth during the Ice Ages, the most recent of which lasted from about 100,000 to 8,000 B.C.E.
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PALEOLITHIC ART• Paleolithic people created art, indicating that art is important to
the life of human beings. • One of the largest discoveries of Paleolithic art, done between
25,000 and 12,000 B.C.E., is at Lascaux, France.
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PALEOLITHIC CAVE ART• Most Paleolithic art is found in underground caves.• Most of the images are of animals.• These paintings were used in magical or religious rituals to bring
about a successful hunt.
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NEOLITHIC AGE• Human survival depends on the systematic growing and storing of
food, an accomplishment of the people of the Neolithic Age.
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NEOLITHIC BEGINNING• After the end of the last Ice Age, around 8000 B.C.E., the Neolithic
Revolution began.• The world Neolithic is Greek for “new stone.” • The revolution was a change from hunting and
gathering to systematic agriculture.
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SYSTEMATIC AGRICULTURE• Systematic agriculture means planting crops and domesticating
(taming) animals for food, clothing, and work.• Some historians believe that this first agricultural revolution was
the single most important event in human history.
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DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATIONS• The ability to acquire food regularly gave humans greater control
over their environment and made it possible to give up nomadic ways of life for settling into communities, a vital step in the development of civilization.
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MESOAMERICANS• Systemic agriculture developed all over the world between 8000
and 5000 B.C.E. • Mesoamericans are the inhabitants of present-day Mexico and
Central America.• They grew beans, squash and maize (corn), also referred to as the
“3 sisters.”
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PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS• Systematic agriculture gave rise to permanent settlements, which
historians call Neolithic farming villages.• Two major villages were Jericho, Palestine and Catal Huyuk, in
present-day Turkey.
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CATAL HUYUK• Archaeologists found 12 products that were grown in Catal Huyuk
and evidence of widespread domestication of animals.• They also found shrines and statues of gods and goddesses.• These show that religion was gaining importance during the
Neolithic period.
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COMPLEX COMMUNITIES• The Neolithic period brought many important changes:
– More complex communities were developed – Trade caused people to specialize – A division of labor developed– Basic crops were first cultivated– Cloth was first woven.
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INCREASED TRADING• Because of increased food production and storage, people had
more food than they needed.• These surpluses allowed some people to do work other than
farming.• Artisans made such things as jewelry and weapons.• The selling of these items fostered increased trade.
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SOCIETAL CHANGES• Men became more active in farming and herding, which took them
away from the home.• Women did more domestic tasks like weaving.• As men took on more responsibility for obtaining food and
protecting settlements, they played a more dominant role.
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BRONZE AGE• Between 4000 and 3000 B.C.E., people learned to use metals.• First they used copper.• Then people mixed copper and tin to make bronze, a more durable
metal.• Historians call the period when bronze was in widespread use
( 3000 to 1200 B.C.E.) the Bronze Age.