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What is History?
Pre-history – the time before written records
History – the written record of human actions
Writing – c. 5,000 years ago or c. 3,000 B.C.
B.C.E. – Before the Common EraC.E. – Common Era
Terms
Old Stone Age – PaleolithicMiddle Stone Age – MesolithicNew Stone Age – NeolithicCopper AgeBronze AgeIron AgeAges are named after the tools used
Different areas were in these ages at different times. Therefore, you can’t accurately date something by using only the tools.
The Ages of Man
Paleolithic Cave Paintings
Mesolithic Age Tools
Neolithic Village
Neolithic Revolution
Matriarchal – women rule, usually have a mother-earth religion
Patriarchal – men rule, usually have a sky-father religionMa – usually farmingPa – usually hunters/shepards
Neolithic Revolution – invention of farmingSpecialization of Labor – different people do
different jobsPeople have time to think!!!
Early Religions and Societies
Neolithic Revolution
Archaeologists – use scientific techniques to find and study the remains left by pre-historic people to learn more about their culture
Anthropologists – study the characteristics, customs, and relationships of different societies in order to learn about their origins and development
Artifact – any object made by humansSociety – any group of people who live
together and share a common goalCulture – the total way of life that people in
a society share.
Terms
Archaeology
Anthropology
Characteristics of Civilization – the development and use of a written language, advances in the arts and sciences, and the development of laws governing human behavior.
What is a Civilization?
Civilization
How does geography help civilization to grow?How does economic growth help civilization to
grow?How does the growth of cities encourage
civilization?How does gov’t. encourage civilization to
grow?How does religion encourage civilization to
grow?
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